Since my childhood, I have watched the slow and steady trend of the devaluing of Sunday, corporate worship. When I was growing up, we planned everything else around church services. Today, so many Christians tend to plan church around everything else—even here in the Bible belt. Christians, I invite you to see...
Most of us were taught to pray with closed eyes and bowed heads. While there is nothing wrong with this approach—as it is a posture of reverence—I want to challenge you to add another form of prayer to your routine—namely, praying with open eyes and an open Bible. While using any Scripture...
As we approach the end of a most tumultuous year, it would be easy to consider the countless negative events and relentless frustrations that have consumed the last several months. While lament is healthy and in order, continuing to mediate on the disappointments of 2020 can have negative spiritual, emotional,...
After much prayer and consideration, our leadership team has decided to CONTINUE in-person services (as of this time) for those who would like to attend. We respect our governor and have diligently tried to follow the guidelines his office has put in place; we do, however, feel that church is...
Sermon Recap The Apostle Paul likely has in mind the story of the Exodus as he writes to the church in Colossae. In the book of Exodus, the story is told of how God used Moses to miraculously deliver His people, Israel, out of Egypt, where they lived in bondage...
A Biblical Look at Material Possessions and Giving Through my recent study of the book of Acts, I have been awestruck by the generosity of the first-century church; the believers were amazingly unattached to money and possessions. As I have meditated on texts like Acts 2:45 and 4:32, my heart...
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It’s as if time is standing still. This man, whom I just met, is present… in the moment… attentive. I learn a much-needed lesson that will not be soon forgotten. After a long Sunday, I look forward to having Monday as a day of rest. I normally like to spend...
Is the Christian life about Biblical truth and doctrine or spiritual experience? Is Christianity intellectual or experiential? My answer is, “Yes!”. In my thirty-two years of being a believer, I have visited many churches, and— when it comes to this issue— the pendulum seems to swing wholly to one...
In light of the availability of multiple English Bible translations, I am often asked why Real Life Community Church uses the English Standard Version (ESV). I love the Word of God and consider it an incredible privilege to have the Scriptures in our own language! To be sure, I don’t...