by jbrackbill | May 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
A few years ago now we studied through Galatians 5:16-24 together as a church and we saw very clearly that the fruit that ought to be increasingly evident in the life of a believer in Jesus is the fruit that only the Spirit of God can produce in us. According to...
by jbrackbill | Jun 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
How would you describe the wicked? Or for that matter, the righteous? In Psalm 14:4 we are given a mark of the wicked. Here it is: They “do not call upon the Lord” (14:4). So a mark of the wicked is prayerlessness, therefore necessarily a mark of the...
by jbrackbill | Nov 5, 2014 | hymns, Uncategorized
Recently we memorized 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 together as a church. Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. What an important reminder that as followers of Jesus we are graciously...
by jbrackbill | Sep 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
This last Sunday we considered the first petition that Jesus prayed explicitly for the future church. In other words, the first petition He prayed for us as disciples of Jesus. The petition was “that they may all be one.” The unity that Jesus was praying...
by jbrackbill | Sep 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Sunday we broke away from the Genesis series and considered the promise of Christ’s return. How easy it is to go about our daily lives in earth bound and worldly focused ways. A major evidence of growing in grace is the grace of God transforming us to be...
by jbrackbill | Sep 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
This last Sunday we considered the first petition that Jesus had for His eleven true disciples: “Keep them in Your Name” and by extension all those who trust in Christ alone for salvation. It is a wonderful truth that if you have trusted in Christ you are...