Fruit of Discipleship
Because our church, by God’s grace, has close to 80% involvement in discipleship (155 out of 200 youth/adults) around 10% feel called to full-time ministry (17 students for the Fall 2017 Quarter). Metro Praise International church now averages around 250 people in two Sunday services. The breakdown is as follows: 50 (20%) are under 11yrs…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 6 : Five Theistic Proofs
Romans 1:18-23, “18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world…
Read MorePastors, What Else Matters?
Jesus sad in Matthew 28:18-20, “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything…
Read MoreSelf-Awareness
Think of self-awareness are being aware of the ways people perceive you in conversation. Questions to ask yourself in social settings: Am I always doing all the talking or do I equally let others talk? Do I generally make every conversation about me or do I keep subjects directed towards those around me? Do I…
Read MoreNever Stop Giving Thanks
It is so easy in our fast pace world to forget to pray. But God wants us to learn how to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). The only way to do this is by incorporating our thoughts with the Mind of Christ through the Holy Spirit. When we do, we will realize what Paul…
Read MoreWDYB Episode #8: Correcting Mohammed
On today’s show, we are excited to announce that we are raising funds to procure a mobile ministry truck (think of a medium sized U-Haul with a foldout stage). Vehicles like this have been used in urban outreach for decades now, allowing preachers to have outdoor services just about anywhere. The Lord has laid this…
Read MorePrayer & Hard Work
1 Thessalonians 5:12-18, “12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14 And we urge you,…
Read More301 Class : Presuppositional Apologetics : Week 5 : TAG
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against…
Read MorePerfect Your Skills
I know it is obvious that practice makes perfect, but I think with social media and the bombardment of people’s “highlight reels” on places like Facebook we sometimes forget the hard work behind people’s published victories. Take for example my gift of preaching- I’ve been preaching over 20 years, I listen to all my sermons…
Read MoreFaith & Love
In the introduction to Ephesus Paul was quick to acknowledge the great faithfulness to Jesus and love for God’s people the saints had at Ephesus. Their good fruit was reliably reported back to him by trusted leaders and he had witnessed it first hand in his travels and mission work in their region. Oh to…
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