September 12, 2024
Our beloved brother and church member Jim Butcher has passed away and we want to celebrate his life and ministry as a former elder, group leader, counselor, therapist, peace maker, and more in our congregation. Please RSVP so we can plan for food and the service. Meanwhile, please keep us in prayer as we mourn and prepare this service to give thanks to God and glorify His name.
January 4, 2024
The New Year has begun! Let's read through the Bible together from cover-to-cover in 2024. Pastor Matt has made a unique reading schedule for the church.
Tags: thru, read thru bible, plan, schedule, 2024, through, reading
December 30, 2023
Our desire is to resource families with the family discipleship resources that will support families as they study through the Bible together following the Kids Church schedule.
by: Erika Jones | Categories: Kids Church Lessons
December 28, 2023
Our desire is to resource families with the family discipleship resources that will support families as they study through the Bible together following the Kids Church schedule.
by: Erika Jones | Categories: Catechism and Discipleship Tags: kids, discipleship, family, children, Catechism, quarantine, covid-19, resource
December 23, 2023
With Christmas upon us, here is a short reading from theologian Stephen Charnock (1628 – 1680) on the power of God manifest in the birth of Christ. Oh come let us adore Him!
Tags: Christmas, incarnation, Charnock, Hypostatic union, power
September 22, 2023
In this post, Pastor Chad Vegas of Sovereign Grace Bakersfield reflects on how we ought to biblically view women married to pastors in our churches.
by: Guest Blogger Tags: pastor's wives, women, married
July 8, 2023
In the introduction of my sermon last week (July 2, 2023), I got into Independence Day, secular culture, Pride stuff, slavery, and racism. After the message, I was asked a question about something I said about Lincoln.
by: Matt Jones Tags: history, racism, slavery, Lincoln, July 4, Juneteenth, abolition, Emancipation, Independence
May 3, 2023
This blogpost provides readers with a list of books for learning about people of color in church history with an emphasis on Black and African heritage.
by: Matt Jones | Categories: Reading Tags: Early Christianity, African American, Black Church, church history, global, Multiethnic
April 27, 2023
Here is a short reading list of racial history for those working in urban ministry in North America…
by: Matt Jones | Categories: Reading Tags: urban, white flight, CA, LA, racism, race, california, ministry
March 3, 2023
Does Ephesians 2:8-9 teach us that faith is a gift from God? In short, yes. The longer answer is unpacked in this blogpost.
by: Matt Jones Tags: salvation, calvinism, monergism, faith, gift, Ephesians