by nsmith | Oct 11, 2018 | Sending
In John 20:21 the resurrected Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” God Is a Sending God He sent his best into the world to save us. Jesus is referred to as “sent” forty-four times in the New Testament....
by nsmith | Sep 19, 2018 | Practical Theology
When we think about planning our lives or talk to other Christians about making plans, there’s one verse we’ve all heard. You know it well. “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). Let’s be real for a moment. You’ve been...
by nsmith | Aug 21, 2018 | Spiritual Gifts, Practical Theology
As our church has been steeped in learning about the Spiritual gifts in the past few weeks, I don’t want you to be unaware of the major camps and terms involved in the Spiritual gifts debate. Churches who do not talk about these things tend to demonize other churches...
by nsmith | Jul 17, 2018 | Singleness, Marriage
“Not many Western Christians give adequate consideration to the possibility of remaining unmarried for the sake of wholehearted devotion to the Lord’s work. More need to do so.” – Craig Blomberg As we are continuing in our Dysfunctional Church sermon series,...
by nsmith | May 10, 2018 | Mission, Evangelism
In just five days, nearly 25% of the world will enter into what they consider to be the holiest month of the year, Ramadan. Muslims all over the world will fast to celebrate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad—that’s nearly two billion people. In 2010, the...
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