“‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you.’ So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him” (Luke 8:39 NIV84). “People pay attention when they see that God actually changes persons and sets them free. When a new Christian stands up and tells how God
Author: Gary Combs
Turning on the witness light
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8 ESV). “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people
Put off thy shoes
“Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground” [God speaking to Moses] (Exodus 3:5 KJV). “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here” [Moses speaking to God] (Exodus 33:15 ESV). “We get so used to God’s absence that we
Prayer isn’t a footnote.
“Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.’” (John 3:5-7 ESV). Have you
Witnessing and Christian growth
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8 ESV). “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we
Countering our culture of consumerism
“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Jesus, Luke 12:13-21 ESV). “Compared with their grandparents, today’s young adults have grown up with much more affluence, less happiness and much greater risk of depression and assorted social pathology… Our becoming much better
Working out the virtue that God is working in
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus… work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” (Philippians 4:5, 12-13 ESV). The combination of our culture’s embrace of relativism and postmodernism has made the pursuit of virtue
How true beauty reflects God’s glory
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised” (Proverbs 31:30 NIV84). “Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. …A man ought not to cover his
Winning the war for godly masculinity
“But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Timothy 6:11-12 ESV). God’s design for masculinity is under attack in today’s culture. The media, the education system, and the new radical feminism are combining with other cultural influences
Happy 20th Birthday WCC!
“Now, brothers and sisters, we ask you to appreciate those who work hard among you, who lead you in the Lord and teach you” (1 Thessalonians 5:12 NCV). Twenty years ago we held our first public worship service at Wilson Community Church on Sunday, January 26, 1992 at Forest Hills Middle School. I was thirty-three