Why should a church have measures? Measures speak to the marks of a mature disciple. Measures show the portrait of a faithful follower of Jesus. What are Foothills’ proposed measures? Have I spent time with God today? Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 4:1-10; Mark 1:35-38 Disciplines of Bible-intake, prayer, Scripture memorization, fasting, meditation, confession, etc. Am I living the life of…
In preparing to preach Luke 7:1-17 I came across this quote by Malcolm Muggeridge regarding the resurrection of Jesus which were deeply encouraging and I wanted to pass it on. Ponder whether you could share this truth with someone who needs to be reminded of the hope of the resurrection. For myself, as I approach my end,…
Why should a church have measures? Measures speak to the marks of a mature disciple. Measures show the portrait of a faithful follower of Jesus. What are Foothills’ proposed measures? Have I spent time with God today? Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 4:1-10; Mark 1:35-38 Disciplines of Bible-intake, prayer, Scripture memorization, fasting, meditation, confession, etc. Am I living the life of…
Taken from Mark Dever’s book The Message of the New Testament: Acquiring things is a slippery slope. The more you get, the more you want. The more you want, the more dissatisfied you feel when you can’t get it. Money and work expose the depths of our depravity. Like relationships, work and money satisfy us initially…
Chip Heath and Dan Heath in their book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die discuss a principle called the Curse of Knowledge. The Curse of Knowledge is the difficulty of remembering what it was like not to know something. The importance of this principle is massive as we think about reaching people for Jesus.…
Chip Heath and Dan Heath in their book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die discuss a principle called the Curse of Knowledge. The Curse of Knowledge is the difficulty of remembering what it was like not to know something. The importance of this principle is massive as we think about reaching people for…
The Bible teaches that people are made in the image of God. What does this mean about our identity? It means two things: 1) our value is inherent, which means that we have value simply by being human and 2) our value is contingent, which means we’re utterly dependent upon God. According to the Scriptures,…
The Bible teaches that people are made in the image of God. What does this mean about our identity? It means two things: 1) our value is inherent, which means that we have value simply by being human and 2) our value is contingent, which means we’re utterly dependent upon God. According to the Scriptures,…
I love how Keller shows us throughout the Bible how everything points to Jesus. Let your heart be encouraged! Jesus is the true and better Adam, who passes the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us (1 Cor 15). Jesus is the true and better Abel, who, though innocently slain, has blood that cares…
I love how Keller shows us throughout the Bible how everything points to Jesus. Let your heart be encouraged! Jesus is the true and better Adam, who passes the test in the garden and whose obedience is imputed to us (1 Cor 15). Jesus is the true and better Abel, who, though innocently slain, has blood that…
Theology Along the Way 