Category: Theological issues

  • False Teachers – How do you know?

    I was sitting in my Community Group last night discussing issues from the Sunday message about false teachers, and the question arose, “How do we know you aren’t one of those guys?”  Of course the answer is because I am a great guy who would never steer you wrong.  Actually, this question was a very…

  • Good websites for discernment

    Beware of false prophets, who come to you 9in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  Matthew 7:15 Since we are talking about discernment and the idea of being careful about the types of teachers we absorb, I thought I’d give you a couple good places to get information about false teachers and good doctrine.…

  • Reasons for Fasting in the Bible

    In the message today I mentioned twelve reasons that people in the Bible participated in fasts.  I wanted to post them on the blog in case you missed them, and so you could look up the Scripture texts. Biblical reasons people fast: To enhance depth in our prayers – Daniel 9:3 For self-denial and humility…

  • The Gospel – short video from Mark Driscoll

    This is a good, short presentation of our need for and God’s provision in the Gospel.  Thought it was a good video about the core teaching of our church, and might be useful to share with friends who are considering the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

  • Modern Issues and Lying – By Weston Ely

    This past Sunday, we looked at Jesus’ moral teaching about taking oaths. The root of his teaching exposes our tendency to be dishonest. I used four categories to classify the reasons that we lie (Apathetic lies, Cowardly lies, Manipulative lies, and Malevolent lies). I also proposed that loving God and loving others is a formula…