Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 49)
Top Five From Board Meeting This Week
Pete brought us a brief Bible study out of Philippians 4:8 and other related passages. He had us laughing (really hard) with that ad where the German Coast Guard trainee asks the ship “What are you sinking about?” And then he had…
Guest post from a High School Student
This was written by a young woman in RBC’s High School ministry. I am happy to repost it here. She writes:
I love church. I love my church, because I see it fulfilling God’s will for the church in countless ways. The world is full of l…
leading and following
Leading and Following
1 Thessalonians 1:6-8
And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Acha…
A helpful link
I am thinking about showing this tonight at family Bible time.
We will read the Scriptures and see this video of modern day sacrifices.
http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2010/09/sacrificial-lamb.html
The secret to great preaching
“If we think of any minister who has maintained his virility and his freshness through long years, especially at one centre, I think I am right in saying that his ministry has been Biblical. The freshness of the Bible is eternal”
G. Campbell Morgan
I hope you are reading James
All of our ABFs are in the book of James.
Many of us have committed to reading the book of James each week.
What is the theme of the book of James?
Authentic faith
So we can outline the book as a description (a visible portrayal) of real faith….
And Now for something completely different
I don’t ever usually recommend movies on this blog.
Why not? I have never really thought about it, but here would be a few reasons for the lack of cinematic offerings on the blog:
Many of them are contrary to C…
M’Cheyne
Really enjoyed reading and discussing this with the RBC Pastors:
How the Gospel Shaped the Life and Ministry of Robert Murray M’Cheyne
If you want to read this biographical sermon it is available here:
http://media.sermonaudio.com/media…
swift, slow and slow James 1:19
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
James 1:19
John Calvin’s comment on James 1:19 applies the verse to the way we hear God.
We do not calml…
Be an encourager – a post from Amy
What can I say without sounding like I am bragging? God gave me a great wife. Amy loves the Lord. She loves the church. She has an eye for beauty and a heart for expressing it well. Here is something she wrote recently. I hope you like it as much a…