It may be no surprise that just going to a track will make you a good runner. You get up early, put on the right clothes, and go to the place others have told you would be helpful to train to run. And nothing happens. You may even get out of your...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let me tell you about the church of Corinth, man did this church have problems. This was a church in utter chaos. You had a collection of Greeks and Jews who have come to know Christ. They fought among themselves over which teacher of God's Word...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We continue Pastor John Samuel Barnett's discipleship series by showing us that healthy believers display compassion. We are not all made equal in our spiritual life. Some of us are further on the path of spiritual maturity to others while others...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
These past couple of weeks have kicked off Pastor John Samuel Barnett's Face2Face series on discipling others and/or being discipled. In the Bible, one of the clearest examples of this is found in the relationship between the Apostle Paul and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For Christians, there are two ways we could falter. We can know and not do or we can do and not know. Today's Ministry Moment from Pastor John Samuel Barnett shows that a healthy believer feeds on doctrine and displays spiritual growth. For us...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When someone decides to get into weight lifting one of the things they do is to display photos of people who have already achieved the physique they want. It provides motivation to continue to keep working because it was possible for at least one...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." (2 Corinthians 3:18). When discipling others we must always be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A big difference between a Christian and the rest of the world is a Spirit-filled desire to obey God. This has been a defining characteristic since the beginning of the Church at Pentecost. This seems like a straightforward claim - Christians want...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A big difference between a Christian and the rest of the world is a Spirit-filled desire to obey God. This has been a defining characteristic since the beginning of the Church at Pentecost. This seems like a straightforward claim - Christians want...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
One of the things unbelievers don't seem to understand about Christianity is how central The Bible is. Sure, they think they understand that it's kind of a rule book, kind of a history book, and kind of a general rule of thumb. However, what they...[ abbreviated | read entire ]