Discipleship
Discussion on the Doctrine of Church Discipline
A live discussion about the doctrine of church discipline and why MPI church practices it.
Read MoreWhat the Devil Can & Cannot do to Christians
In a time when it’s trendy for weak-willed people weighed down by their sins to believe demons can possess and demonize Christians I thought it would be good to bring people back to the Bible. Paul wrote in Colossians 2:8 (NIV), “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive…
Read MoreThe Devil’s Footholds Do Not Equal Demon Possession in Christians
Those who believe that Christians can be demon possessed or demonized (still feels foolish to even write that phrase) assert that certain passages in which the Bible warns against things happening in the Christian’s life automatically equate demon possession. Let’s examine one that I heard today: “Give no place (foothold) to the devil means a…
Read More1 Star Review of Paul’s Church
Let me first start off by saying I have never left a one-star review for a church before, but I really felt God tell me that this is so important that I have to write this- even if I lose some of my friends who still attend there.And before people who still go to this…
Read MoreA One Star Review of Jesus’ Church
I used to go to this church because I really loved what the leader was doing even though some of my friends had concerns. I ended up choosing to overlook their red flags and hoped for the best. But over time I realized my friends’ concerns were valid. I really feel bad having to leave…
Read MoreServants of Christ
It is the call and honor of all Christians to be servants (deacons) of Christ. Therefore, it should be considered one of the greatest things we can do in the Kingdom of God. JOHN 12:23-26 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell…
Read MoreBuilding Your Life on Jesus’ Teachings
(Sermon prepared for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Matthew 7:24-27, “24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did…
Read MoreDefining and Assessing Biblical Leadership & Church Success
(Click here to read in pdf) Many pastors today in the U.S. have become discouraged by the past 15 years of popular leadership training in the church (and for very good reasons). Such leaders like John Maxwell, Bill Hybels, and Rick Warren have had many great things to write and say about leadership, however, they have…
Read MoreTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “BEING PERFECT” and “ACTING PERFECT”
Please let me just take a few moments to clarify what the Bible teaches about BEING and ACTING PERFECT in Christ. Being perfect in Christ is who “we be” in our nature. Acting perfect in Christ is what we are commanded to do. Though we may not always “act perfect” we “be perfect.” Saying “nobody…
Read MoreWhere Would Jesus Be?
Click here to read as a PDF. The life of Jesus has been a subject covered by a vast amount of scholarship. Yet, in all the studies and coverage of His life, the study of “Where was Jesus?” has not been studied in detail, nor its implications pursued for the modern day church leader. If…
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