(part 1) (part 3) Basic principles of stewardship and giving. Paul laid out general principles of stewardship and giving in 1 Corinthians 16 and 2 Corinthians 8-9. From 1 Corinthians 16 Each believer responsible to give–”each of you” 16:2 Planned and given regularly 16:2 Proportional giving 16:2 This process would prevent the need for an …
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.
Stewardship and Giving (part 1)
In a world driven by advertising–contentment seems to be increasingly a counter-cultural attitude.  But Scripture is clear about the benefit of and need for contentment. 1 Timothy 6:6—10 Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if …
Praying for the Muslim world
During the month of Ramadan is a good time to pray for God and Christian to impact the Muslim world through prayer. You can download a wonderful resources from 30-Days of Prayer. There is even a wonderful resources for children. Here is their promotional video.
All Must Be Well
Just added this to my iTunes library. All Must Be Well from the album, Watch the Rising Day. By Matthew Smith Through the love of God our Savior, all will be wellFree and changeless is His favor, all is wellPrecious is the blood that healed usPerfect is the grace that sealed usStrong the hand stretched …
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The Glory of God
The world was no doubt made, that it might be a theatre of the divine glory.  John Calvin God is glorious (adjective), reveals his glory (noun), and is to be glorified (verb).  Christopher W. Morgan Read an interview with Christopher Morgan, about his new book, The Glory of God. One brief exerpt More particularly, the Bible speaks of …
Priority of the Bible
John Piper was asked, “If you could say one thing to the next generation of church leaders, what would it be?” I think his answer is good for everyone. Make the Bible the supreme intellectual and emotional authority in your life, for the sake of magnifying Christ in the fullness of his person and his …