Pray for Iranian pastor facing martydom
Posted October 4th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
We so take for granted our freedom to worship Jesus, and I think sometimes just believe this is the way it is everywhere. We forget that in many places the act of becoming a Christian or preaching Jesus can be life-altering or life-threatening. Let me encourage y0u to take a moment today to pray for […]
Posted in All About Life, Missional living | Tags: Persecution
John Stott – Death of a Guy Who Lived Like Jesus
Posted July 30th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
John Stott has been a very influential writer and thinker for me. The first book of his I read was Basic Christianity, a short explanation of the reason Jesus came and the simplicity of the Gospel. I’ve read other books he wrote, but none has shaped my thinking more than his book The Cross of […]
Posted in All About Life, Living the Gospel, Suggested Resources | Tags: John Stott
Self-Esteem, Pride, and Humility
Posted July 25th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” – James 4:6 Most of us would not associate self-esteem with pride. In a very real way, our culture has told us that self-love is the key to happiness, achievement, and worth. Our children are often told that the problem is that they do not […]
Posted in All About Life, Living the Gospel, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Humility, Pride, self-esteem
Marriage, Divorce, & Remarriage – Position Paper from the Elders
Posted July 20th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
This past Sunday the sermon from Mark 10 dealt with the topic of Marriage and Divorce. We know that this topic will raise a lot of questions, and there is not enough time in a sermon to deal with all of these. So the Elders have composed a position paper and published it here to […]
Posted in All About Life, Church Life and Issues, Downloads, Family Life, Living the Gospel, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Divorce, Marriage
Downloading the Confession App – Integrating confession and repentance in your prayers
Posted May 24th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
Continued talking about prayer this past Sunday, with our focus on confession and repentance in our prayers. As we have done each week of this series, I wanted to post a blog that I hope will become interactive with ideas on how people can incorporate prayers from this week’s them in their lives. This list […]
Posted in All About Life, Sermon Thoughts | Tags: iPray