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The five finger plan of salvation was devised by Walter Scott as he systematized the steps of faith, repentance, baptism, remission of sins, gift of the Holy Spirit, eternal life. The five finger exercise of the plan of salvation has gone through considerable revision through the years. The plan had steadily gone [...]
Matthew | April 4, 2008
As we are studying the book of Genesis the dream narrative is repeated multiple times. Often God is communicating through dreams to the individuals. As one surveys the Biblical text, one notices that through dreams God speaks His will to the people. Genesis 20:3 “But God came to Abimelech [...]
Matthew | April 2, 2008
It seems that in the current church environment there are rivalries between ministers. It seems unfortunate but some ministers write up, spread rumors, and engage in defamation of other ministers because of envy and jealousy. Some ministers are territorial. Fortunately I have been blessed with a minister who is supportive and wise. [...]
Matthew | March 28, 2008
Yesterday at FHU I had a wonderful experience with Dr. Woods. A few weeks ago we received our mid-term tests back. I had a respectable grade of 92. As I was passing the test back in, I made a little comment of, “Dr. Woods, this is funny that the question I felt [...]
Matthew | March 20, 2008
He was a small man with a huge heart. He taught me Counseling within the church context. On the scale within the church from progressive to conservative, he was definitely on the progressive side. The amazing part of the story was that he had a brother within the church who [...]
Matthew | March 14, 2008
This week I have been given some thought to the doctrine of the covenant in the book of Genesis. Really I am writing a paper on the covenant concept as seen in the Genesis records. The doctrine of covenant is a controversial concept in the religious world. The theology behind the nature [...]
Matthew | March 7, 2008
In these prayers, Jeremiah gives voice to the people. He shows the people how to emerge from victimization, to express their experience, and give meaning to the suffering. Jeremiah’s torrent of charges against God seems incredibly sacrilegious. He accuses God of being unjust in the management of the world. “Righteous art [...]
Matthew | March 5, 2008
Elders say, “We want you to visit the members more.” The minister says, “I will visit as much as possible.” He does. The members says “I hope that minister does not drop by unannounced.” Visitation is a difficult discipline to practice because some people are annoyed by the minister coming over [...]
Matthew | February 24, 2008
This morning I will be starting a three piece series on the story of God. The lessons will focus on the foreshadowing of the Old Testament with the Light revealing the truth behind the scenes. In the “Divine Embrace” the book explored the idea that spiritual development comes from connecting to the story [...]
Matthew | February 19, 2008
In the desire to be relevant and up-to-date in reaching out to the community, a minister can teach about the outdated methods of the past by pointing out their diminishing effectiveness. The young upstart minister following some of the new styles for outreach will discourage door knocking and personal studies in the home as [...]
