Tag: Bible

The only way the moral filth of this world won’t control us is if the Word does instead. The spiritual growth, the sanctification happening in your church is God using his Word.

If physical Bibles are flying off the shelves and Bible apps are being downloaded in record numbers, then why aren’t people engaging with their Bibles more? And what can church leaders do about it?

All the other pieces of armor are for defense. Only a sword – the Scriptures – has been given to us for offense.

To embrace the Bible’s authority means that it is our source of bedrock truth.

How the Bible fuels evangelism

Recognizing the Bible as literature opens us up to a fuller appreciation of the holy book than if we treat it like an instruction manual or to-do list. The Bible is a bibliography of genres, including poetry, song, lament, prophecy, history, narrative, parables, letters, dreams, and so forth.

The International Orality Network is working to develop strategies for reaching oral cultures worldwide with the message of the Bible.

The impact of 1,000 sermons from my pastor still shapes the way I interpret and live the Bible.