Posts Tagged ‘Apostle Paul’

  • Let Your Life Be A Good Example For Others
    Be A Good Example For Others By Zac Poonen When Paul called the elders of the church in Ephesus to bid farewell to them, notice what he told them in Acts 20:17-35. He reminded them that he had been with them for three years (Acts 20: 31) and that he had preached to them...
    by at September 10th, 2009 at 09:09 am
  • Called By God
    Being Mother is Calling By Zac Poonen There is a lot of difference between “a profession” and “a calling”. Let me explain what I mean. Suppose there’s a sick child in a hospital and a nurse looks after it for 8 hours on her shift-duty. That nurse then goes home and forgets all about that child. Her concern for that child was only for 8 hours....
    by at July 31st, 2009 at 01:07 pm
  • You are the Salt and Light of the world
    By Bill Shuler Pastor, Capital Life Church Newsweek magazine’s sensationalist cover story, headlined, “The Decline and Fall of Christian America,” was, in my view, the result of an underlying agenda that caused the article to draw the wrong conclusion. The article did, however,  prompt me to consider the fact that Christians must never be complacent about their...
    by at April 20th, 2009 at 08:04 am
  • Ten Ways Jesus Changed the World
    By Bill Shuler Pastor, Capital Life Church 1. He split our calendar in two: B.C. and A.D. 2. He showed us God is love. 3. He refused a crown to bear a cross. 4. He occupies no grave. 5. His sermon on the Mount set forth the highest standard for how we should live. 6. He modeled forgiveness in a world of stone throwers. 7. He transformed fishermen and tax collectors into...
    by at April 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am
  • The Sufferings of Christ
    By Zac Poonen What did Paul mean when he said, “In my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions” (Col.1:24)? Was there anything lacking in Christ’s sufferings? Certainly not. He cried, “It is finished” on the cross. What then did Paul mean by saying that he had to complete what...
    by at April 3rd, 2009 at 07:04 am