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That's My King! Do You Know Him?
Probably the greatest, most moving, and inspiring presentation of Jesus Christ I’ve ever heard was by Shadrach Meshack Lockridge, former Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego (1953–1993, now at home with the Lord). We have shared this presentation a number of times with our church family and it always elicits a fresh reminder of how unique, amazing, and praiseworthy our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is. It never gets old.
Why We Are Pro-Life
It is not because of the existence of life-killing organizations like Planned Parenthood who claim that abortion is only a tiny part of what they do when the facts clearly say otherwise (latest annual report states: adoption referrals–2,667; abortions–354,871).
It is not because of the life-denying statements that many of our public leaders have made this past week:
Knowing God?
The prophet Jeremiah quoted the Lord’s desire that we know Him: “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Let not a wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast in his might; let not a rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am Yahweh who shows lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,’ declares Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 9:23–24 The Legacy Standard Bible Translation)
S.U.M.M.E.R.T.I.M.E. Tips
We are all hoping (at least I am) for the beautiful sun to break out soon and give us some consecutive days to enjoy the summer together with our families, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ. As you think about your summer plans, I’d like to share a few summertime tips.
Solomon tells us “there is an appointed time for everything…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) and we all enjoy the summertime to get some extra time to relax, refresh, and enjoy an outdoor season of life.
Here are a few S.U.M.M.E.R.T.I.M.E. tips:
Use Your God Given Noggin'
Here’s your brain's memory capacity according to Paul Reber, professor of psychology at Northwestern University (What is the Memory Capacity of the Human Brain):
“The human brain consists of about one billion neurons. Each neuron forms about 1,000 connections to other neurons, amounting to more than a trillion connections. If each neuron could only help store a single memory, running out of space would be a problem. You might have only a few gigabytes of storage space, similar to the space in an iPod or a USB flash drive. Yet neurons combine so that each one helps with many memories at a time, exponentially increasing the brain’s memory storage capacity to something closer to around 2.5 petabytes (or a million gigabytes). For comparison, if your brain worked like a digital video recorder in a television, 2.5 petabytes would be enough to hold three million hours of TV shows. You would have to leave the TV running continuously for more than 300 years to use up all that storage.
The Beefy Benefits Package of Psalm 119
Psalm 119 stands as one of the giants in Scripture about the priority and power of God’s Word. This song is written as an acrostic or alphabetic psalm based upon each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. There are eight couplets (or verses) for each Hebrew letter and each couplet begins with the corresponding Hebrew letter. Only three of the verses (couplets) do not mention a direct reference to God’s Word (v. 84, 121, 122). It is the A to Z of God’s Word.
The Biblical Canon of 66 Books: Airtight or Questionable?
Dr. Nathan Busenitz is Executive Vice President, Dean of Faculty, and Associate Professor of Theology at The Master’s Seminary. He has authored several books and serves as an elder and pastor at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.
He wrote a very helpful article on “Why These 66 Books?” which looks at the veracity of the collection of 66 scriptural books that God inspired to give to His people.
Have you ever looked at your Bible and wondered, "How do we know that these 66 books, and no others, comprise the inspired Word of God?"
That is a critically important question since there are many today who would deny that these 66 books truly make up the complete canon of Scripture.
The Bible is Reliable
Dr. Daniel B. Wallace, professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts, author and contributor to over three dozen books among which is the Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, a standard intermediate Greek grammar that is widely used in colleges and seminaries, shares the following about the reliability of the biblical manuscripts from which we derive the New Testament.
Love Does
Paul’s final words to the Corinthians in his first letter included this big audacious command: “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Cor. 16:14).
First, what does this love mean?
God’s love is to motivate and flow through everything we do as believers (“Let all that you do”).
God’s love (agape) seeks, by attitude and action, to selflessly give the best and highest good for others.
