[powerpress] Biographical Sketch of Samuel Davies Samuel Davies The great British preacher, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said to an audience of students at Westminister Theological Seminary in 1967, that “Samuel Davies is the greatest preacher you have ever produced in this country.’ Unfortunately, we Americans still do not know one of our greatest… Read more »
Read More...Posts By: Bronzeman
The Bridge Is Moving To A New Location!
We have some very exciting news! The Lord has provided a new facility to meet in on Sunday mornings. We will begin renting two of the meeting rooms at City Hall, beginning Sunday, February 2, 2014. For the first year, The Bridge met as a small core group in the Anderson’s living room on Sunday… Read more »
Read More...Richard Baxter
I preached as a dying man to dying men and never sure to preach again. Richard Baxter
Read More...Brian Anderson
We need not only an alien righteousness to justify us but an alien power to sanctify us. Brian Anderson
Read More...Jonathan Edwards
They say there is a young lady in New Haven who is beloved of that almighty Being, who made and rules the world, and that there are certain seasons in which this great Being, in some way or other invisible, comes to her and fills her mind with exceeding sweet delight, and that she hardly… Read more »
Read More...Charles Simeon
There are but two objects that I have ever desired for these forty years to behold; the one is my own vileness; and the other is, the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ: and I have always thought that they should be viewed together; just as Aaron confessed all the sins of… Read more »
Read More...Kelly Salas’ Testimony
In our Sunday morning service on July 7, 2013 Kelly Salas shared an impromptu testimony of how God saved him by His grace.
Read More...I Have A Dream For Our Church
Recently I have been dreaming about what our young church could eventually look like. Here are my thoughts. I dream of a church: Where we grow primarily through conversions; not where we grow because Christians are being shuffled around from another church to ours. Where the make-up of the people is from many races, social situations and… Read more »
Read More...The Spiritual Awakening Of 1857
On August 17, the core members of The Bridge fasted and prayed for spiritual awakening in their own lives, their church, and the Sacramento area. Brian shared with them some information concerning the Spiritual Awakening of 1857 which began in New York as a noon time prayer movement which eventually spread rapidly through much of… Read more »
Read More...Can A Born Again Christian Fall Away and Be Lost?
Christians have debated for centuries over whether a truly saved person can lose their salvation. Probably the strongest Biblical passage for that position is Hebrews 6:4-6. This is what the text says, For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers… Read more »
Read More...Baptism – June 3, 2012
Here are a few short videos of our first baptism at The Bridge. Brian gives a short teaching on baptism, and Angela and Kevin share their testimonies of how they came to have new life in Jesus Christ. These were the first two converts after a year of sowing gospel seed!
What Does It Mean to Be Led By The Spirit?
I have often heard Christians talk of “being led by the Spirit”, and what they mean is that the Spirit tells them to talk to this person about Christ, or take this particular job, or buy that home, or say a particular thing at a particular moment. In other words, it seems that the generally held view of “being led by the Spirit” is that a believer receives supernatural or mystical revelation to make correct decisions in life.
Read More...Who Is The Man In Romans 7? – Pt. 2
Have you ever wondered who Paul was describing in Romans 7:14-25? Was he a saved man or lost man? I believe he was an unregenerate man, and in this 2nd video in this series I’ll tell you why.
Who Is The Man In Romans 7? – Pt. 1
Have you ever wondered who Paul was describing in Romans 7:14-25? Was he a saved man or lost man? I believe he was an unregenerate man, and in this video I’ll tell you why.
New Idea for Door to Door Evangelism
I’m sure that the most threatening word in the English language for Christians is the word evangelism! We all know that Jesus has commanded us to preach the gospel to everyone and to make disciples of all the nations, but we are scared spitless to actually do it. In this video I show how we at The Bridge have been meeting people and sharing the gospel with them by going door to door and using a Belief Survey. Perhaps you might want to give it a try. It’s really not as hard as it might seem at first!
What Are The Spiritual Beliefs of our City?
Have you ever wondered what the real spiritual beliefs of the people in your city are? Well, we did, and we decided to find out.
