Posts with the tag “grace-for-your-day”

Before attending Seminary, I served as youth minister at a church in Tennessee where the congregation was very encouraging to me but they had some strange ideas. For example, one elderly woman was ada...  Read More

In Psalm 86 David is fleeing for his life from a band of ruthless men.  He is on the run for his life and he calls out to God all day long for help.  He is weary and in major distress. David calls out...  Read More

As we have gone through this recent series on “The Christian & Civil Disobedience,” several people have asked the question “What can we do to help the government today?” Obviously, the Bible tells us ...  Read More

Several weeks ago, I gave a summary of how the apostles died during our study of church history. Afterwards, several people asked if I could send them a copy of it so here it is:Bartholomew was nailed...  Read More

On the wall of my house hangs a framed page from the Geneva Bible which was published in 1560. The significance to it is that it was the first English Bible printed with study notes and it was largely...  Read More

Every year, the last Sunday in October is set aside as “Reformation Sunday.” It is a day when Protestant churches all across the world remember the five solas of the Reformation.Sola Scriptura (Script...  Read More

In his commentary on the Book of Hebrews, A. W. Pink writes:Hebrews 13:13 has ever been a great favorite with those who have started “Come out” movements. It has been used, or rather misused, again an...  Read More

All throughout history, Christians have been known for being a very compassionate people. For example, one historian named Alvin Schmidt points out that the spread of Christianity stopped / slowed dow...  Read More

The Bible has a lot to say about the importance of listening to God. For example, consider the following passages:Deuteronomy 6:4 says:Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.Proverbs 8:33 s...  Read More

When is our faith demonstrated the most? In good times or bad times? In days of sunshine or days of rain?The answer is both because our faith should be demonstrated every single day of the week. No ma...  Read More

We have been in the Hall of Faith since January 22 of this year and, as we have studied it, we have discussed the lives of 12 different people. Their names are as follows:AbelEnochNoahAbrahamSarahIsaa...  Read More

How firm is your salvation? Is there anything that can mess it up?If you lived for 100 years, do you think it would still survive? If you lasted for a millennium, do you think the Lord could still sus...  Read More

In his radio program entitled “The Bible Study Hour,” the Presbyterian Pastor James Montgomery Boice once said:When you begin to think of Rahab, you realize that not only was her salvation miraculous ...  Read More

One of the greatest joys in ministry is to support other like-minded churches in the spread of the Gospel. Our Vision Statement says that it is our mission “To proclaim grace upon grace to Chilliwack,...  Read More

One of the strangest events in the Bible is the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac. For years, Abraham had waited for a child to be born to him. Genesis 12:4 says that he was 75 years old when the ...  Read More

In his book, Twelve Extraordinary Women, John MacArthur says:Let’s be honest: there are times in the biblical account when Sarah comes off as a bit of a shrew. She was the wife of the great patriarch ...  Read More

Abraham is considered to be the father of the Jewish faith because he trusted in God in spite of tremendous difficulties. Just a brief overview of his life demonstrates that he had a strong confidence...  Read More

In the Fall of 2015, Grace Fellowship Chilliwack conducted its first public services in the basement of a home in Chilliwack. After several meetings, the small congregation determined that they would ...  Read More

The Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 is divided up into four sections:The antediluvian and diluvian period which covers the lives of Abel, Enoch, and Noah (verses 3-7)The patriarchal period which covers th...  Read More

The opening lines of our Vision Statement state that: Our vision is to proclaim "grace upon grace" to Chilliwack, British Columbia and to the ends of the earth. John 1:16-17 says, “For of His fullness...  Read More

According to the Chamber of Commerce’s website, the most popular New Year’s resolutions from last year are to eat healthy, get more exercise, and save money. The same website also said that 84 percent...  Read More

Approximately 700 years before John the Baptist was born, he was prophesied about in Isaiah 40:3-5, and he was commissioned to be the forerunner to Jesus, the Promised Messiah.  He was sent to testify...  Read More

John 1 has been called “the greatest specimen of religious thought ever penned by the hand of man.” It answers the question “Who is Jesus Christ” in just a few short verses and yet what is says is so ...  Read More

Hebrews 11 has been referred to by many names. For example, it has been called “The Hall of Faith,” “The Heroes of Faith,” “the Honor Roll of Faith,” and “The Westminster Abbey of Scripture.” However,...  Read More

 We have been in the Book of Hebrews since the month of February as a church. As we have studied it, we have discovered that there are five warning passages in it that are as follows: A warning agains...  Read More

According to a recent Lifeway Christian Research article, only 3 out of 4 Christians have started attending their church again after it closed down due to COVID. The article cited several reasons for ...  Read More

As we continue our journey through the Book of Hebrews, this week we come to Hebrews 10:4 which says: For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. This is a very interestin...  Read More

We have been studying the Book of Hebrews since February now as a church and there are several themes that have been repeated continually throughout the book. One of them is the topic of “blood.” In c...  Read More

The tabernacle was one of the most sacred places in the Old Testament. From the time of Moses all the way up until the time of Solomon, it was the location where the Jews went to worship the Lord. Sin...  Read More

The New Covenant is one of the most precious truths in the Bible. It tells us how God made a promise with us in order to save us through the death of His Son and the gift of the Holy Spirit. However, ...  Read More

In our studies in the Book of Hebrews, we have been talking about how Jesus is our priest. In fact, the word “priest” appears 36 times in the letter and is talked about in seven different places (chap...  Read More

On April 12, 1885, Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, England entitled “The Man Christ Jesus.” It began this way: “Consider how great Melchizedek was.” There ...  Read More

Melchizedek is a very interesting figure in the Bible. He is only mentioned twice in the Old Testament (Genesis 14; Psalm 110). However, he would later have a major impact on the Book of Hebrews as th...  Read More

Abraham is considered to be the father of the Jewish faith because he trusted in God in spite of tremendous difficulties. Just a brief overview of his life demonstrates that he had a strong confidence...  Read More

 In Hebrews 6:4-6, the author of Hebrews issues one of the strongest warnings ever given in the Bible. In his own words, he says:For in the case of those who have once been enlightened . . . and then ...  Read More

In John 5 Jesus meets an invalid in Jerusalem and heals the man and commands him to pick up his mat and walk.  The Jews heard about this and noticed that this happened on the Sabbath and they persecut...  Read More

One of the scariest things for some Christians is the thought of losing their salvation. They live in a constant state of fear because they believe that they will wake up one day and discover that the...  Read More

The Book of Hebrews is an interesting book because, on the one hand, it is full of deep doctrine. It talks about some subjects that really stretch the mind but, on the other hand, it is very practical...  Read More

Webster’s Dictionary defines religion as “the belief in or worship of God.” It also describes it as “any system that assists mankind in the belief in or worship of Him.” In other words, it is the purp...  Read More

The Puritans had an unusual way of writing books because they would take one verse from the Bible and write 300 pages on it. They would take one small portion of Scripture and then publish an entire b...  Read More