This is a guest post from Pastor Fred Murray. Check out his blog at fredmurrayjr.com What is a tithe? I remember sitting in church as a seven year old looking at a small envelope in front of my seat and read the phrase “my tithes and offerings.” I really did not know what that phrase meant at the time. I looked over to my mom … Continue reading The Path of Giving
In the 8 weeks we have been studying The Villains of the Bible, I have come to the conclusion that the Pharisees were possibly the greatest villains in all of the Bible. They had the opportunity of leading the nation of Israel in receiving their long awaited Messiah, but they refused. Instead they have been relegated to the trash bin of history and their once … Continue reading Understanding a Pharisee
1. Spend some family time at the park. Perhaps the greatest park in all of Vegas is Sunset Park with fishing ponds, a frisbee golf course, tennis courts and much more. With so many available options, a parent can’t go wrong in taking a few hours and going to the park. 2. Get out some board games The games that you played as a child … Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Spend More Time With Your Family
I’ll never forget the time Heather and I took a little trip with her parents, Melvin & Martha, to Savannah Georgia. That city was beautiful and I fell in love with the south all over again. There was one problem. In the downtown district there were homeless people everywhere. I grew up in Las Vegas were we’ve learned to keep our homeless out of sight … Continue reading The Homeless Problem
Writing this post made me feel a little bit uncomfortable. In our culture money is a private matter and not something that is readily discussed even amoung friends. On top of that, Jesus ridiculed the Pharisees for making a public show of their charitable giving (Matthew 6:1-4). With these two thoughts in the back of my mind I still felt the Lord moving me to … Continue reading 5 Reasons I Tithe
After the great victory at the summit of Carmel, Elijah immediately descended into the valley of Jezreel (I Kings 19). It was here that he learned of Jezebel’s fury-filled plot to murder the prophet of God. Afraid for his life Elijah flees into the wilderness and begs for God to kill him. Amazing that just days before Elijah had defeated 450 False Prophets by calling … Continue reading The Valley of Depression and Its Many Dangers
There is nothing in the Bible that says a church must have an additional service on Sunday evening. Though the Bible does say that the early church met every Sunday (Acts 20:7, I Cor. 16:2), it also seems to indicate that they often met every day (Acts 2:46-47, 5:42, 6:1). I believe the Bible has purposeful ambiguity in its description of how often the church … Continue reading Why Do We Have A Sunday Night Service?
This is a guest post by Heather Teis
“Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matt. 5:4
As a child, I thought this verse merely reminded us that we serve the God of all comfort. This is true. He does heal our hurts and bind up our broken hearts, however, there is so much more in this Scripture. It teaches that it is proper and right to mourn over loss. When a loved one dies, it’s good to cry. When an opportunity is lost, it’s right to sorrow. When sin is committed, it’s proper to grieve and mourn.
