Fundamental Truths

In just about everything in life, mastery of the fundamentals is essential to success. This fact applies whether you are a beginning surgeon, musician, athlete, artist, etc. This also applies when it comes to the world of ideas; specifically, those ideas which have to do with the area known in philosophy and theology as epistemology: [...]

Is God’s Word Working in Me? 1 Thessalonians 2:13

A wise commentator once said, “Solemn responsibility rests upon those who hear the Word of God mediated through Spirit-filled preachers. It is tragically possible to be so preoccupied with the person of the preacher, or so prejudiced by proud or obstinate thoughts, that the Word becomes only words” (Airhart).Such words are very true and very [...]

“No Griping Allowed” – Dr. Robert Anderson

We live in a nation so blessed by physical wealth, yet we Christians still seem to manage to be some of the biggest gripers about what we don’t have or when things aren’t going our way. Please join Dr. Bob Anderson, filling in for pastor Don Ebel of Bethel Baptist church in Portland, Oregon, as [...]

“Trustees, Mothers, Fathers” – 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

It was suggested in last week’s sermon (the thanksgiving of Paul for the Thessalonians) that the apostle Paul planted the seeds of several themes he would cultivate throughout the rest of the letter. We come now to that first theme: the integrity of the apostles. Because it is dealt with right out of the gate [...]