Last Sunday, August 28th, 2022 The Village Church (TVC) in Flower Mound announced their pastor Matt Chandler was going on a leave of absence for discipline and developmental reasons related to inappropriate direct messaging interactions with a woman in the church. I am saddened and sobered by this development.
COMMENTS ON DOBBS
WALK WITH INTEGRITY IN OUR HOUSE
This week a report was released about gross and horrifying mishandling of sex abuse allegations by the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Executive Committee. Frankly, I find this report incredibly disheartening. I can’t imagine the pain of these victims and how it tainted their view of God and His Church.
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | ABIGAIL GASSER
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | NOAH SMITH
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | ALIAH ROBBINS
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | LILY DAO
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | NOELLE ZEDWICK
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | SHAWN DAO
ADVICE FOR LISTENING TO PREACHING (PART 4)
Preaching is explaining and applying the Bible. The Bible calls us to “preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2). We need to read the Bible, but sitting at home alone reading it is not sufficient for a healthy spiritual life. Every Christian needs the preaching of God’s Word. Therefore, we need a renewed understanding of preaching as a spiritual discipline or a means of grace. Spiritual disciplines are biblical habits that promote spiritual growth. These biblical habits are how God pours out his grace in order to conform us to the image of Jesus (Romans 8:29). If preaching is a means of grace, how can everyday Christians be equipped through listening to the preaching of God’s Word?
PREACHING AS A MEANS OF GRACE (PART 3)
Preaching is explaining and applying the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation we see that communication of God’s Word leads to life. In fact, the biblical model of someone experiencing new life and being born again is through the avenue of the preaching of God’s Word. Therefore, the Bible itself calls us to “preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2). We need to read the Bible, but sitting at home alone reading it is not sufficient for a healthy spiritual life. Every Christian needs the preaching of God’s Word. Therefore, we need a renewed understanding of preaching as a means of grace.
PREACHING DEFINED (PART 2)
If the Bible comes from inside God and is thus truthful and useful to equip us for good works, then what should we do with it? 2 Timothy 4:2 says we are to “preach the word.” We are to proclaim or herald the good news of the Bible. It is truth and it teaches us how to live faithfully. We should urgently tell the world what it teaches. People need to know, therefore the church has a mission to “preaching the word.” But, what does preaching really mean?
PREACHING FOR EVERYDAY CHRISTIANS (PART 1)
It is common to wonder about the role of sermons in the lives of everyday Christians. Why do pastors spend so much time preparing a weekly sermon? Wouldn’t it be better if he spent more time in meetings with teams of leaders, counseling the hurting, building relationships with visitors, or discipling young believers?
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | ABBY HERRINGTON
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | HEATHER LYTLE
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | SARAH LARA
BAPTISM TESTIMONY | VIOLET TAYLOR
POSITION ON RACE AND RACISM (PART 3)
When we are in pain over what has happened to us, we need hope for a better future. We need hope in the Lord that things will not always be as they are. 1 Peter 1:13 explains we are to acknowledge the realities of this broken world, but also hope in the world that is to come. It reads, “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
POSITION ON RACE AND RACISM (PART 2)
POSITION ON RACE AND RACISM (PART 1)
God has created all humans in his image. Therefore, all people, no matter their race, are equal in their dignity. Biblically, it can be argued that different races, nations, and cultures begin as a curse at the Tower of Babel. However, the Bible also celebrates diversity because God promises to bless the nations, the Church is called to evangelize and disciple the nations, and all ethnicities and nations are represented in Heaven…