May 2013 – Living Stones Newsletter
Greetings to all our prayer partners far and wide! Thank you for your continuing prayers for God’s blessing on His work to the Church in the greater Rockford, Illinois, region. It is a blessing to hear stories of the times that right when you were praying for us, God was working in our lives and […]
Word of the Day – Solipsism
Solipsism the philosophical idea that only one’s own mind is sure to exist. The worship of self, extreme pride.
Matthew Henry
Interesting … another Presbyterian (reformed) in my life… this one from the grave but his writing’s on and of scripture continue to influence me greatly. Confessional and a Puritan and very relevant to today. His writing was consulted by Whitfield, Spurgeon and many others through the history and legacy of great preachers. Today the first […]
Dead to the Law
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, […]
A Common Theme
Who consoles the pastor in his dark times?? I sat today waiting to face the judge. Normally there is a young couple or a single mother at my side fidgeting in nervous anticipation, today I was all alone, waiting my turn. As I sat there I asked myself “Who consoles the counselor?” and then “Why […]
July 2012
Top 10 lessons of July 2012: 10. Mission Teams are different based on leadership. 9. The Church was not built on technology, it was built face to face. 8. Words mean something. We must be accountable for our words. 7. Just because someone says they are an “elder” doesn’t mean they are. 6. When God […]
Top 10 Lessons of June
Top 10 lessongs of June 2012 (so far): 10. Good people do stupid things (sin) and bring damage to themselves. 9. Denial is not just a stage… it is a lifestyle. People that know something is sin, still find themselves doing it and blaming others for it, or ignoring it etc… 8. People attack when […]
Embarased
Yeah it happened, I was driving the church van and had someone pull along side me just as I sneezed into my hand … I am sure I was red-faced and looking for a kleenex or something to … yeah gross. I looked up and there was a young couple staring at me and laughing […]
The Letter
Got a good but sad letter today from a Christian brother that is struggling through the consequences of his sin. His letter ends with one question “Pastor, How do I know 100% that I have received Jesus as my Savior?” So many people have been given a false hope of “asking Jesus into their hearts.” […]
Joy vs. Sorrow Hebrews 13:17
It seems in the last two years our little part of the Church has gone through great trials. We have seen lots of people come and lots go. We have had to practice Church Discipline on some and impose some restrictions on others until they either repented of their sin or left. It is not […]