“PARENTING FOR LIFE” SERMON SERIES BY RICH HARASICK, PART III

By Sheila Green Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash Week 7 Dealing with Sin “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”Romans 3:23 NASB I sin. We all do. Even our children do. Harasick says throughout his parenting series that we are antagonists of our child’s sin and advocates for the … Continue reading “PARENTING FOR LIFE” SERMON SERIES BY RICH HARASICK, PART III →

Preaching on a Forgotten Doctrine: Hell

By Tyler Robbins A couple of weeks ago, I heard Dr. Steve Lawson talk about Expositor Magazine on Wretched Radio with Todd Friel. Expositor Magazine is a quarterly publication from One Passion Ministries. Dr. Lawson and several other great expositors of God’s Word—including Albert Mohler, Conrad Mbewe, John Piper, Ligon Duncan, Sinclair Ferguson, John MacArthur, and more—contribute to this magazine geared toward … Continue reading Preaching on a Forgotten Doctrine: Hell →

“PARENTING FOR LIFE” SERMON SERIES BY RICH HARASICK, PART II

by Sheila Green Part 2: Lessons 4-6 Rich Harasick is the children’s minister at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, under lead pastor John MacArthur. In 2009, Harasick began a series called “Parenting for Life” (linked below) on the church’s website.  Considering the many parents within our church family, I think the topic of … Continue reading “PARENTING FOR LIFE” SERMON SERIES BY RICH HARASICK, PART II →

Inclusivism vs. Universalism and C.S. Lewis’ Narnia

by Audrey Carroll This summer, I decided to spend time rereading C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia series. It had been a long time since I last read the series, and I must say, I enjoyed them even more than the first time I read Narnia. I had always heard that Lewis was a Universalist--someone … Continue reading Inclusivism vs. Universalism and C.S. Lewis’ Narnia →

“Parenting for Life” Sermon Series by Rich Harasick, Part I

by Sheila Green PART 1:  Lessons 1-3 of 9 Rich Harasick is the children’s minister at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, under lead pastor John MacArthur. In 2009, Harasick began a series called “Parenting for Life” (linked below) on the church’s website.  Considering the many parents within our church family, I think the … Continue reading “Parenting for Life” Sermon Series by Rich Harasick, Part I →

The Need of Saving Grace

by Travis Tubbs Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash Per Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word “grace” is defined as the unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.  If you are like me (which you are indeed like me because you are human), “unmerited divine assistance," or as I like to call it “undeserved love," is … Continue reading The Need of Saving Grace →

Understanding the Times

by Pastor Joey Carroll The Apostle Peter reminds us of a sobering reality in 2 Peter 2:1: "False prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies" (NASB).   What Peter warned us against has been true ever since. For instance, in … Continue reading Understanding the Times →

Recapturing the Voice of God: Shaping Sermons Like Scripture by Steven W. Smith

by Jordan Hoge Biographical Sketch of the Author Dr. Steven W. Smith is a credentialed pastor, academic, and author. Dr. Smith is the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is known well for his skillful preaching and as a teacher of today’s preachers. Dr. Smith currently serves as a professor … Continue reading Recapturing the Voice of God: Shaping Sermons Like Scripture by Steven W. Smith →

The Seven Churches of Asia Minor: Commentaries on the Book of Revelation

by Johnny Green Throughout my three years studying in and teaching through the book of Revelation, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Revelation by John MacArthur and Revelation 1-7, An Exegetical Commentary by Robert L. Thomas have been very helpful to me. I would highly recommend both of them to anyone who has a desire … Continue reading The Seven Churches of Asia Minor: Commentaries on the Book of Revelation →

Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Christ by Kyle Idleman

by Jeremy Shultz Not a Fan begins with a prologue which explains the author’s premise for the book. Kyle Idleman is the pastor of a large church in Louisville, Kentucky who is sitting in an empty sanctuary on the Thursday before Easter trying to come up with an engaging sermon for his congregation. He is … Continue reading Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Christ by Kyle Idleman →