Storming the Gates of Hell!
So when Jesus says, "on this Rock I will build my Church", was he indicating that the Church would be planted in the heart of that demonic capital, a Church that would storm the "Gates of Hell" and take the ground of a perverse Pagan city such as Caesarea Philippi for the Kingdom of God?
Read MoreStapled Fruit
A man and his wife had an apple tree in their front yard that always produced rotten apples. Every year the apples would develop, every year the fruit would be inedible to its core. One year, he came up with a brilliant idea. He went to the grocery and bought a crate of beautiful good apples. While his wife was not looking, he removed all of the rotten apples and stapled the good apples to the tree. The next morning he encouraged his wife to behold the tree. She was delighted; her tree was filled with beautiful good apples. Image courtesy of pamsclipart.com In the sermon this week, Jesus...
Read MoreThe Biblical Qualifications for a Bishop
This teaching focused on the nature of the bishop's call, the Biblical qualifications for bishops and Diocese search process.
Read MoreYou give them something to eat!
This Sunday we heard about Jesus feeding the 5,000 from Matthew 14:13-21. In the sermon (listen), we heard a challenge to spiritually feed the 5,000+ people living within one mile of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Almost 80% of them are not actively involved in corporate worship at any local congregation. Over 49% do not even consider themselves spiritual people. Do we have any compassion or care toward this large crowd who lives around us? During the sermon, I read a challenging letter to our congregation. Let me give you a little background to help with understanding the significance...
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