Over the past couple of Wednesday nights, I have been teaching in a series that I have given the title, “Discipleship In a Digital Age.”  We’ve been taking a serious look at how our faith should impact our online habits and our use of technology. With the rise of the digital age, church leaders mustContinue reading

Last week, I began a four part series that I’ve given the title, “Discipleship in the Digital Age.”  Technology is a wonderful tool when kept in its proper place and when seen in its true light.  However, it can also become a weapon that the enemy uses to war against our soul when too muchContinue reading

I am so glad that you all are joining me tonight for this four part series that I have given the title, “Discipleship In a Digital Age.”  Over the next few weeks, I want us to take a serious look at how our faith should impact our online habits and use of technology. With theContinue reading

Over these past eight weeks, we have considered how God’s Word was given by revelation.  God revealed His Word to man, which means that we didn’t stumble upon the knowledge of God.  He chose to reveal Himself.  We also considered how His Word was given through inspiration.  God moved the authors of Scripture to writeContinue reading

I want us to spend the next couple of weeks looking at how the Bible came all the way from manuscript to me, to this nice English translation that I hold in my hand.  The processes that we will consider are known as transmission and translation.  These words describe the process by which various scribesContinue reading

Over the last two Wednesday nights, we’ve been considering the subject of canonicity which simply refers to how we know that we have the right books.  The word ‘canonicity’ means rule or standard of measurement.  Over time, the word ‘canon’ also came to mean a catalog or list—used in this case to describe the authoritativeContinue reading

You’re familiar with the phrase ‘rule of faith.’  The rule of faith is the standard of sound doctrine.  Over time, ‘canon’ also came to mean a catalog or list—used in this case to describe the authoritative list of books that make up the Bible.  In our study thus far, we’ve considered doctrines such as revelationContinue reading

What do we even mean when we refer to the ‘canon’ of Scripture? The canon of Scripture is the list of all the books that belong in the Bible, the list of books recognized as those worthy to be included in the Old and New Testaments.  The word ‘canon’ comes from the ancient world andContinue reading

Truly, there is no book in human history that has been more treasured than the Bible.  And yet at the same time, there is also no book that has been attacked more than the Bible.  It is divine in its origin, and the spiritual forces of darkness that want to keep humanity in darkness opposeContinue reading

No other book on earth can compare with the Bible.  It stands alone from all the other books that have ever been written because it alone is the very Word of God with the power to transform individual lives and entire cultures.  It is the truth of God that has been revealed by God toContinue reading