Friday, October 5, 2012

Seeing Jesus in Genesis Forum

Following is a link to my first experiment using Google Sites. Seeing Jesus in Genesis Forum.  Stonebridge Church (EPC), is studying The Promised One: Seeing Jesus in Genesis by Nancy Guthrie (Crossway), so I created a website to keep everyone on track from week to week. Also includes links to my sermons from this series of studies. 

Adding Google Analytics to Blogger Blog

Add Google Analytics tracking code to your Blogger blog. http://www.bloggersentral.com/2012/01/how-to-install-google-analytics-on_4555.html

God's Promised Blessings Encourage Us to Pray


God’s promised blessings give us courage to pray. In 1 Chronicles 17, King David desired to build a house for the Lord, but was told that he would not be the one to do so. Instead, he was told, God would build a house for him (David). He would receive God’s covenant blessings. The prophet Nathan said to him, “‘I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you: 11When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. 14 I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.’”

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Church History: An Ordination Exam Study Guide for Use in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)

The most concise resource for the church history ordination exam is found in the EPC Leadership Training Guide as follows:

CHAPTER ONE: Church History I - pages 7-16, and
CHAPTER TWO: Church History II - pages 17-36, found on the EPC website.

Click here for EPC Leadership Training Guide. 

Click the Label at the bottom of this post to see more EPC Ordination Exam Study Guides.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Changing Lives in Low-Income Neighborhoods

As we consider who we are called to reach with the Gospel in the Perrysburg - Toledo, Ohio area, I noticed a good article on the effect of teaching about the kingdom of God in a particular kind of neighborhood. It includes the following quote which I consider to be a good definition of the kingdom of God.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Tim Keller on Evangelistic Worship


Posted on  by Daniel L. Sonnenberg

Pastor Tim Keller shares what I think are some very helpful ideas about preparing for and communicating the gospel to unbelievers in Sunday worship. To understand what he means by “evangelistic worship” you may need to read the entire article. He doesn’t mean using a pre-packaged form of “seeker-sensitive” or “traditional” worship. He believes worship is best fashioned with a view to the the Bible, the cultural context and the historic tradition of each particular church. Here’s an excerpt to whet your appetite.

Tim Keller on Preaching to a Mixed Audience

Posted on  by Daniel L. Sonnenberg
I appreciate the work of Pastor Tim Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian in downtown Manhattan in New York City. Over the past twenty years he has brought the Gospel to bear on a generation of mostly professionals who are now corporately seeking to renew the city “socially, spiritually and culturally.”