Posts by Spencer DeBurgh (Page 74)

Leadership is knowing what needs to be done but it is much more than that. Any complainer on the sidelines can talk about what needs to be done. Leadership is the wisdom of knowing what needs to be done alongside of the willingn…

The MacArthur Study Bible is still my favorite. Get yourself one. Buy one for a friend. The hardcover is on sale at gbi books: http://www.gbibooks.com/Details.aspx?ID=0529122502

2 Peter 1:3-5 and 10-11 We opened this passage this morning around the breakfast table. Cereal, English breakfast tea and observation-interpretation-application about the passage. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to li…

Somebody brought a big box of donuts to the office today. The white box sat in the copy room. I entered the room intending to abstain. Really. I was going to abstain. But then I saw them. Poking out of the box in all their glazed, lumpy goodness. …

Following is a summary of Rodney Stark’s ten marks identifying the social practices of the earliest Christians. The conclusions following the ten points are particularly thought provoking. Be sure to check them out. 10 Marks of the Early …

If thy dearest friends intrude unseasonably between thee and thy God, it is neither rude not unmannerly to bid them give place to better company. John Flavel

Personal confrontation It is a challenge that most of us simply avoid because it is so difficult. Yet this practice is essential in God honoring relationships. How do we help each other without judging/condemn…

These notes are from the IFCA doctrinal statement. Racine Bible Church is a member church in this organization. (13) Dispensationalism – We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely determined dispensa…

Student Ministry Intern – assistant to the Junior High Pastor. That was the first “ministry job” I ever had. I had a small group of seventh and eighth grade guys. We met weekly for discipleship. One of my guys was a new believer….

These notes come from materials in one of the appendices to the MacArthur Study Bible: The Rapture of the Church We teach the personal, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ before the seven-year tribulation (1 Thess. 4:16; Titus 2:13) to translate Hi…