Recently, I preached a series of sermons called ‘Love My Church’. I was seeking to develop a very positive mindset toward the church, and why we should engage more deeply with it. That got me asking another set of questions, and those questions have grown into a series of posts… For those who don’t know [...]
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Why Church? – Good Question…
Posted in Christian faith, Christian Living, Church, Church systems, Culture, Discipleship, Healthy Churches, Pastors, Spirituality, worship, tagged Church, community, fellowship, world on May 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Will God really protect me?
Posted in Christian faith, Christian Living, Comfort, Devotional Readings, Discipleship, Jesus, Mission, Presence, Refuge, Relationship, Spirituality, Struggle, Trials on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One of the primary questions people ask about Christianity is whether it produces actual outcomes: whether it makes a real difference to their lives. We know that Jesus is God’s son, that he died and rose again, that he rules the universe, and that he is returning to complete his restoration of all things. But [...]
Following and Sacrifice
Posted in Christian faith, Christian Living, Comfort, Devotional Readings, Discipleship, Grace, Incarnation, Jesus, Mission, Presence, Reformed Theology, Relationship, Spirituality, Struggle, Transformation, Trials, Worldview, worship on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
At first thought, following Jesus seems easy. It seems a matter of changing your mind about who Jesus is, recognising and accepting him as Saviour, and acknowledging him as King and Ruler. I suppose it is easy, relatively speaking, to see ‘following Jesus’ as a ‘decision’. Western Christianity often focuses on people making ‘decisions’ to [...]
Follow Me!
Posted in Christian faith, Christian Living, Devotional Readings, Discipleship, Great reading, Jesus, Reformed Theology, Spirituality, Transformation on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Reading Matthew 4 this morning I was again struck by how this very simple passage communicates such profound and (possibly) unnerving truths about Jesus. Jesus shows up at the Sea of Galilee, and proceeds to call his first disciples. There is no promotional tour, no bus with a banner, no advertising campaign. Jesus just shows [...]
What I am doing- DaveGroenenboom: Looking forward to preaching at +Gateway Community Church tomorrow morning. Loving the way the message of Jesus… https://t.co/o0ty46y7 May 26, 2012
- DaveGroenenboom: Sitting in a regional church meeting for the CRCA, where reports are given on what happened at our recent Synod.… https://t.co/pftoTSTa May 26, 2012
- DaveGroenenboom: Why I love the work of International Justice Mission: 42 men, women and children freed from slavery. Read the story… https://t.co/tkCi5sEb May 25, 2012
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