In Colossians 4:2, the Apostle Paul asked his Christian audience to pray for him that he would have open doors to proclaim the Gospel. What makes this request so intriguing is where Paul was at the time when we made this request. He was in prison. He was confined to a jail and mostly likely […]
Jeff Horch
Let your light shine
In Matthew 4:16, Jesus commands us to let the light of Christ that is in us shine to those around us. Now Jesus had just spent verses 14 and 15 telling his disciples what light does–it shines. So why does he then need to command us to let our light shine in verse 16. It […]
Five Reasons Not To Worry
In our series, Overcoming Anxiety, we are looking at the words that Jesus spoke about worry in Matthew 6. In verses 25-32, Jesus gives us a command not to become anxious or worried about our life and tells us five reasons why: There is more to this life than the physical (verse 25) Jesus begins […]
Four Benefits to Memorizing Scripture
Last night I had the privilege of briefly sharing at our Awana end-of-year ceremony which honors our students for their hard work in memorizing their verses and completing their books. And I shared with the students and parents four benefits of memorizing Scripture: Knowing God’s Word gives us encouragemennt and hope Romans 15:4 says, “And […]
Resources for Sharing the Gospel
During our 3-week Sunday School class in January on ‘How to Share the Gospel” we shared several resources we can use in sharing with someone the message of salvation. Here are links to some of those presentations plus some additional resources: Gospel Presentations Bridge Illustration (Navigators.org) One-Verse Evangelism (Navigators.org) Steps to Life (evangelismexplosion.org) Know God […]