Read More...The Bridge Podcast
Did you miss a teaching or are you interested in hearing more teaching from Brian Anderson and others? Subscribe to The Bridge podcast. First make sure you have a you have podcast software installed on your computer. Here are a couple of popular options: iTunes Juice Now, subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or copy… Read more »
Read More...Excited To Be On Mission
Have you ever found that the journey towards a goal can be just as exciting and fulfilling as having actually reached that goal?
Read More...God Yearns Jealously Over Our Spirit!
James 4:5 has always been a puzzling verse to me. I have always read it in the NAS, but recently I read it in the ESV, “Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us.” In the NAS, Spirit is captalized, referring to the Holy Spirit. In the ESV, spirit is not capitalized, referring to our own spirit. So, I began to meditate on the meaning of this text if it is referring to our own spirit.
Read More...Serving Our Neighbors On Halloween
This year we decided to do something a little different on Halloween. In the past, on Halloween, we would either leave our house to go to a church-related “Harvest Party”, or turn off the lights and lock the doors, so we wouldn’t have to deal with the “holiday”. However, this year, we were convicted that we were squandering a golden opportunity to redeem this pagan event and show love to our neighbors. After all, this is the one night of the year, when all our neighbors actually come to us!
Read More...Old Testament Tithing Vs. New Testament Giving
Is “tithing” the duty of the Christian? In this article we will examine every important passage on tithing in the Bible and get answers to a lot of our questions on it. What does the Bible teach about tithing before the giving of the Mosaic Law? What does it teach about tithing under the Mosaic Law? What does the Bible teach about tithing in the New Testament? Further, what does the Scripture teach about giving under the New Covenant, and how is it different from tithing under the Old Covenant? Read on and see!
Read More...The Doctrine Of Last Things
We come finally to the confusing and perplexing subject of the Doctrine of Last Things? What are the events associated with the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ? When will the rapture take place? When does the millennium take place? In these notes the strengths and weaknesses of 4 major millennial views are given. We hope these notes bring clarity of thought and help to you as you seek to understand the Last Things more clearly.
Read More...The Doctrine Of The Church
What is the Church? When was it formed? Why does it exist? How is it to govern itself? What are its ordinances? What is the mean of baptism and the Lord’s Supper? How is the church to discipline erring members?
Read More...The Doctrine Of The Application Of Redemption
What is the “calling” of God? Does the Bible use that term in more than one sense? Can this calling be resisted? What are elements of true conversion? What does it mean to be justified? Adopted? Sanctified? Will true saints persevere to the end? What is the meaning of glorification?
Read More...The Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit
Who or what is the Holy Spirit? Is He a force, or power, or an actual person? Is He equal with God, or merely another way of talking about God’s power? What about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? Is that something that a believer receives subsequent to salvation, or at the moment of salvation? How does the Spirit sanctify believers?
Read More...The Doctrine Of The Accomplishment Of Redemption
What did Christ accomplish in His death? Was He dying merely as a martyr or an example? For whom did Christ die, so as to secure their redemption? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? If so, why is it important?
Read More...The Doctrine Of Jesus Christ
Who really is Jesus Christ? Did He exist before being born into this world? What is the incarnation all about? Is Jesus really the God who made all things? Did He ever sin? What offices does He function in?
Read More...The Doctrine Of Predestination
Who makes the choice as to who will be in heaven — God or the sinner? In these notes we tackle the difficult doctrine of Predestination. This one is sure to make some sparks fly!
Read More...The Doctrine Of Sin
These notes delve into the relationship between Adam’s transgression, and how it affects the human race (if at all). Are we really held responsible for Adam’s transgression? If so, what are the consequences of our guilt?
Read More...The Doctrine Of God
Who is the God of the Bible? What is He like? This is a huge question, and we only begin to scratch the surface in these theology notes on the Doctrine of God.
Read More...The Doctrine Of Scripture
How do we know we can trust the Bible? Why do Catholics accept writings that Protestants reject? What does it mean when we say the Bible is inspired of God? These notes were prepared to answer questions like these.
