Devotion – Proverbs 18
Posted August 11th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
The focus of this devotion is on Proverbs 18:2-10. An atheist and a Christian were talking. The atheist said to the Christian, “You know, it is just not fair. You Christians have all sorts of holidays to celebrate. We get off for Christmas, you celebrate Easter, Thanksgiving is a religious holiday.” He continued, “We don’t […]
Posted in Bible reading & devotions, General
Jonathan Edwards – 5 Ways to Know if you are really Christian
Posted July 24th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Examining one’s faith is one of the most important disciplines a follower of Jesus will undertake. Way too many people wander through life believing church attendance, spiritual commitments, or a religious experience will cause them to find themselves in God’s eternal family. Sadly, the Bible teaches that some of these people will find themselves hearing […]
Posted in General, Theological issues | Tags: Assurance of Salvation, Jonathan Edward, The Resurgence
Dying with your Boots On – Stories of the Apostles
Posted June 17th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
The Christian life is often compared to the life of a soldier in the New Testament. The war analogy is a reminder that there is something worth fighting and worth dying for. Take a few minutes to read this blog by Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle as he explains the mission and […]
Posted in General, Living the Gospel | Tags: Mark Driscoll, Martyrs
Spiritual Warfare – deliverance or discipline
Posted March 20th, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
We like quick fixes. It gets easy to blame our problems on a demon and hope for the magic prayer that will make our demons go away. One of the amazing phenomena in American Christianity has been the growth of deliverance ministries, a litany of so called prophets and exorcists who can deliver you from […]
Posted in General, Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Spiritual Warfare
Devotion – Obadiah
Posted February 3rd, 2010 by Mike Hubbard
Background: As the only one chapter book of the Old Testament, we must go back to the first book of the Bible to understand this book. God called a guy named Abraham and told him that he would make his descendants a great nation. Abraham had a son named Isaac, and Isaac had two sons, […]
Posted in Bible reading & devotions, General | Tags: Dietrich Bonhoffer, Obediah
