Colossians 1:3-8 continues answering the question–What should a Christian look like? So as you interact together on the passage these questions might challenge and encourage you.  Some of these were adapted from Johnny Miller. Small Group Discussion Questions 1.  “Good” is the enemy of “great.”  How does this principle affect your spiritual life? 2.  What are one …
Author: Steve
I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges.
Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Colossians 1:2
In Colossians 1:2 Paul greets the church at Colossea with the greeting, “saints and faithful brothers in Christ.” This simple greeting helps us understand the tension between our position and our practice.  Or what some grammarians/exegetes like to call the indicative (present) and the imperative (command) aspects of the Christian life. On the one hand, Paul’s address …
Colossians 1:1-2
Today, I’m starting a new study in the book of Colossians. Â To compliment the study and extend the learning and application, I will be posting questions that could be used personally but would be more effective if used in a small group environment. The audio from the study will be posted under the resource section. …
Stewardship and Giving (part 3)
(part 1) (part 2) Teaching your children to be good stewards. A simple and effective way to teach your children to be generous givers and purposeful stewards. Be intentional–provided a routine and simple instructions. Give an allowance in order to teach your children how to be good stewards. Â Give the allowance in quarters to make …
Answers to Questions
I started this blog to encourage, Fluency with God’s Word in Life Situations–or in other words, a biblically formed, biblically reasoned, biblically applied response to life. So one of the elements I want to increase is the sharing of resources. Below are two short video answers given to answer/apply the truth of Scripture to situations and …
Fully engaged in worship
Quote from Tullian Tchividjian, pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. We, too, ought to experience God with the totality of our being in worship. Worship services ought to inform the mind intellectually, engage the heart emotionally, and bend the will volitionally. God wants thoughtful worshippers who believe, emotional worshippers who behold, and obedient worshippers who …
Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat
I was exposed to this hymn written by John Newton on the Challies blog. Though I grew up in a tradition where hymns were the dominant form of congregational signing, I don’t think I had heard this one before. Having read the words I was intriguer to hear it song.I found it on the iGrace music online hymnal (for …