Greetings in the LORD!!
Welcome to "his lavish grace." I certainly don't mean to imply that anything I say is worthy of comparing to his grace, but I do want to be refreshing for anyone who comes here to read about what God is doing in my life and my church.
As with anything that is new, I expect at least a few content changes along the way, but in the beginning, what I would like to do with this space is provide some helpful thoughts to encourage all of us to grow in the grace of Christ. This will probably include the following:
- Mondays - I will offer some follow up to Sunday's sermon to hopefully drive the word deeper into our hearts and help with living out the truth of the text that week.
- Tuesdays - This is primarily my day to study, but I would like to share some thoughts about what I am reading in God's word. Next year I am hoping that we will read through the Bible as a church, and this would be the time when I would encourage our church in the reading for the week.
- Wednesdays - "Doctrine of the Day" We could all use some frequent reminders of some of the foundational truths of our faith. And there are some doctrines that we may never think on but are still necessary for our spiritual health.
- Thursdays - As a level of accountability but also to expose us all to some great writers, I think this day might be when I provide a book report on what I am reading each week. I love to read, but it is easy to let this discipline slip if I do not have a challenge to keep me going.
- Fridays - This is officially my day off, but it is also the day I love to check all my favorite blogs to see what's going on in the world. I figure while I am at it I might as well link a few for you as well.
- Saturdays - I know this is not a very busy day of surfing for most of us, but I hope this can become a time prepare for our gathered worship on Sundays. So, I will provide a brief preview of the sermon on Sunday. That way when we come to the preaching of the word we have already begun to let the text soften our hearts.
- Sundays - No blogging.
Anyway, these are just some ways that I want to be an encouragement to as many as I can. I would love to hear your thoughts on how I might make this more useful to you, so please feel free to offer suggestions or ask questions anytime...
Grace and peace,
Chris
Wow, looks very interesting and first of all I need to disagree with you. You do have a lot to say and I, as well as many others, need to hear how God is using you and your ministry.
ReplyDeleteMay God Bless all you say and do.
I am so excited about this blog! The irony is I redid my blog layout Tues. & in doing so accidently lost your old blog page link.. I was going to email you for it today but I got your Fb message. :-) can't wait to read the posts! I am doing this on my cell now but when I can I will add this to my blog list. Whoo hoo! We miss you guys. - April
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I will be monitoring your blog and look forward to future postings. I especially liked "Sunday - No Blogging". Take care and may God bless you and your family.
ReplyDelete-Steve (from the other "Steve and Angela")
Bro. Chris, I'm not so sure I'm into this 'blogging' but I do read the comments posted. The verse you quoted was Proverbs 27: 15, "A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike." You must be using one of those modern translations as the King James version says, "A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike." Now there is a great difference in a 'quarrelsome wife' and 'a contentious woman". There are many women who are not married but who can be 'contentious', as could a man. I know that both 'wife' and 'woman' in some instances come from the same root word. But in today's world there is a destinctive difference in a woman and a wife. So I think the older translation (King James) is correct and just wanted to make the point that the words of the Bible are very, very important.
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