In Monday’s A Chapter A Day (II Corinthians 5), we were reminded of a few central truths about our role in kingdom building. Namely that: .. Christ reconciled us to himself and declared that one of our ministries is that of “reconciliation.” (v. 19) We are ambassadors for the gospel to a lost world. (v. 20) God often makes his appeal of the gospel to the lost world through us. (v. 20) Of course, you can be a minister of reconciliation to Christ at home, in your...
I’m not sure if you follow tennis, but the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, Wimbledon, was just completed. Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina won the men’s and women’s finals, respectively. You might be amazed that over the course of the event more than 237,000 people attend, 23,630 pizzas are served, over 50,000 plants are on display, and players have to follow a “predominately in white rule” in regard to their clothing and accessories. How about the...
Did you know that across the next week there will be a host of Inglesiders traveling throughout the country? All told, this month 106 people from our church are sharing the gospel, encouraging church plants, interacting with people from other faiths, ministering to refugees, and growing in the word at camp. Let me share a little more about each group so you can lift them up to our Father as you pray this week. Mission Trip to Portland, Oregon (July 9-16) This team of 6 left on July 9...
In his ground-breaking book, The Purpose Driven Church (1995), Rick Warren recounts a study he made of the 100 largest churches in the United States. He writes: “Although I discovered that large, growing churches differ widely in strategy, structure, and style, there were some common denominators. My study confirmed what I already knew . . . : Healthy, large churches are led by pastors who have been there a long time. I found dozens of examples. A long pastorate does not...
