Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 35)

A few highlights from services yesterday… Congregation really sang out on It is Well with my Soul. The simple, quiet piano accompaniment enabled me to hear the congregational voices loud and strong. Struck by the powerful indictment of Joh…

In preparing a funeral sermon for this evening, I pulled this out of John Newton’s letters. It reminds us, busy – healthy – forgetful – living people that we are, of the important reality of death. Letter IV.–Testimony of dying Christians to the r…

Our middle school ministry is at Child Evangelism Fellowship headquarters for their mission trip. I just got an update from Bethany. Here it is : Hello from Missouri! We made it down Sunday around 6pm. Ate dinner, had group devotions and then headed to bed to get rested up for our first full day of work. …

Spent the day with Drew and Amy and their families up at Froedert Hospital yesterday. Drew is pastoral intern here at RBC, our dear friend, and godly mentor to my sons and many more in the congregation as he leads in worship and in an ABF. The ne…

At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, to provide for, and to protect women in ways appropriate to a man’s differing relationships… This is not an exhaustive definition of masculinity, there is much more to masculinity, but there is not less. And make no mistake it is possible for a man embody many traits that socially are…

This Sunday I will be preaching a message on Wisdom, Foolishness and Being a Man. If you want to read ahead, here are some suggestions. I am not sure how many of these texts we will be turning to. We will see. As you look these over find what Go…

This morning I am headed out for this conference on spiritual leadership and strategic planning. Pray, along with me, for RBC to receive the vision and leadership she needs from me. http://www1.faithlafayette.org/conferences/all/the_nehem…

I was at the hospital this morning with Drew and Amy P. It is a brain tumor. The doctors took a biopsy and will decide on treatment course within a week a so. Our time in the Word and prayer was unspeakably sweet. This morning Drew tweeted a co…

Les Miserable (Julie Rose translation) The classic story exploring sin, consequences, forgiveness and sacrifice Moonwalking with Einstein, Joshua Goer I was in Barnes and Noble and this looked interesting. I have no idea yet if I will like it or no…

To prepare for corporate worship Sunday, read John 1:1-18. As you read consider one question. How does everything in this passage relate to *grace* as mentioned in verses 14 and 16 and 17?