Read More...Jonathan Edwards – on the Preciousness of Time
Time is precious because: 1) A happy or miserable eternity depends on the good or ill improvement of it; 2) It is very short. The scarcity of any commodity occasions men to set a higher value upon it. Time is so short, and the work which we have to do in it is so great,… Read more »
Read More...Charles Simeon
We must see the hand of God in everything; and receive everything as from Him; and do everything as for Him; making His will the rule, and His glory the end, of all our actions. At the same time, we must walk with Him, and delight ourselves in Him, and maintain sweet fellowship with Him… Read more »
Read More...Notes on Systematic Theology
The following notes were written to train up new leaders in the basics of sound biblical and systematic theology. I pray they might be a source of spiritual knowledge and growth in your life. Prepare yourself though– there is a lot here! But if you take the time to study through this material, you’ll have a wealth of good, sound theology. You can also find this material in smaller articles under Resource Center, Articles. There it has been broken down to a single doctrine (e.g. The Doctrine of Scripture). I gleaned material for these notes from many different sources, and due to a faulty memory, have not been able to footnote them in these notes. Please excuse me.
Read More...John Newton’s Letter to a Friend in 1762 on the Inefficacy of Knowledge
To be enabled to form a clear, consistent, and comprehensive judgment of the truths revealed in the Scripture, is a great privilege; but they who possess it are exposed to the temptation of thinking too highly of themselves, and too meanly of others, especially of those who not only refuse to adopt their sentiments, but venture to oppose them.
Read More...Spurgeon’s Catechism
A Puritan Catechism also known as “Spurgeon’s Catechism” compiled by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “Heir of the Puritans”, “Prince of Preachers”
Though written about 200 years after the Puritan era, the work of Charles Spurgeon which we commonly refer to as “Spurgeon’s Catechism” was originally given the title by him of “A Puritan Catechism.” This was due to his great love of the Puritans and their writings and the fact that study of their catechisms and statements of faith were part of his inspiration in compiling his own catechism which was published in late 1855, when Spurgeon was only 21 years old. On October 14th of that year, Spurgeon preached “Sermon No. 46” to several thousand who gathered to hear him at New Park Street Chapel. The text that morning was, “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations” (Ps. 90:1). When the sermon was published it contained an announcement of this catechism.
Read More...The Canons of the Synod of Dort
The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands is popularly known as the Canons of Dort. It consists of statements of doctrine adopted by the great Synod of Dort which met in the city ofDordrecht in 1618-19. Although this was a national synod of the Reformed churches of the Netherlands, it had an internationalcharacter, since it was composed not only of Dutch delegates but also of twenty-six delegates from eight foreign countries.
Read More...A Charismatic’s Quest For Truth
This past summer (1998) I celebrated my 20th year as a Christian. For nearly the first ten years of my Christian life, I belonged to a charismatic church. As a young believer, I eagerly devoured the teaching I received. However, as I matured in my faith and my knowledge of Scripture increased, I found myself rethinking many of the doctrines I embraced so readily in my youth. In this article I want to describe three such doctrines, and how I came to believe differently through a careful study of God’s Word.
Read More...The Gospel of Christ
God, who created all things and upholds all things by the word of His power, will one day come in judgement upon this world.
Read More...Jesus Christ – The Righteous Judge
The most awesome event imaginable will take place on Judgment Day – that day in which every man, woman, boy and girl will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ to receive their final sentence, either of everlasting happiness and glory, or everlasting misery and torment.
Read More...Jesus Christ – The Deliverer from Wrath
I have often been asked the question, “How could a God of love send people to a real hell for all eternity?”
Read More...Jesus Christ – The Risen Lord
There are two truths that every person needs to know about Jesus Christ: 1) He was raised from the dead; and 2) He is now the reigning Lord of the universe.
Read More...Jesus Christ – The Crucified Savior
The cross of Jesus Christ — what was it that transpired nearly two thousand years ago when a poor, obscure man, was executed by having his hands and feet nailed to two timbers and left to die as a common criminal?
Read More...Jesus Christ – The God-Man
Just who was Jesus Christ? Your eternal destiny depends on how you answer that question!
Read More...Jesus Christ – What Will You Do With HIm?
Allow me to introduce you to the most lovely and glorious person this world has ever known — Jesus Christ.
Read More...Does God Desire The Salvation Of All Men?
