How to Raise Great Kids in Today’s World Ephesians 6:1-9 In 2002, only 9 percent of adults said the children they saw in public were respectful toward adults. In 2004, more than one of three teachers considered leaving their profession or knew another teacher who quit. The reason? Students’ “intolerable behavior.” So said Public Agenda, a nonprofit and nonpartisan research group. In 2005, 70 percent of people surveyed said, “People are ruder than they were 20 or 30 years ago.”… Read more
May 7, 2018
#ChurchDV Is A Necessary Topic for Discussion in the SBC
May 7, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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#ChurchDV Is A Necessary Topic for Discussion in the SBC Church domestic violence is a necessary topic for discussion in the Southern Baptist Convention. As we approach the upcoming 2018 Annual Meeting in Dallas, there could never be a better time to address this issue as a convention. #MeToo and Male Church Leaders The #MeToo movement has come to affect evangelicals. First, powerful men in Hollywood were exposed for their mistreatment of women. Then politicians from Washington who had mistreated… Read more
May 4, 2018
Learning to Rejoice With Christ
May 4, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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Learning to Rejoice With Christ There are times in life when one takes time to enjoy. The birth of a child. An adoption. A birthday. When one graduates. Life is a journey full of experiences – some helpful, some wonderful, and some painful. But joy can happen at other times as well. The fourth way to be a Christian STAR is to rejoice. When you behold Jesus, you are looking to Jesus and you are holding onto Jesus. You serve… Read more
May 3, 2018
By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra
May 3, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra By Which We Are Saved by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra, is a book that is designed to help Christians share the Gospel with confidence. The structure of the book is similar to a companion book I Have Some Good News. Yet each book serves a different purpose. I Have Some Good News, is a book that can be given to anyone who wants to know how to have a relationship with… Read more
May 2, 2018
I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra
May 2, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra I Have Some Good News by Preston Condra and Kelly Condra, is a book that can be given to anyone who wants to know how to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. The structure of the book is similar to a companion book By Which We Are Saved. However, this book is an extended evangelistic tract, written to provide the reader everything one needs to know to have a… Read more
April 24, 2018
Learning to Be a Christian STAR in Today’s Culture
April 24, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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Learning to Be a Christian STAR in Today’s Culture Before there were the modern “star search” shows, there was Star Search. Ed McMahon was best known as Johnny Carson’s sidekick, but he also hosted Star Search, a program where aspiring actors and musicians perform before a live audience, hoping for stardom. Ed McMahon was the forerunner to American Idol, The Voice, and America’s Got Talent. Before these contests, there was Star Search. In Philippians 2, Paul is on his own… Read more
April 23, 2018
The Dreamer With a Misunderstood Call
April 23, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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The Dreamer With a Misunderstood Call Genesis 37:2-11 Joseph is a young man when God starts to reveal His will through dreams. It didn’t help matters that Israel favored Joseph more than the other brothers – he was the favored son. “Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons because Joseph was a son born to him in his old age, and he made a robe of many colors for him.” (Genesis 37:3, CSB) Joseph innocently told his brothers… Read more
April 19, 2018
Learning to Thrive in This Life by Trusting God
April 19, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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Learning to Thrive in This Life by Trusting God “For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.” (Philippians 2:13, CSB) Perhaps you are familiar with the “Trust Fall.” This is an exercise in which you set up two lines of people parallel to one another. One person stands on a stump and falls back. As they fall, the first people in the line catch the person. They move… Read more
April 18, 2018
Learning to Share
April 18, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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Learning to Share You connect as a Christian by belonging Jesus. God helps you work out your salvation by first introducing you to Jesus who saves you. That happens as the Holy Spirit leads you to someone who knows Jesus. “Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Philippians 2:12, CSB) The first way to be… Read more
April 17, 2018
Jesus Christ SuperSTAR
April 17, 2018 By Jim Erwin
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Jesus Christ SuperSTAR In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s interpretation of the Gospel account, Jesus is considered a Superstar. Some of you may watch a version of his play this Easter which is entitled Jesus Christ Superstar. Today I begin a new series entitled “How to Be a Christian STAR.” I want to give you an overview of how to be a STAR. To be a star in life, we need to look to Jesus. I am beginning this series on Easter… Read more
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