James’ 3 Key Principles to Help Us Grow Through Conflict
In a world of chaos and pain, we are not alone like the rest of the world. We have the Creator of the universe who is writing a unique story for each of us. The reality is that without conflicts in...
View ArticleWhy Presenting Everyone Complete Is Crucial for Church Growth
It was three years ago, that I came to this body for the first time, candidating to become Youth Pastor. When I was initially candidating, there were a lot of great things about the church that...
View ArticleThe Colossian Church Is Recognized by Faith, Love and Hope
“Thanksgiving & Prayer” or “Thankfulness & Spiritual Attainments” One of these two titles is common in your Bibles, over verses 3 through 8 of Colossians 1. The passage reads as follows: “We...
View ArticleReading Colossians 1:28-29 and the Thoughts That Follow
This Sunday, I have been given the task of finishing chapter one of our Colossians series. You may remember an earlier post regarding our church’s mission statement based on Col. 1:28, “To Present...
View ArticleThe Importance of Striving to Present Everyone Complete
Over the past little while, we’ve been working through Colossians chapter one. Today, we will be concluding this chapter. This Colossians series really started with a re-focus on our mission statement...
View ArticleRidding Our Lives of a Checklist Christianity Mindset
The following is a sermon based around the concept of asceticism, using Colossians 2 as a central text. INTRODUCTION: As you may already know, I am a Canadian. Though I’ve only been living in the...
View ArticleChan Gives Warning that Young Pastors Should Practice What They Preach
Young pastors are constantly trying to come up with better techniques for teaching Biblical truth. I subscribe to a dozen podcasts, listen to audio novels and keep a keen eye out for any practical...
View ArticleThe Importance of Being Like a Watchman, Waiting for Dawn to Break
This Sunday is our quarterly Youth-Led Worship Service and I’ll be preaching. As I said yesterday, our Preaching Team has been going through a few of the Psalms to bridge our Colossians series and our...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Value and Benefits of Crying Out
This past Sunday I preached from “A Song Of Ascents” from Psalm 130. INTRODUCTION: For those of you who may be new to Peninsula Grace, our Preaching Team has been going through a few of the Psalms over...
View ArticleWhat Are You Struggling to Surrender; Stuff, Status, Sin or Self?
A few weeks ago, we held our quarterly youth-led service. It’s a great time for our students who have committed to our ministry team program, to use those practical services to the body within the...
View ArticleA PASTOR SHOULD PREACH
The Gospel Is a Pastoral Prerequisite. What DOES the pastor do all week? Well, a pastor should preach. Paul wrote to Timothy, “…devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to...
View ArticleA PASTOR SHOULD TEACH
Another Pastoral Prerequisite. Paul wrote to Timothy, ““…devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.” (1 Tim. 4:13) Yesterday we discussed a pastor’s preaching...
View ArticleWHAT HAPPENS BEFORE YOUR PASTOR’S SERMON?
It’s Not Just About Preaching. Have you ever sat listening to a sermon and wondered, “How did he come up with all that?” or “What happened this week to lead him to this topic?” Pastors often have a...
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