Leaving the Seventh-Day Adventists Trying to recognize a false gospel isn’t hard if you know what to look for. Have you come to conclude that the gospel you were raised in is false? That’s what happened to me. I attended Seventh-day Adventist schools from the fourth grade through seminary. I never took a job […]
The Church’s Duty To Guard the Flock The church is a place where people often come to learn about God and the Scriptures. People come on Sunday morning to hear a speaker, they go to small groups to grow in their faith and they go to Sunday school to corporately work through biblical topics or […]
Troublesome Doctrines Abroad The greatest enemy of truth may not be a frontal attack in the form of a deliberate lie, but the presentation of a partial truth with a few curveballs thrown in. What are some of these false doctrines which confront my African brothers, and how do they handle them? I asked them these very […]
Steer Your Small Group Toward Truth Carol and Jack made the decision to leave their church of more than 30 years to try a new church in a different denomination. Carol was quickly invited to a small group Bible study where many of her new friends attended. Everyone was nice and welcoming, but when they […]
When Your Child Walks Away From God It may be the greatest fear a Christian parent has. That day when your child says they don’t believe in God or have decided to follow another belief system. Stephen, at the age of 18, revealed to his parents that he no longer believed in God. His lack […]
The Sacred Task of Listening Well At 26 years of age, Richard Baxter became the minister of Kidderminster in 1641. Over the next 19 years, he developed a reputation as an incomparable pastor.1 Upon accepting the call to the English countryside with a population of 2,000 people, he took stock of the town to understand […]
Birthing A Movement As I grow in my role as the Coordinator of Church Planting, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking about how movements begin. Movements happen at local, state and national levels. There are social movements and then there are movements that God brings about in our world. As I think about […]
The Lord’s Supper: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Scripture Study We invite you to use these scripture studies for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Context Advent Christians recognize that Jesus gave only two ordinances to his church. Baptism is the first, and the second is the Lord’s Supper. Scripture addresses this rite in only two places: […]
Our Incomprehensible God: Isaiah 40:12-31 Scripture Study We invite you to use these scripture studies for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Context Isaiah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah in the last third of the eighth century BC (Approximately 735-700 BC). This book is the most frequently cited prophetic book in […]
The Coming of the Lord: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Scripture Study We invite you to use these scripture studies for personal enrichment, group study or discipleship. Background The most prominent theme in 1 Thessalonians is the second coming of Jesus Christ. It is mentioned in every chapter of the book (1:10; 2:19-20; 3:13; 4:13-18; 5:1-11, 23-24). […]