What is Our Purpose in Life?
Genesis 1:28 – And God blessed [Adam and Eve]. And God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over…every living thing that moves on the earth.’ (ESV)
Who Are You Leaving Behind?
There is a reason that Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission. “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you” (Matthew 28:16b-20a). The time for Jesus’ earthly ministry was coming to an end. The time for his ministry from heaven was about to begin. His work would continue – starting in Jerusalem, and then Judea and Samaria, and then to the ends of the earth – through those he left behind whom he trained and were then empowered by his promised gift from the Father, the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-8). Continue reading Who Are You Leaving Behind?
Catechism – Week 5 – Image of God
What does it mean to be created in the image of God?
Genesis 1:26-27 [modified] – Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image…and let them have dominion over [every living thing on the earth].’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (ESV)
You Are What You Love: Re-Envisioning Christian Discipleship
James K. A. Smith is a well respected philosopher and theologian. His new book You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit provides a less technical version of a previous work Desiring the Kingdom, which calls Christians to change our approach to discipleship. This series will provide the foundation for our discipleship. Each week I will draw out some of the main points to focus on how they affect the discipling of our children. I then hope to help bring questions that will guide your family in implementing it. Readers of this series are encouraged to read the book for themselves as we will only scratch the surface of the content. Continue reading You Are What You Love: Re-Envisioning Christian Discipleship
Catechism – Week 4 – God Creates
Why did God create the world?
Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (ESV)
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