Does God really desire the salvation of all men? Over the last two thousand years of church history there have been two major views held by Christians regarding this question. A closely related question is, “Why are certain people saved rather than others?” Calvinists claim that the deciding factor in a man’s salvation is God’s will while the Arminian just as decidedly affirms it is man’s will. The question really comes down to, “Does God’s sovereign will or man’s free will ultimately determine who will be saved?
Read More...The Sinners Desperate Need for Sovereign Grace
During the summer of 1991, my mind was arrested by the truths of sovereign grace. For a full year I could think of little else. I found myself delighting in God’s unconditional election, particular redemption, effectual calling, and final preservation of His people. However, these glorious truths would have little luster, and make no sense, if it were not for the Biblical teaching on the sinner’s desperate condition. It is not until we understand how serious the bad news actually is, that we are able to adequately appreciate how wonderful the good news is!
Read More...Christ in Genesis, part 4 (Christ – Our Heavenly Bridegroom)
Christ – Our Heavenly Bridegroom
Bible commentators have long seen in Genesis 2: 18-25 a picture of the union between Christ and His church. Before you brush aside that suggestion as the product of a fertile imagination, consider how the apostle Paul viewed Adam’s marriage to Eve. In Ephesians 5:22-25 Paul tells the wives to be subject to their own husbands, as to the Lord, for the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church. He goes on to tell the husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.
Read More...Christ in Genesis, part 3 (Christ – The Tree Of Life)
Christ – The Tree of Life
Out of all of God’s creation, only two trees were given special names – the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Lord God planted both of them in the midst of the garden. Evidently He wanted these two trees displayed in a very prominent position so that man might have free access to them. Notice that God gave no command that man should not eat from the Tree of Life. It would seem, rather, that He gave man every encouragement to come and partake of it, rather than the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Read More...Christ in Genesis, part 2 (Christ Our Sabbath)
Christ – Our Sabbath
Over the past two thousand years there has been much disagreement and controversy over the subject of the Sabbath. During the 17th century, the Puritans sought to enforce the Sabbath by having the civil magistrate fine offenders. The Seventh Day Adventists have historically taught that Sunday worship is the mark of the beast, and all that bear that mark will be cast into the lake of fire. Today, many churches will not fellowship with or partner in the spread of the gospel together with those churches that don’t hold their particular view of the Sabbath, although 99% of their doctrine is identical.
Read More...Christ in Genesis, part 1 (Christ the Creator)
Christ – The Creator
To be sure, Christ is the focus of the gospels, epistles and Revelation, but surely not an Old Testament book like Genesis. Not so fast! Jesus Himself taught that He was the central sum and substance of the Old Testament scriptures. He stated emphatically, “You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me… For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me” (Jn.5:39,46).
Read More...The Suffering and Glory of God’s Servant
Isaiah chapter 53 is one of the most wonderful and precious chapters in the entire Bible. Martin Luther, the great reformer, said that it ought to be written on parchment of gold and lettered in diamonds. It has been referred to as the “golden passional of the Old Testament” and the “holy of holies of Isaiah.” Nowhere in the Old Testament does the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ shine more brilliantly than in Isaiah 53.
Read More...The Role of Women in Church Meetings
If the Bible teaches that our church meetings should be open and participatory, what role should the women play? This is a good question, and one that needs answering. There are two passages in the New Testament, which seem to place restrictions on women in the meetings of the church.
Read More...Observing The Lord’s Supper
As I officiated over the Lord’s Supper on that predictable Sunday morning in November of 1995, I had a nagging feeling that something was not right. This particular communion Sunday proved to be little different from others we had celebrated in the past five years of my ministry as a teaching elder at Milpitas Bible Fellowship (MBF). I had read testimonies of saints in centuries past who found deep and intimate fellowship with Christ through this holy ordinance. I had believed and taught that the observance of the Lord’s Supper was a very special and significant occasion in the life of every local church. Why then, wasn’t it more powerful in my own life? The stark reality was that my own observance of the Lord’s Supper was neither very special nor significant.
