Pacesetters Bible School Newsletter

This will preach, and in fact, it does. Of course, as the narrator tells you, don’t try this at home. It would be dangerous!

(HT: parables of a prodigal world.)

Would God it were only two!
Richard Heyduck of the Bandits No More blog discusses two errors, one committed more commonly by Baptists, and the other more commonly by Methodists. Both errors, he suggests, lead to us preaching less than the full Jesus Christ.
How can we avoid these two errors?

Note: Audio file and player are at the end of the post.
My scripture today is Mark 13:1-10, and I’m reading from my working translation:

1Now as he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at the sort of stones and the sort of buildings here!” 2But Jesus said to [...]

 

 Looking for Signs of the End [14:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This morning’s Running Toward the Goal is on the guidance of the Holy Spirit in witness, which is closely related to the devotional I wrote for Jody’s Devotional List. The devotional discusses “directed paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6) versus “considered steps” (Proverbs 14:15).
In our Bible Pacesetter Radio Program for today we’re talking about the teaching of [...]

Note: This post is taken from the front page of the Gonzalez United Methodist Church newsletter and is used by permission.
I know that Mother’s Day is coming very soon. Instead of just writing to or about mothers, I thought I would just send out a word to cover all parental authority. Let me start [...]

I have posted on the recent Mark Driscoll video on my Threads blog. I’d like to call your attention to that, but I’d also like to ask this:
Does your ministry have a body count, on the part of those ministering or ministered to?

In Philippians 1:15-18 Paul tells us of people who preach the gospel from good motives and from bad, and he concludes that whatever the motives, when Christ is proclaimed, he can rejoice.
In modern times, many people seem to have the idea that even if the motives are pure there is only one basic way to [...]

Consider the way Jesus encountered people and shared the good news with them.
Scripture: John 4
Related links:

God’s Good News for You
What is the Good News?

 

 Personal Evangelism [17:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This has been available in RealMusic format for some time, but I thought it would be worthwhile to provide it as an MP3 and also provide the player. This is a message I presented at our first Firm Foundation Bible Conference in 2001.

 

 What Do I Still Lack?: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

David Warnock has issued a challenge after a discussion about being an “in” or an “out” church. I’m not a pastor, so I can’t speak for churches, but I echo the challenge to all pastors, churches, and members. Will everyone be welcome? Can you be confident of this?
It’s a good thing to [...]