Several weeks ago The Church at Martinsburg hosted a teaching event centered on prayer. During this time Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church OBX, shared about the five instrumental areas of prayer. I thought this information was helpful and I want to share it with you today. You can read more of Winfield’s writings here. You [...]
Deuteronomy 29:29 – “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” There are days when we all look to God to provide answers, solutions, or direction for various reasons or [...]
I can remember when I was a young boy of having desires of owning a metal detector. I grew up right outside of Petersburg, VA…the home of a rather famous Civil War battle. The thoughts of making some great discovery while roaming through the fields with my very own metal detector used to fill my [...]
God has been moving here in a way that I’ve never seen. The moment I stepped off the plane I knew this was going to change my life, but as the days have passed, I’ve found out why. I’ve seen and experienced things here that I didn’t think were possible, both good and bad. From [...]
Today the team went with Dr. Roy to the Seminary. All of us headed out early to catch the one hour trip to the seminary. The train was overloaded with people, and we were forced to stand the full hour. Upon arriving at the Seminary, Dr. Roy went to teach his theology classes. He then [...]
Written by Jonathan Dodson, Acts 29 Pastor – Austin, Texas The suffering of the Haiti tragedy is immense and heart-breaking, and brings to mind so many questions. Those who claim Christian faith are often the first to question or be questioned in times like these. In a stimulating BBC Magazine article entitled, “Why Does God [...]
Psalm 33:22 “We hope in you.” There are many sources of hope, or at least that’s what culture will tell you. Unfortunately, as you have gone through life you have been let down and hurt, even by those closest to you. Where can your turn for hope and security? As finances, family, friends, vocation, and [...]
Acts 5:42 “And every day, in the temple and from house to house…” What exactly do you do every day? Do you have routines and patterns set up in your life that can easily be discerned by yourself and others? For those in this passage they made a habit of daily meeting together to teach [...]
Acts 4:13 “And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.” What are your defining traits? How would people describe you? After spending a short amount of time with you what would they recognize about you? Your appearance, your speech, your humble demeanor? What must you do in order for others to notice that you [...]