Read More...Discovering Participatory Church Meetings
The traditional Protestant worship service today strongly resembles a show business performance. In both we find ushers, programs, music, costumes, lighting, a chorus, a stage, a script, an audience, and a master of ceremonies. (Christian Smith, Going To The Root, Herald Press, p.88.) The congregation sits passively as the audience while the pastor performs. When the congregation is permitted to participate in the meeting, they are restricted to singing in unison, antiphonal readings, dropping money into the offering plate, and taking notes during the sermon. The ordained clergy are expected to perform all significant ministry. Meanwhile, ninety-nine percent of God’s people attend worship services Sunday after Sunday for years on end, without ever contributing any true spiritual ministry to the body of gathered believers.
Is this the way God intended for His church to meet?
Read More...Discovering Interactive Teaching
The modern day “sermon” lies at the very heart of most contemporary “worship services.” It comes replete with many distinguishing characteristics. It often takes the form of a lengthy gospel message, being a “preaching” rather than a “teaching.” Additionally, it is usually delivered in a monologue lecture format, with no opportunity for feedback or dialogue from the congregation. Furthermore, there is no opportunity for anyone to question the teacher, evaluate the teaching, or spontaneously contribute an insight on the subject being taught. Morever, many believers today tacitly assume that the pastor is the only one who is uniquely qualified and gifted to teach the Word of God to the congregation. Finally, we assume that the way pastors deliver their teaching to the church is virtually the same as the way Christ, His apostles, and the early church taught their congregations.
Read More...Discovering the Purpose of Church Meetings
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why the church of Jesus Christ assembles together? More importantly, have you ever searched the New Testament to seek the answer to that question? Many Christians reveal cloudy thinking when they state that the purpose of the meetings of the church is to worship, evangelize, or listen to a sermon. These may be the primary reasons for most church “services” today, but are they the purposes given in Scripture?
Read More...The Traditional Church Vs. The NT Church
We have created a chart that lists differences from the New Testament Church and today’s more Traditional Church.
Read More...Marriage And Divorce
I think we can all readily agree that the modern problem of divorce has hit epidemic proportions. In fact a few years ago I read that a jewelry store in Southern California was actually renting wedding rings! The problem of divorce has been getting worse and worse as the 20th century has sped by with very little, if any, relief in sight for this problem. Along with divorce comes multiple other problems, including the breakup of families, insecurity, loneliness, estrangement of children, and single parent families.
Read More...How to Deal With Lust
We live today in a sex-crazed age where unbridled indulgence in sexual passion abounds. Lust is being promoted through the most powerful media ever known to man. Our preoccupation with sex is being used by advertisers to sell their products like the toothpaste ad which states that it “gives your mouth sex appeal”. Another ad sells shaving cream and declares “Take it off; take it all off.” Another sells detergent nicknamed “The Stripper!” Sexual lust seems to be the uninterrupted theme of our society’s entertainment. Americans have adopted the playboy philosophy – “if it feels good, do it — anything is OK, as long as you don’t hurt anyone else.”
Read More...How To Deal With Anger
Man’s first crime was that of murder. Gen.4:8 says “And Cain told Abel his brother, and it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him”. In our own day, we have seen the arrests of mass murderers whose names have become household words. Over 25,000 murders are committed in the U.S. every year. That’s approximately 70 a day! If we were to add suicide (self-murder) and abortions (pre-birth murder), the numbers would be staggering! Violence and killing fill our television and movie screens! Admittedly, most of us will never commit an actual murder. But Jesus is teaching us in this passage that if we manifest unrighteous anger, contempt or slander towards someone else, we have the seeds of murder growing already in our heart.
Read More...The Master Artist
As good as these human artists are at their craft, I want you to direct your gaze to an even greater One. This Artist is not just good. He’s not just great. He’s the best there is! He’s perfect! He doesn’t just produce a work of art that closely resembles what He has in mind. He produces a work of art that is exactly what He has in mind! In fact, no one else is even in His league. He’s far greater than Leonardo Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Rembrandt, or Picasso. This Artist is able to take any piece of canvass and transform it into a masterpiece. In fact, every work He begins ends up as a masterpiece. I’m speaking, of course, of God Almighty!
