First, we must have an appreciation for who the Holy Spirit is and how He functions within the Godhead. In the Great Commission, Christ affirms the deity of the Person of the Holy Spirit by stating the one singular Name of the triune God: “…baptizing them in the name...
October 12-14, 2021Manvel Bible Chapel It is with grateful and overwhelming hearts to report on this year’s 2021 Workers and Elders Conference. This annual event (always on the week of Columbus Day in October) was suspended last year due to Covid. We were unsure of...
I have often been asked: “Why do people leave a church?” or more specifically our church. The answer could win one the Christian Nobel Peace Prize, if there were such a thing. Yet, the question is quite valid. I would like to make a few suggestions. First, our...
“What Difference Does the Fear of the Lord Make?” “The fear of the Lord” is a truth which is often missing in action today. In our local churches, we are often characterized by independence from God rather than dependence upon Him. In short, we notice this both individually and corporately. This explains the rationale for […]
We could all use some salt of encouragement to increase our spiritual thirst in our Christian journey. This was precisely the tenor of the 2017 Workers and Elders Conference, hosted October 10-12, by Northridge Bible Chapel in North Carolina. We were treated with daily considerations of Peter, whose life was littered with impetuousness, overestimated resolve, […]