Do you need the Church?

Alone time with God is important. No. It’s essential! But can spiritual transformation as intended by God occur in isolation? Is it enough to rely on quiet time with God?  Or, do you need other believers to be all that God intends for you to be? How important is the community of believers to spiritual [...]

Seven Ways to Pray for Your Shepherd

1. Pray that God would give your shepherd a discerning mind. Your shepherd needs to discern who the sheep, swine, wolves and dogs are so that he know how he and the church should respond.
2. Pray that God would give your shepherd thick skin. Critics can be merciless, and Judas-like friends can be even crueler. [...]

Ministry with Grace and Truth

Our world is a broken place filled with broken people and I often get a front row seat to the brokenness people experience. Gratefully, I have even been able to help some find their way through their trials.  There are times when I feel inadequate to encourage people through their pain. But God always gives me [...]

Does God hate visionary dreaming about the Church?

Steve Cornell
In view of the current reshaping of the role of government in America, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book “Life Together” would make great reading and discussion material for Church leaders. Bonhoeffer passionately pursued a recovery of the visibility of the church in the midst of the demise of Christendom. He might not be considered an inadequate guide [...]

A Neglected Ministry in the Church: Watching Over One Another

by Steve Cornell
Those who turn to God to receive His gift of salvation can be confident that God will forgive them for their sins and preserve them as His children all their days on earth. This great truth has been titled, “The perseverance of the saints.” It is the belief that all who genuinely experience [...]

Missional Living: Four considerations

“Christianity without Mission is Christianity no longer.”  John R. W. Stott
I. The Model: The Incarnation- John 1:1-3, 14; 17:18; 20:21; II Cor. 8:9; Philippians 2:3-10 “A Kenosis mentality for mission”
cf. I Corinthians 9:19-22 “Culturalizing without compromising”  “Permeation without contamination” “Identifying without losing our identity”
Two needs:
1.) to break out of the safety of our Christian [...]

“Watching Over One Another” (Hebrews 3:12-14)

by Steve Cornell

Hot Tub Religion

by Steve Cornell
In the summer of 1990, my wife and I had the privilege of attending a conference in southern California at the church led by Dr. John MacArthur. One afternoon on that memorable occasion, we were invited to the home of the Academic Dean of the Master’s Seminary (His brother was a former professor [...]

Ministry in the Context of Western Culture:

–Challenges and Opportunities–
America is a pluralistic society rich in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural diversity. We (Christians) welcome this diversity and recognize that the gospel is meant for all nations and peoples on earth (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; Heaven itself will be inhabited by people “from every tribe and language and people and nation” Revelation 5:9). [...]

Two Kinds of People in our Churches

AudioLink: http://www.millersvillebiblechurch.org/_audio/The%20Older%20Brother%20(Pt%209%20of%20Anatomy%20series)%2011-16-08%20.mp3

Two types of people or two paths people choose:
(based on Tim Keller’s book: “The Prodigal God”)
“Now the tax collectors and ‘sinners’ were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.’” (Luke 15:1-2)
Let’s talk to religious people:
The [...]