Is church discipline in the Bible? This is a question that I answered Sunday for our church by reading from several New Testament verses. Please read through the verses below and meditate on them. NOT SO FAMOUS VERSES ON CHURCH DISCIPLINE But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and d...

In 1980, Keith Green was feeling disconnected from the Lord and as a good song writer does, he wrote about his experience. "Oh Lord, please light the fire, That once burned bright and clear. Replace the lamp of my first love, That burns with Holy fear." Could these words be your words? Have you ever felt disconnected from God and long to have His fire rekindled inside of...

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ r...

Rececently I travelled to Alaska with another brother from the church. Our last evening there was spent in fellowship with a precious group of believers in Palmer, AK. At the beginning of the meeting the pastor asked each person to write down a question on a notecard. Following a time of prayer, the pastor selected one question at a time, and we studied how the Bible answe...

COLOSSIANS 2:8-23 NASB 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, 10 and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and author...