July 24, 2013
by John Pleasnick
Posts: 303
It should be a matter of concern that we live in a world where the very values that seem increasingly to dominate our society—extended adolescence and the love of choice combined with the dislike of the responsibility of making choices—are those that will erode the very qualities that make good leaders: maturity and a willingness to make the hard decisions.
Carl Trueman, Fools Rush in Where Monkeys Fear to Tread, p. 39
July 22, 2013
by Chris Mueller
Posts: 16
During one of the last Training Center classes of the year, the men asked the elders of FBC what they thought was necessary to have an effective eldership. After giving them the following presuppositions:
the elders were allowed to say one thing. Here’s a survey of their responses: Continue Reading →
July 15, 2013 by John Pleasnick | Comments Off on John MacArthur in Temecula THIS Sunday!
Services begin at 8:30am and 10:15am
Free lunch provided to everybody afterwards
July 4, 2013
by Jim Orr
Posts: 35
If God is sovereign, do we really need to witness to our neighbors or send missionaries to other countries or stand on a box at the beach to preach the gospel? Won’t God take care of the salvation of the people who are hearing the message in these various witnessing experiences? Continue Reading →
June 24, 2013
by Jim Orr
Posts: 35
Yes, you a counselor! But not just any kind of counselor. A BIBLICAL Counselor.
Consider Colossians 3:12-17 and look at the relationships that we are to have with other Christians, particularly when the other Christians have not been very “Christian”. They have been sinning, and sometimes their sins have been hurtful to us. We have some direction given to us in these verses, with the one over-all principle being love. After describing the various character qualities to be found in the life of every believer, Paul says this: Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity (verse 14).
That love was modeled for us in Christ, who has forgiven us, it was modeled in God who showed forbearance toward our sins. We should not forget the gospel. Continue Reading →