Read More...The Believer’s Marathon
As difficult and grueling as a marathon might be for a runner, the Bible records another marathon that every Christian must run which is just as challenging. It’s the Christian Life, and it will take just as much discipline, fortitude and determination to snap the winner’s tape in heaven as it takes someone to finish the Boston Marathon down here!
In Hebrews 12:1-2, the main thought is found in the words “let us run.” All the other verbs in this text are secondary. They all spin off of this phrase “let us run.” God is calling us to run the Race of Life! He’s calling us to give the Christian life everything we’ve got, so that one day we will cross the finish line in heaven with joy!
Read More...How To Study The Bible
The Bible is the most popular book the world has ever known. Year after year more Bibles are printed and sold than any other book in the world. In spite of the Bible’s popularity, however, comparatively few people actually read it. In the February 1, 1990 edition of USA Today, a poll taken only three months previously was cited indicating that only eleven per cent of Americans read the Bible every day, and more than half read it less than once a month or never at all. Why would the world’s most widely published and distributed book be read so infrequently?
Read More...How Can I Be Sure I’m A Christian?
I think you will quickly agree with me that there are few questions that are as vital as this one! Whether or not you are a Christian will determine your eternal destiny. Whether you will spend eternity in the bliss of heavenly happiness or in the torments of the damned in hell will be determined by whether or not you proved to be one of God’s own people! With that much at stake, you bet it’s important that you’re SURE that you are a Christian! I want to be of some help to you in determining a solid, biblical answer to this question.
Read More...What Is A Christian?
What is a Christian? In our day and age there are numerous answers being given to that question. Some believe that anyone born in the United States is a Christian. Others believe that anyone who attends a Christian church is a Christian. Still others believe that anyone who lives an honest and upright life is a Christian. All of these definitions are faulty at best and eternally damning at worst.
Read More...Jim Jones and Ted Robinson
Recently I spent some time studying the life of the Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the People’s Temple which received worldwide news coverage after the 1978 mass suicide of 913 individuals in Jonestown, Guyana. What I read fascinated, angered, saddened and terrified me. The more I read, the more I saw definite parallels with Ted Robinson, pastor of Faith Community Church which my wife and I attended from 1980 to 1988. My wife and I rose in the ranks over time to become elders and part of the inner-circle of committed members at Faith Community. As I have studied the life of Jim Jones, I have been shocked and alarmed to observe so many parallels between the two men, but also relieved to find some important contrasts as well; these observations have helped me to formulate some important principles for anyone thinking about joining a church.
Read More...A Weekend With the “Moonies”
One of the characteristics of children that I have always valued is their readiness to take another person’s word at face value. In this respect, there is a wonderful innocence that is beautiful to behold in small children. It is only as we grow to adulthood that we lose that quality. Sooner or later we all must learn that it is not safe to take everyone’s word at face value. There are many people in this world who prey upon the gullible and unsuspecting.
Read More...The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Myth Or Fact?
If someone is able to successfully dislodge the foundation stone of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the whole edifice of Christianity will come tumbling down. The apostle Paul said as much over 1,900 years ago when he penned these words: “…if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins… If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied” (1Cor.15:17,19)
Read More...House Church
If the longing of your heart is to experience church-life New Testament style, then this booklet is written for you. It describes some of the exciting discoveries that the people of Milpitas Bible Fellowship made in the summer of 1996, that radically changed their whole perspective on what it means to be the church.
Read More...New Testament Giving
If it is true that tithing was part of the Old Covenant worship of Israel, and has no practical bearing upon New Covenant Christians, the question naturally surfaces, “what does the New Testament actually teach about giving?” Surely the place for New Covenant believers to begin in their quest to understand God’s revealed will regarding giving is in the New Testament Scriptures.
Read More...Biblical Eldership
Who does God want to lead His church? How is the church supposed to be governed? What is an elder and how is he related to a pastor? What is an elder supposed to do? How can we know who God has called as an elder? These are all important questions that need answering if we are to govern our church according to the will of God. Thankfully, the Bible has not left us in the dark in these important matters!
