Consider Jesus and our Heavenly Calling

Tonight’s Bible study on Hebrews 3:1-2 looks at yet more reasons to hold fast to faith in Christ instead of religious tradition. You can listen to the study here. Hebrews 3 1-2 ConsiderJesus

Planned Parenthood’s activities increase breast cancer rate more than anything else Komen Foundation does decreases it. For Komen to give into PP’s campaign of lies and pressure to give them money would be like Mothers Against Drunk Driving letting Budweiser shake them down for funds.

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Of the many incongruities arising from last week’s savaging of the Susan G. Komen Foundation by Planned Parenthood and its minions, the greatest single seeming incongruity is the disproportionate attack on Komen in light of the paltry sum of money involved.

Planned Parenthood is a $1 Billion per year organization who stood to lose $600,000 in Komen grant money. Organizations routinely loose that much money, and more when grants are not renewed, and they are organizations for whom $600,000 is the difference between life and death for the organization.

For Planned Parenthood, the loss of Komen funding represented 6/10 of 1/1000 of their budget. So what’s going on here?

It wasn’t the money at issue, it’s what Komen’s support means for the organization. Planned Parenthood makes their money performing abortions, mostly on young people. Former Planned Parenthood clinic director, Abby Johnson, tells of how the corporate model at PP was…

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Great Things He Has Done

Tonight’s Bible study was looking at Hebrews 2:10-18, at the greater things Christ did for us that you might not have thought about before. Hear it here:
Hebrews 2 10-18 GreatThings

Undoing America’s greatest mistake in history

On this weekend’s anniversary of the greatest tragedy in American history, I encourage you to take some time to peruse this website, to pray, and then to take some action as God leads to help bring about the real change that is needed.

God’s Final Word – Hebrews 1:1-3 Sermon audio

Tonight we began a passage-by-passage study through the New Testament book of Hebrews. The message on the opening of the book can be heard here, in English and Romanian. Hope it blesses you.

Merry Christmas from Romania

A Romanian Christmas Carol recorded at our home in Cluj, Romania on Christmas Eve 2011, with some of our friends from the church. The carol proclaims “I bring you good news–Born is the Savior, the Lord, the Redeemer–Jesus.”
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Christmas Caroling Video

Our church in Cluj, Romania has a Christmas caroling team going out in the city every evening this week to sing about the coming of Christ into the world and share the gospel with people. Here’s a clip of some of that ministry that took place this evening at the city hall.
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The True Meaning of Christmas

My annual Christmas devotional greeting video looks at what Christmas is really all about (not about charity, love, and kindness, but something that results in those things), and about how to truly have a Merry Christmas.
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New Romanian worship song

Here’s a video of a new original worship song from our church in Cluj, Romania. Words and an English translation appear below.
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Doamne, Tu esti bun, si-ndurarea Ta tine in veci
Lord, You are good, and Your mercy endures forever
Doamne, Tu esti drept, si-n dreptatea Ta pacatu-mi ierti
Lord, You are just, but in Your justice, You forgive my sins.
Doamne, Tu esti sfant, tot pamantul e plin de slava Ta
Lord, You are holy, the whole earth is full of Your glory
Aleluia, Aleluia, Aleluia, Aleluia, tot pamantul e plin de slava Ta
Hallelujah…. the whole earth is full of Your glory

The False Hope of False Teachers

Tonight in our home fellowship study through 2 Peter, we were in 2:15-22, looking at the false hope of false teachers, who are like empty wells and clouds without rain. You can hear the study here, in English and Romanian.

Thanksgiving Celebration Service Video

Here’s a video with clips from Sunday’s celebration of Thanksgiving, including some worship music and a significant part of the evangelistic Thanksgiving message that was preached (in English and Romanian).
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What is Your Passion in Life? Do you serve a worthy master?

What is your passion in life? A passion for many things enslaves us to unworthy masters. A passion for Christ sets us free from being controlled by lesser things, and lets us become servants of a Master who earned that place in our lives, buying it at an infinite price. What’s more, He makes His servants shareholders in the glory that is coming to Him for all that He produces through our labor for Him.