Who wrote the book of Mark? Join us tomorrow as we answer this and many other questions with our Intro to Mark!
What is your end goal when you are amid a conflict with others? Some have famously quoted the verse about Jesus flipping tables as an excuse to yell and get mad (and not righteously either). But what is the Biblical model when dealing with conflict? What we don’t see in the scriptures is Jesus doing things to get a rise out of people or shame them. Instead, we often see Him asking questions and walking people through their thought processes to lead them to the truth of the Gospel and a restored relationship with God.
Having a planned time for reading your Bible, praying, and, yes, being intentional about being at church with other believers are essential to growing as a Christian. Some, however, have suggested that having a scheduled time for these things is “religious,” and to suggest that these are essential to the Christian experience is akin to the very actions that Jesus was rebuking the Pharisees of doing. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, there’s a level of us being organic in our worship and actions, but having planned time to gather or be in the scriptures is simply practical because of how many in the world operate. The question has to be asked: are you gathering or reading your bible out of a genuine desire to grow close to God? Or is it just dead liturgy?
Leaders need to examine the heart and motives behind everything they do. If you’re preaching, you need to really examine yourself and ask, why am I preaching? Why am I preaching this message? What do you REALLY want to see happen through this message? If we are serving, we must ask, why am I serving? Why am I reaching out to these people? Is it really about them, or is this really about me? If our hearts and motives are pure, then God will truly bless the things we do.
Why is prayer so important to a Christian? This was a topic of conversation in a recent episode of the Midweek Move Bible Study Podcast, where Justus Anthony Freeman of Bridges Christian College & Seminary joins Dallas to discuss Luke 5.
Throughout the book of Luke, we see Jesus consistently going off to pray and seek the Father. PRAYER is an essential aspect of the Christian experience. If we want to walk in victory, we must walk in prayer. To hear more of this discussion checkout the Midweek Move Podcast where Dallas Panda Marshal Mora is joined by Justus Anthony Freeman of Bridges Christian College & Seminary to discuss Luke 5:12-26
We are taught in the Bible that the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart, especially during seasons of hardship. So, the question becomes, what are you filling yourself with? Are you filling yourself with the things of God? Are you actively looking to see His grace and mercy in every situation? Or have you been dwelling on the hardships and darkness? Have you neglected the spiritual disciplines of the faith (being in the scriptures, meditating on the things of God, praying, being in fellowship with the Body of Christ) and been taking in things you shouldn’t?
It’s a parent's responsibility to lay down a foundation of faith. There is an appropriate way of making sure your children know who God is and giving them the opportunity to choose to follow Jesus or not.
Confession and fellowship are essential spiritual disciplines in Christianity. While different, they are dynamically linked. We can’t have true fellowship unless we have confession. At the same time, we can’t have true confession without true fellowship.
It’s easy to see the people of the Bible as superheroes doing things that are beyond our ability. But we must remember that they were just normal people like us.
Community is essential in the Christian experience. But how do we find community? Join us for tomorrow's Midweek Move as our friend Ben Schmaltz of Gateway Church - Shreveport joins us to discuss this and more as we dive deep into Luke 2!
There are days when you don’t feel like getting up and going to church. But what you may find is that those are the very days that God moves the most in your life. To hear more on this, check out this past week's episode of Midweek Move Podcast featuring Ben Schmaltz from Gateway Church - Shreveport
It’s easy to talk about people we spend time with regularly. Spending more time with Jesus is a surefire way to build confidence in talking about Him to other people!
To hear more on this discussion, check out this past week's episode of Midweek Move featuring Ben Schmaltz of Gateway Church - Shreveport
Even in the hardest of storms, God is still faithful. You may have been given a promise decades ago, but God is faithful to see that promise fulfilled; you have to hold on to that promise and trust in God’s timing, not your own. To hear more of this conversation, check out tomorrow’s episode of Midweek Move featuring Ben Schmaltz of Gateway Church - Shreveport
One thing that some pastors forget is the humble position of a shepherd. A key thing that all believers should remember is the weight of the honor it is to be a carrier of the Gospel. To hear this conversation in its full context, check out this past week’s episode of Midweek Move featuring pastor Doug Parker of Direct Message Ministries and Destiny Church Chester
A sad side effect of leadership and pastoring is that some can get to the point where they believe they know everything. But all leaders must remember to be humble and constantly searching to grow and learn. To hear more of this discussion in its context, check out this past week’s episode of Midweek Move, where pastor Doug Parker of Direct Message Ministries and Destiny Church Chester sit down with Dallas to discuss Luke 2.
So many people walk in the lie that they are beyond the ability of God’s grace to redeem them. Some are just waiting for those in the church to affirm the lie that they are walking in. But the power of the Gospel tells us that there’s hope and that there is grace for all to be redeemed. Extending that grace and love doesn’t mean we are affirming sin, but it means that we are holding out a hand to make sure they know that God still loves them, the Holy Spirit is still drawing them, and there’s still hope. To hear more of this conversation in its context, check out the most recent episode of Midweek Move, where pastor Doug Parker of Direct Message Ministries and Destiny Church Chester , sits down with Dallas to discuss Luke 2.
There is no physical work you can do to please God. God simply asks for faith in His son Jesus. Far too many people think they must do hours of service or some sort of penance to please Him. But the simple truth of the Gospel is this… Put your trust and faith in Jesus. To hear more of this conversation in its full context, check out tomorrow’s episode of Midweek Move, where pastor Doug Parker of Direct Message Ministries and Destiny Church Chester sits down with Dallas to discuss Luke 2.
So often, people develop a very one-sided view of who God is. They often either see God as a very demanding, wrathful being ready to toss all of humanity to the side, or they see him as a God who doesn’t care about sin and allows for all things. How can we have a balanced and, thus, Biblical view of Jesus? This is one of the many questions Dallas asked our friend Doug Parker of Destiny Church Chester and Direct Message Ministries , during tomorrow’s episode of Midweek Move.
