Posts with the tag “community”

On May 29, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. preached at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. He was invited there by the pastor, Dr. Sandy Ray. It was a pretty special occasion because C...  Read More

There are two types of people in the world. Those who will serve others because of what they can do for them in return and those who serve others expecting nothing in return. It’s pretty easy to spot...  Read More

Have you ever been part of a flash mob? If not, have you ever seen a flash mob spontaneously erupt? As a student of human nature, I am fascinated by flash mobs. In case you don’t recognize the term “...  Read More

Acts 4:32Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common. Acts 4:33-3533 W...  Read More

One is always greater than two! Don’t teach this math formula to your child in elementary school, or they will probably get held back in first grade. However, in the kingdom of God this math is always...  Read More

Luke 10:1-12 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is abundan...  Read More

Acts 3:1-10 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon. 2 A man who was lame from birth was being carried there. He was placed each day at the temp...  Read More

Acts 2:1-3 “When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where the...  Read More

Acts 1:21-26 “Therefore, from among the men who have accompanied us during the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day he was taken up fr...  Read More

Imagine this scenario; You and some friends go out on the lake for a lazy Saturday afternoon. There’s not really a plan in place. The goal is just to hang out with each other. Maybe I’ll do some fish...  Read More

Acts 1:1-3 I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he...  Read More

Several years ago, I was totally convinced that my next-door neighbors were going to be a problem. I misjudged this family the first day that I met them. Before they moved into the house next to mine,...  Read More

In the beginning God created (Genesis 1:1). This is the starting point for all you need to know about Biology. God created people in Genesis 1:26. God’s original reason for creating humans was fe...  Read More

LifeWay Research just completed some fascinating research for the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. This research really got my attention because they contacted roughly 2000 peopl...  Read More