Political Views from the Pulpit
(USA TODAY, November 2006) While 92% of those who attend worship services at least monthly say clergy discuss hunger and poverty, fewer say they hear about: Abortion 92% Situation in Iraq 53% Laws regarding homosexuals 52% Environment 48% Stem cell research 24% Immigration 21% (Pew Research national telephone survey) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by
"Fashion is one of the top issues for teen girls and one of the facets of the larger discussion about sexual purity. Teaching girls to look at their attire through God's perspective is one of those places where the rubber meets the road in both parenting and youth ministry."
- Dannah Gresh commenting in her article, "Fashionable and Modest? Absolutely!"
Sexual Purity
Passion
“If you can talk, you can sing; if you can walk, you can dance.” – African Proverb 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Why, Why, Why?
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead? Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough money? Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
John Phillips Books
– The John Phillips Commentary Series, Kregel Publications – The John Phillips Bible Characters Series, Kregel Publications Both of these series are invaluable resources for pastors and lay leaders alike. Having been out of print, Dr. Phillips’ commentaries are now able to be placed into the hands of a brand new generation of leaders. “I can’t
Ironside Expository Commentary
– H. A. Ironside Expository Commentary Series, Kregel Publications This devotional commentary series enhances the preparation of any pastor, lay leader or Sunday School teacher. Dr. Ironside’s style and in-depth study aid any student as they wade through the books of Scripture. A valuable addition to any library! 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren
Tom Elliff
2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Coke or Pepsi?
It’s the subject of a new book for teens, full of questions to help teenagers get to know each other. www.coke-or-pepsi.com 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
God Shall Provide
by Vance Havner Can God furnish a table in the wilderness (Ps. 78:19)? From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness (Mark 8:4)? 1. When our Lord fed the multitude there was a bread problem. There was a budget proposed. Philip “made an estimate” that two hundred pennyworth of bread would not
"O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart, hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled...from the desire of being honored...from the desire of being praised...from the desire of being preferred to others...from the desire of being consulted...from the desire of being approved...from the fear of being humiliated...from the fear of being despised...from the fear of suffering rebukes...from the fear of being calumniated...from the fear of being forgotten...from the fear of being ridiculed....from the fear of being wronged...from the fear of being suspected...."
- from Litany of Humility
Desire and Fear
“The concern, of course, is that a church who weds the spirit of this age will find itself a widow in the next.” - W. R. Inge, former Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London
Church
"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me;Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me;Christ to right of me, Christ to left of me;Christ in my lying, Christ in my sitting, Christ in my rising;Christ in the heart of all who think of me,Christ on the tongue of all who speak of me,Christ in the eye of all who see me,Christ in the ear of all who hear me." - Saint Patrick
Christian Living