The Encouragement of Congregational Singing

One of the great gifts that God has given His church is the gift of congregational singing. I often come to our worship gathering discouraged – discouraged with my failures, my anxieties, and my weakness. What a gift the gathered church is to a discouraged soul! Every week we come in from our different lives…

What does it mean to “Fear the Lord”?

The fear of the Lord means reverent submission that leads to obedience, and it is interchangeable with “worship,” “rely on,” “trust,” and “hope in.” Like terror, it includes a knowledge of our sinfulness and God’s moral purity, and it includes a clear-eyed knowledge of God’s justice and his anger against sin (p. 97).

Foothills’ Proposed Strategy

First, what is a strategy? A strategy is a picture of how ministry fits together. It’s a pattern that demonstrates how the church will accomplish its mandates as it moves. It can be likened to a lazy river where there is constant movement in a believer’s life. What is our proposed strategy at Foothills? Worship – Grow…

Did Jesus view Himself as God?

  In a context of strict Jewish monotheism, the following four activities were considered blasphemous for anyone other than God. Jesus expressed his authority to forgive sins, even sins not committed against him personally – a prerogative reserved for God alone (Mark 2:5-7). Jesus accepted worship from other human beings – a prerogative reserved for…