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Category Archives: Encouragement
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service – What Are We Celebrating?
Opening song – Hallelujah Christmas – Cloverton
Angels We Have Heard On High – Baloche
1 John 4:9-10
“By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
Galatians 4:4-5
“But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”
Having the Mind of Christ
I have found the book of Psalms to be a gold mine of knowledge and encouragement and if grasped and applied, wisdom. As most of you who follow this blog and ministry know, I have been teaching through Psalms for nearly two years now and a conservative estimate is that it will take five to seven more years to complete. I say that because I have made it to Psalm 39 and extrapolating from there gives me a good idea of what to expect. Aiding the five to seven year time frame is the fact that I have already taught through Psalm 119. That chapter alone took me nearly nine months. I say all of this to drive home the point that the Bible is so full of nourishment for believers that it is a shame so many Bible teachers hurry through it as if they have a schedule to maintain. In doing so they miss the rich texture and multi-layered significance of the Word.
TMR 129 : Dr. Mike Spaulding : Isn’t It Obvious How You Read The Bible?
I recently had the blessing to join Julian Charles on his show, The Mind Renewed. It was a wonderful conversation. I hope you will be encouraged by it. Below is the show notes from Julian’s site.
For TMR’s final programme of 2015 we are joined by Dr. Mike Spaulding, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel, Lima and host of Soaring Eagle Radio, for a discussion on the subject of Biblical Hermeneutics.
Isn’t it obvious how we should read the Bible? After all, if it says such-and-such, surely it means such-and-such, and that’s the end of the matter? Or is it really always quite so straightforward? Drawing upon his many years of study, grounded in the context of pastoral ministry, Dr. Spaulding guides us through the maze of biblical hermeneutics – observation, interpretation and application – and shares with us some invaluable tools that can help us unlock the plain meaning of the Scriptures.
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Scripture and the Authority of God in the 21st Century
This article explores the subject of Scripture and the Authority of God in the 21st Century. Part one will discuss the authority of God understood within Christian theism generally and historically. Part two will discuss the authority of God historically within American culture. Part three will consider God’s authority within 21st century postmodern America as that philosophical system increasingly dominates most scholarly activities today. Part four will be a Christian theistic response to the conditions discussed in part three.