Prayer is often reduced to a routine; something we say when we need help or check off a list before moving on with our day. But in Matthew 6, Jesus reframes prayer as something far deeper: a way to commune with God and align our hearts with His will. In
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1–12 Devotion Peter wrote this letter to the churches in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) around A.D. 62 to encourage believers facing growing persecution. These early Christians were secure in their “imperishable, undefiled, and unfading” inheritance as co-heirs with Christ (v.4). They didn’t fear persecution; in fact, they
For the Church: Prayer, Unity, and Purpose in the Early Church In this episode of Sermon Notes, host Brian Ball is joined by Brandon Abbott, campus and teaching pastor at the Church at West End, to kick off a nine-week journey through the book of Acts. Together, they dive
Going to a Dead Church on Purpose No church should die, but some will die. What if God calls you to a church that just isn’t going to make it? Josh and Sam discuss how pastors can shepherd dying churches. Miracles still happen! If God can save any person, He
Continuing the Canada Conversation: The Purpose of the Church Charlie Clauss addresses what he describes as the core question: what is the church for? Trump Announces White House Faith Office, Headed by Paula White, and Task Force To Address ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ At the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday (Feb. 6),
By B.J. Funk There are some decisions we should never make. Like the decision to get in God’s way, especially when it comes to our children. We are sure God did not mean to place our child in that difficult situation. We are sure we must help him or her
The French Revolution, which began in the summer of 1789, famously proclaimed the new creed of liberty, equality, and fraternity. Over the next several decades, this creed spread as a revolutionary force from France to the rest of Western Europe, and soon enough to the Spanish and French colonies in