by Brian | Dec 20, 2011 | Events
Just a heads up: we’ll get together again like we did on black Friday for a “coffeehouse” hangout. This time it’s Saturday January 7 at 7:30 pm. Same place as usual (H.S. Auditorium). It would be good to have the time together before people go...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2011 | Monday Study Notes
Last night we looked at how John describes what our relationship with sin should be as believer’s in Christ. We mainly focused on 1:5-2:2. First, in 1:8 & 10, we looked at John’s description of people who are claiming to not have any sin, and not to...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2011 | Book Recommendations, Books, Resources
Many of you know that the pastors at Calvary Philly always recommend the writings of C.H. Mackintosh, the Irish pastor from the mid-1800’s. He’s just great–kind of like Spurgeon but a lot shorter and easier to read. I can literally say I have never...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2011 | Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
A sneak preview of Monday Night’s study–John’s logic in 1 John 2:1 and its implications for believers: Jesus Christ is the Righteous One. And He is our “advocate” before the Father. The Father is God. God is the offended party “if...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2011 | Spiritual Life
This post follows yesterday’s, where we looked at the similarities between the accounts of the temptation of Eve in Genesis 3 and Joseph in Genesis 39. First we looked at similarities in the stories (both situations involved someone given authority with one...
