Thought No. 1: Tithing teaches us to put God first Deuteronomy 12:6 says, “There you shall take your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, your vowed offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.” On the Lies Young Women Believe blog, Erin Davis asks…
LESSON 7: The Teachings of the Free Reformed Churches BIBLE READING: 2 Corinthians 3 (Click here for printable version) Our federation of Free Reformed churches have no special doctrines or teachings, and we make no claim to exclusivity. Coming directly from the Dutch Secession church of 1834, we want to abide by the Three…
… who will end the old year and begin the new year praying, “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). Teens who commit to pray this prayer—to really pray this prayer—are committing to do a number of things. They: Are Committing to Know Their Bibles This prayer is the next-to-the-last words in the Bible. And that’s…
Read: Luke 2:8-20 Did you ever notice this: That the shepherds twice stood in the presence of God that night the angel appeared unto them? The first time was when the glory of God shone around them. Then they had great fear. They were terrified at God’s presence. The second time was when they entered the…
LESSON 6: THE DOLEANTIE OF 1886 AND THE UNION OF 1892 BIBLE READING: John 17 (Click here to display printable version) During the 1800’s the Dutch Reformed Church was more or less a liberal church. There were still orthodox and sound ministers present. There were however also very liberal ministers who openly taught false…
Mary was just a teenager… Yet the angel didn’t ask her, “If you think you’re up for this.” Nor did He say, “When you’re old enough to handle it, this will happen to you.” He simply told her what God had given him to tell her. She, a teenager, was about to play as big…
Luke 2:9, “And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.” Have you ever felt great fear? In Luke 2, the shepherds experience a great fear. In the Greek, it says they had mega phobia. Why? Because we’re told:…
Question What are some scripture passages you would recommend meditating on and memorizing to assist in the battle against porn/sexual sins? What are some resources to assist in the battle against pornography/sexual sin? Do you have some practical recommendations for what to do/change in order to turn from Porn and turn more and more to…
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Our apologies! A technical error on our part caused several “Ask a Pastor” questions (including this one) to go unnoticed. We have now corrected the problem. Thank-you for your patience as we work on this new project! Question Why does God only give us a small glimpse of what heaven and the world to come…