Read More...The Ministry of Deacons
“You know, Lord, how I serve you with great emotional fervor in the limelight. You know how eagerly I speak for you at a Women’s Club. You know how I effervesce when I promote a fellowship group. You know my genuine enthusiasm at a Bible study. But how would I react, I wonder, if you pointed to a basin of water and asked me to wash the calloused feet of a bent and wrinkled old woman day after day, month after month, in a room where nobody saw and nobody knew.”
Read More...One Church’s Attempt To Obey God’s Word
What would it be like for a church to take seriously its conviction that it must derive its practices solely from the Bible? In some ways the members of Milpitas Bible Fellowship (MBF), a small, non-denominational Bible church located in Milpitas, California, have found the answer to that question.
Read More...Making Disciples
Jesus commanded us to make disciples of all the nations.
Read More...God’s Book
We believe that the Bible is God’s Word.
Read More...Sarah Edwards
My very dear child, What shall I say! A holy and good God has covered us with a dark cloud. O that we may kiss the rod, and lay our hands upon our mouths! The Lord has done it. He has made me adore his goodness, that we had [your father] so long. But my… Read more »
Read More...Jim Elliott
He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliott
Read More...George Mueller
Yes, my Father, the times of my darling wife are in Thy hands. Thou wilt do the very best thing for her, and for me, whether life or death. If it may be, raise up yet again my precious wife – Thou are able to do it, though she is so ill; but howsoever Thou… Read more »
Read More...William Booth
Some men’s passion is for gold. Some men’s passion is for art. Some men’s passion is for fame. My passion is for the souls of men! William Booth
Read More...Charles H. Spurgeon 3
If God lights the candle, none can blow it out. Charles H. Spurgeon
Read More...William Gurnall
Christ needs take no other revenge on a soul for refusing him . . . than to condemn such a one to have its own desire. William Gurnall
Read More...Rowland Hill
If an unholy man were to get to heaven he would feel like a hog in a flower garden. Rowland Hill
Read More...C. S. Lewis 2
Joy is the serious business of heaven. C. S. Lewis
Read More...Richard Baxter
Heaven will pay for any loss we may suffer to gain it; but nothing can pay for the loss of heaven. Richard Baxter
Read More...Charles Haddon Spurgeon 2
I bless my Lord and Master He has given me a gospel which I can take to dead sinners, a gospel which is available for the vilest of the vile. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Read More...Richard Sibbes
It requires not only a power, but an almighty power, to raise the heart of man to believe. Richard Sibbes
Read More...Horatius Bonar
Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another’s life, another’s death, I stake my whole eternity. Horatius Bonar
Read More...Thomas Watson 2
Faith is to prayer what the feather is to the arrow. Thomas Watson
Read More...Augustus Toplady 2
If God gives you St. Paul’s faith, you will soon have St. James’s works. Augustus Toplady
Read More...Martin Luther
The true living faith, which the Holy Spirit instills into the heart, simply cannot be idle. Martin Luther
Read More...John Wesley 2
The church has nothing to do but to save souls; therefore spend and be spent in this work. It is not your business to speak so many times, but to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance. John Wesley
Read More...John Wesley 1
I desire to have both heaven and hell ever in my eye, while I stand on this isthmus of life, between two boundless oceans. John Wesley
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Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset; eternity to the godless is a night that has no sunrise. Thomas Watson
Read More...Thomas Brooks
The great weight of eternity hangs upon the small wire of time. Thomas Brooks
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My name from the palms of his hands eternity will not erase; impressed on His heart it remains, in marks of indelible grace. Yes, I to the end shall endure, as sure as the earnest is given; more happy, but not more secure the glorified spirits in heaven. Augustus Toplady
Read More...William Secker
Though Christians be not kept altogether from falling, yet they are kept from falling altogether. William Secker
Read More...John Calvin
The ground of the discrimination that exists among men is the sovereign will of God and that alone; but the ground of damnation to which the reprobate are consigned is sin and sin alone. John Calvin
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Amiable agnostics will talk cheerfully about man’s search for God. For me, they might as well talk about the mouse’s search for a cat. C. S. Lewis
Read More...John Arrowsmith
In whatever dunghill God’s jewels be hid, election will both find them out there and fetch them out from hence. John Arrowsmith
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