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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009This fall we are starting on a serious study of what it means to be a follower of God. We introduced this in August with the question of what does it mean to say with Ruth of the Bible, “your God will be my God.”
We desperately need to learn this. Statistics are screaming [...]
“August”
Monday, August 3rd, 2009We are entering into the month of August. This word “August” actually means great or magnificent. So this is a good month to be reminded of the greatness of God. King David wrote in numerous of the Psalms “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise…” (Psalm 48:1; 96:4; 99:2; 145:3).
What is great [...]
Set Free
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009233 years ago, on July 4, 1776, 13 colonies declared their independence day from Great Britain. The signers of the Declaration of Independence said they were free. But that freedom was only political. Long before this date, back to the beginning when the first man and the first woman began walking this earth, another battle [...]
Fatherly Principles
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009During the month of June we celebrate Father’s Day. One of the questions I asked myself when I was a new father was how was I going to have maximum impact on my son as he was growing up. I wanted to be a good father and mentor in the same way that I had [...]
Month of Prayer
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009May 7 is National Day of Prayer. The following article appeared on the official website for those organizing this event. It is a good reminder that we need to be connecting with God. Make May a special prayer month by using the special prayer calendar we provided you.
Why We Pray
As American troops stormed the [...]
Transformation: The King is Here.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009At Aldersgate we have launched what we call Life Transformation Groups for men. These are small groups that meet for character accountability, praying for pre-Christians and discussing what we are learning from our Bible reading. To launch these groups the guys are reading Search and Rescue by Neil Cole. It is a summary behind the [...]
Invest and Invite
Monday, March 9th, 2009In a few weeks we celebrate the greatest event in church history—the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. With this event Jesus proved He was God and forever defeated Satan. Jesus took our sins to the cross and with His resurrection gave us His gift—forever with God. But Jesus does not want us keeping this [...]
Love God; Love Others.
Monday, March 9th, 2009February is the month we celebrate love. Most of the time we think of this in regards to our spouse or the significant relationship in our life. As we go through this month we can broadened this to think of God and how we treat each other. The Bible tells to love God with all [...]
A New Year: Renewed Hope
Thursday, January 8th, 2009The New Year is beginning. We get to start over with the calendar. This is also a good time for Christians to reignite their hope.
George Sweeting tells an early story of John Wesley that speaks of hope:
While on a three-month journey at sea, a young English preacher encountered two severe storms that left the [...]
Gifts of Christmas
Monday, December 1st, 2008
The Christmas season is here. During the month of December, what we call the Advent season, we celebrate the coming of Jesus. Part of this celebration is the giving and receiving of gifts. The prayer of Jesus in John 17 we looked at in November is a good transition into our Advent season. For it [...]