Teaching God's eternal Word in Boonville California

This is amazing! A wonderful, accurate and touching presentation of our problem and Love’s solution, all packed into a very worthwhile 4 minutes. Turn up your speakers.   sondaji Read

What does the Bible say about Hell? Is it a real place or just an idea? Where you fall on that question is of paramount importance. In Hell and the Gospel, Greg Koukl brings this vital doctrine into sharp focus. Excerpt: People don’t mind Christians who love Jesus. You’re welcome to Him and to your [...] Read

Click here to read pt 1. Click here to read pt 2. The following is part 3 from the chapter Expository Teaching in A Pastor’s Manual on Doing Church – pp78-79   Expository Teaching – What It Is ehemiah makes clear for us the work of expository teaching. The people of Israel had been providentially [...] Read

This Sunday, July 1st, marked an extraordinary day at Valley Bible Fellowship! It was extraordinary because Valerius Maximus, friend of Cornelius the Centurion, came in full battle gear to share with us what is was like on that day when he oversaw the crucifixion of a most unusual and innocent man, Jesus of Nazareth. To [...] Read

Evangelical Christianity is grounded in the Protestant view of Scriptures. In particular that the Scriptures are uniquely the Word of God, having been inspired of the Holy Spirit in the original autographs. Christian doctrine and practice are grounded in this fundamental presupposition. Included in inspiration is the idea that God has adequately, accurately and understandably [...] Read

Reggae music is enjoyed by many and for various reasons, and the Rastafari movement has penetrated the American consciousness. What do Rastafari’s believe? After all, they use the Bible and believe in God – Jah. Boonville has enjoyed the good vibrations of the World Music Festival for several years. We’ve enjoyed talking to many people [...] Read

One thing that stands out crystal clear in Paul’s articulation of the gospel in his epistle to the Roman church is that the gospel that he preaches begins, and is founded on, a very complete and careful explanation of condemnation – the righteousness of God and the unrighteousness of mankind. Not only does he say [...] Read

ARTICLE XXV – Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics – 1978 We affirm that the only type of preaching which sufficiently conveys the divine revelation and its proper application to life is that which faithfully expounds the text of Scripture as the Word of God. We deny that the preacher has any message from God apart [...] Read

Editors note: This is the first in a multi-part series on the necessity and power of expository teaching, particularly but not exclusively focused on pulpit ministry. The text of the series is from one of the Editor’s contributions to the book, the article Expository Teaching pp76-80, A Pastor’s Manual on Doing Church, 2002, 21st Century [...] Read

“Once in a while you will stumble upon the truth but most of us manage to pick ourselves up and hurry along as if nothing had happened.” – Winston Churchhill  And then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by [...] Read

ome of us make a habit of grabbing a verse, giving it a good shake, and squeezing its scrawny neck until, in desperation, it gasps out what we want it to say. It has been well said that, “A verse without a context is merely a pretext.” There is a verse that is so ingrained [...] Read

Dr. Paul Henebury has developed a very useful tool, a “wrench in the toolbox,” in helping us figure out to what degree our doctrinal beliefs are actually supported by Scripture. Here are the important follow-on applications of the Rules of Affinity. Positive Applications. Negative Applications (1). Negative Applications (2). Clarifications on the Rules of Affinity. Read

Turn up your speakers, click the link and enjoy! The words and tune of this 19th century anthem, Before the Throne of God Above, recently brought to life again, have been working a powerful ministry of late. Written by Charitie Bancroft (an Irish woman, twice widowed) in 1863, and originally titled, “The Advocate”, the words [...] Read

“nd to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:  ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot. ‘So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, [...] Read

“The life of man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams but in active charity and in willing service.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow But Jesus called them to Himself, and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is [...] Read

Most of us have read CS Lewis, but have you ever wondered what his voice sounded like? Now you can. Lewis was recorded delivering some of his talks on the BBC radio during WWII to the people of England .идея за подарък Read

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities – Dr. David Instone-Brewer. What does the Bible ACTUALLY say about divorce and remarriage? How do we as pastors adhere faithfully to God’s revelation and minister that truth to the mess and pain of real relationships that are broken? What are the real grounds [...] Read

“I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only that I see it, but by it I see everything else.” — CS Lewis Read

Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach – Kenneth Keathley How do we earnestly and honestly deal with the clear teachings of Scripture that show that God is truly sovereign over the entire universe, over people and over the salvation of individuals, and those that show that humans have real responsibility before God for moral choice [...] Read

The “Man Up” conference at Harstone 2012 was superb! Doug Thompson of Middletown did a really great job of encouraging Biblical manhood, which is Spirit dependent, without puffing up chest-pounding male pride. Great music/singing, great food, great fellowship and great teaching! What more could a man ask for? Read

A shining example of the transforming power of God’s grace departed from this life to be with his Savior. Chuck Colson, Nixon’s “hatchet man” of Watergate infamy and then powerfully changed by God’s indwelling Spirit, died this week at the age of 80. As a child of the Watergate era, I devoured Colson’s book, “Born [...] Read

I’ve noticed a troubling twist in a few conversations with believers, and it shows up when one tries to engage these particular folks with the certainty of the nature of God from the Scriptures. They balk at the idea of Scriptural boundaries and doctrinal precision about what the Triune God is and is not. Further [...] Read

Every Christian has doctrinal commitments, beliefs that are near and dear and which guide one's thoughts, actions and attitudes. Have you ever stopped to consider how connected these beliefs are to what the Bible actual says? Have you wondered if there is a way to detect the degree of connectedness between your beliefs and what the Bible actually says? In this article, Dr. Paul Henebury of Veritas School of Theology lays out a very helpful set of Rules of Affinity.

Many treat the Bible like putty. A classic indicator that this is happening in your Bible study is when the question is asked, "What does this passage mean to you?" Just add the Spirit, and it can be molded into almost anything at all. In this article, Greg Koukl highlights a non-Christian abuse of the Scriptures routinely done by many Christians.

Halloween and paganism are, for some reason, irrevocably linked in some Christians’ minds. However, this should not be so, for modern secular Halloween and paganism actually have very little to do with each other. The Halloween that is celebrated today in the United States is a day when children and adults alike dress up and [...] Read

Wednesday, Sept 28th, 6:30pm Come and learn as Tom Meyer combines history, research, explorations and personal experience of living in the Land of the Bible for 1,000 days to reveal fascinating information concerning the archeology and geography of Israel. You will learn- Information to equip you concerning the archeological, geographical, and historical features of the [...] Read

We experienced a very exciting and moving day this past Sunday afternoon. Our fellowship held a baptism at the home of one of the families in our church. The water was cool but hearts were warmed by the love of the Lord and appreciation for the support of everyone present to witness this important day. [...] Read

Recently our fellowship has been enjoying singing a great anthem, written by Michael W. Smith. It’s a touching tribute to the power and efficiency of the scriptures to impact the life of the believer who heeds the ancient words. Click here to listen and watch Ancient Words in Youtube. Enjoy! Read

Once in a while even CNN gets it right. In this intimidating and sobering article, Author: More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians, John Blake nails it! He says that the Christianity that most teens raised in churches get is not orthodox and living. It is a ‘moralistic therapeutic deism.’ This is a wake-up call on how [...] Read