About a year ago the FGBC or Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches talked about changing their name, and about a month ago they officially made the change from the FGBC to the Charis Fellowship (“Charis” is the Greek word for Grace). We immediately began talking and praying as...
Well it's been a great month together, and it was a great Sunday together yesterday. We pray that you're doing well in the Lord, and finding peace and encouragement in Christ in the new year. Jordan continued yesterday in our Ezra/Nehemiah series, with a message on chapter 2 entitled...
Back in late February 2017 Jordan, Marshall and I had a meeting to evaluate the previous year and discuss plans for the future. I came in prepared for a review-- we would look over the blessings and successes of 2016, talk about individuals who seem to be responding to the gospel, think...
The following post is part 2 of 3 in a series. You can read part 1 , "Revitalization: Our Moment" here. Trends. If you try to follow them too closely you’ll end up turned around, upside down and backwards, like the clothing on my three-year-old when she dresses herself. But if you...
I remember sitting in a chapel at The Master’s Seminary listening to John Macarthur informally share about some of the different ministries he had been participating in over the previous few months. He said something shocking that I have yet to find in print: “Some of you have...
If you're looking for a few last-minute Christmas gifts, we've got some ideas for you on our online book and resource shelves. If you're using Amazon Prime, you can apply all your Prime benefits to any order after you've clicked through our shelves, which take you to Amazon. Here are some...
We're off to a great start to Christmastime, folks. Pastor Jordan is finishing up the last couple weeks in Ezra, and we'll start Nehemiah in January. Yesterday, Jordan preached a "part 2" message on Ezra chapter 9, entitled "Confession: Awakening Numb Hearts." Listen or read here if you...
Yesterday, as you know, Pastor Jordan was away with the Dursos, and several other families from our church, who all went to worship with the Alta Loma church that Eric will be moving to as their lead pastor in the new year. We hear it was a great time out there with the folks at that church -...
There is nothing in Acts that connects the filling of the Holy Spirit with singing, raising hands, or expressive worship. That's often what we equate the working of the Spirit with today. However, the Spirit was abundantly active in the first century church to give them power to preach in the...
Human flourishing has become a bit of a buzzword phrase, with emphasis being placed on thriving and prospering. It is the idea that we seek for ourselves and help others find well being and happiness in a holistic concern for the spiritual, moral, physical, economic, material, political...