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  • 5 Things I Didn’t Know about Martin Luther (Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation)

    You’ve probably heard that October 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s protest of abuses surrounding the Roman Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences. Luther’s publication of his 95 theses on 10/31/1517, which included Luther’s public offer to debate the topic, is generally regarded as the start of the Reformation movement. Today, every…

  • Jesus Gave Thanks (Why we should give thanks too)

    The letter of First John includes a number of profoundly simple statements. One such statement is this: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.(1 John 2:6 NIV) This simple statement is a powerful and daunting truth—to live as Jesus lived. Amazingly, Jesus, the Creator inside a human body, gave thanks. And…

  • Download House Church Reflections E-Book

    In April 2010, my wife Holly and I helped start a church that meets in our home in Montgomery, Alabama. For several reasons that decision was, by far, the most difficult one I had made in my life and has, to this point, been among the most fulfilling. As that church’s fourth anniversary was approaching,…

  • Love Feasts (W.E. Vine’s Notes)

    “agapé (ἀγάπη, 26) is used in the plural in Jude 12, and in some mss. in 2 Pet. 2:13; RV marg., “many ancient authorities read ‘deceivings,’” (apatais); so the KJV. The love feasts arose from the common meals of the early churches (cf. 1 Cor. 11:21).

  • Re-Thinking Paul’s Teaching on the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)

    Paul’s teaching regarding the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 is a commonly misunderstood Scripture. Often, this misunderstanding has contributed to significant division among believers and Christians. Let’s reexamine this important text together. The Text 17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. 18…

  • Christian Fundamentals Series – Lesson 2 Questions

    Bible study questions for Lesson 2 of my series entitled Christian Fundamentals.

  • Church Notes: Lord’s Supper Thoughts – Bread of Life

    These are my notes in preparation for our 11/13/2011 church meeting. Leader: Tim Harris Assignment Today’s assembly will be focused on praying through our list of requests and aimed at growing in prayer. Our Lord’s Supper thoughts will be focused on Jesus as the bread of life. Lord’s Supper Notes

  • November 14 – The Upper Room

    Reading Luke 22:14-21, 23-30 John 13:1-21 Matt. 26:22-25; John 13:22-35 Luke 22:31-34; John 13:36-38 John 14:1-31a Luke 22:35-38 Matt. 26:20; John 14:31b Matt. 26:31-35 Devotional As the Jewish day transitioned from Wednesday to Thursday (Jews measured days from sunset to sunset), Jesus and His apostles met in the upper room, that Peter and John had…

  • Timing of the Last Supper and Crucifixion

    One of the most intriguing and difficult topics I’ve studied in the past year is the timing of the events surrounding Jesus’ death and, in particular, the meal which is commonly referred to as the Last Supper. When did Jesus eat the Last Supper? Was this meal the Passover? After learning what I found, I…

  • How Often Should we Have Communion? (Lord’s Supper Frequency)

    How often should Christians observe the Lord’s Supper? Practice varies between churches. Let’s examine the Scriptures and also look at some insight from other early Christian writers regarding what they did. The Acts 20:7 Debate Probably the best starting point for examining the Scriptures on this subject is to look at Acts 20. For most…