Posts by RBC (Page 41)
Do you really want to?
Some of us (most of us?) hear about a big spiritual step that someone else takes and think ‘I couldn’t do that.’
But what if you could?
What if I could show you right here that it is actually, really possible?
This will help you – IF yo…
You Gotta Hear This
Six of us were at Together for The Gospel conference last week.
All nine of the main sessions were solid, compelling, and well worth hearing.
Here are two in particular that I would love for everyone at RBC to hear.
Mark Dever on false c…
Good thoughts on prayer
Amy is speaking on prayer today in Lake Geneva.
My task is to provide speaker transportation and security.
I may even get a chance to take the speaker to lunch and hold hands with her. :)
Here is something she wrote up this week.
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Good Friday
Racine Bible is joining with Calvary Memorial Church for Good Friday service at 7:00 pm.
The church is located at Lathrop and Washington Avenues in Racine.
4001 Washington Avenue
The Pastors switch off on who preaches year to year. This …
Tell Somebody
Ever borrowed someone’s car and dented it?
I have.
Ever get a really bad grade and bring it home to your parents?
I have.
Ever have friend #1 tell you some really bad news and then tell you that you have to share it with …
Communion with God is the root
Read and discussed this chapter with the RBC Pastors this morning.
Our conversation was one of those really clarifying ones where you are able to probe past the pat answers and get down to what is going on in the heart.
Pray for John A., Joh…
A gospel hangover
I shared this in the sermon yesterday …
The morning after I had heard the gospel, however, I woke up with what felt like a hangover. Little would I know it was of the spiritual kind that accompanies the inevitable dawn of realization th…
Read Books not just Blogs
Christian, don’t let your web use shorten you reading attention span. Take the time and develop the discipline to enjoy diving deep into the best books you can find.
“Books are attention machines. In web metrics, we …
Faith
We do not steady a ship by fixing the anchor on aught that is within the vessel. The anchorage must be without. And so of the soul, when resting, not on what it sees in itself, but on what it sees in the character of God, the certainty of His truth,…
Not what I used to be – John Newton
Yesterday’s sermon on Romans 1:1 I shared one of John Newton’s most famous sayings –
“I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace …