Are Christians Sending The Wrong Message To Non-Christians?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Evangelism | 5 Comments »I came across an interesting article today where author John Shore had compiled a list of statements wherein non-Christians, in their own words and in a casual, straight-ahead, first-person style, say what they think of Christians in general and specifically how they feel about the dynamic wherein Christians try to convert them. These statements reveal that those of us who call ourselves Christians may be sending the wrong message to unbelievers. While the article itself is ...
Pastor Starts Program To Place Chaplains in Bars
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Evangelism | No Comments »We have to go where the people in need are at so why not a bar? Crosswalk reports on an original story by the Patriot-News that Chuck Kish, a senior pastor at the Bethel Assembly of God in Carlisle, is launching a program at the Market Cross Pub next month to put chaplains in bars. They will not be there to preach on the sins of excessive drinking nor to evangelize but rather to offer ...
Help Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England Win $10,000 For Charity
Monday, January 28th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Charities | No Comments »I recently learned of a contest being put on by Advanta which gives entrepreneurs and small business owners the chance to win $10,000 towards helping them to grow. Advanta has developed a social networking site called IdeaBlob which allows great ideas that are generated every day by people all across the country a place to live and grow. Eligible individuals can submit their business idea and based on votes from the IdeaBlob online community, one ...
Audio Sermon: Satisfaction
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Sermons | No Comments »How does our relationship with Jesus Christ lead to life change? And how to we apply the principles of this life change? Ministering from Romans Chapter 8, Pastor Ray Davis shows us four specific things that the gospel provides us. In this message, Ray examines the following points: The Gospel Gives Me a New POSITION for Life Change The Gospel Gives Me A New PERSPECTIVE for Life Change The Gospel Gives Me A New PROCESS for Life Change The Gospel ...
When the Church Strays From the Great Commission
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Christian Living | No Comments »Two stories in the news of late have really left a bad taste in my mouth. The first involves a radical Baptist church in Kansas who protested the actor, Heath Ledger's memorial service with signs claiming he had died and is in Hell because he played a gay character in “Brokeback Mountain.” The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka is also known for picketing the funerals of soldiers who perished in Iraq. The second story involves ...
Are You Forging Your Own Path To Heaven?
Monday, January 21st, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Bible & Scripture | 1 Comment »Is there really only one way to Heaven? Jesus Christ himself, who was by the way God come in the flesh, stated such a fact when He said in John 14:6, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." However, it seems that many people, even people professing to be Christians, don't believe this according to an article published at The Christian Post Jesus as ...
Audio Sermon: Struggle
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Sermons | 2 Comments »How does this relationship with Jesus Christ concretely and practically lead to change? Why Change is so hard? Ministering from Romans Chapter 7, Pastor Ray Davis shows the contrast from someone who tries to live by the law as opposed to someone who allows God to live through them. In this message, Ray examines the following points: What Doesn’t Work? Getting my identity from my performance of the law - Obey the law but don’t be married to ...
Living a God Purpose Life
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Christian Living | 4 Comments »Matthew 28:18-20, also referred to as "The Great Commission," is typically used in reference to “making disciples” or “reaching the lost.” While these are good uses for this portion of scripture, it can also relate to the fact that every Christian has a God-given purpose for their life and that every Christian is called to contribute or participate in the building of the body of Christ. Matthew 28:18-20 states: And Jesus came up and spoke ...
Christian Faith That Moves Mountains
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Christian Living | No Comments »God has called His people to have a faith that can move the mountains in their lives. Those mountains may involve sickness, finances, raising children or even having a happy and successful marriage. Jesus talked about faith that moves mountains in Matthew 21:18-21. Now in the morning , when He (Jesus) was returning to the city , He became hungry. Seeing a lone fig tree by the road , He came to it and found ...
Audio Sermon: Surrender
Monday, January 14th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Sermons | No Comments »How does faith in Jesus Christ change a person? What is the process by which change happens? These are just a few of the questions Ray Davis examines in this message entitled "Surrender." Looking at Romans 6-8, often referred to as the "Doctrine of Sanctification," we will see that this sanctification is a progressive work of God and man that makes us more free from sin and more like Christ in our actual lives. In this ...
