As Pastor of The Essential Church, the Lord has laid it on my heart to pray for a team of pastors to help bear the work of…… Read more “We’re looking for Male and Female Pastors”
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Pastor D.M. Richardson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (dual B.A., History and Music) and an MDiv graduate of Southeastern Seminary (Master of Divinity in Christian Apologetics). Richardson received the call from God to shepherd an internet flock and desires to see the masses come to faith in Jesus. Pastor Richardson is the author of four books: "Short-Sighted Faith: Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS) and the Doctrine of Perseverance" and the new two-book series against the Gospel of Inclusion, the first of which is "Doctrinal Deception: Responding to Carlton Pearson's The Gospel of Inclusion." The second book of the two-book series is titled "More Doctrinal Deception: Bishop Carlton Pearson's Inclusion, Further Examined." Her latest book, titled "Lydia's Heart: The Case for Prevenient Grace," is now available in Kindle and Paperback at Amazon.
“Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3
The phrase “husband of one wife” is one we find in 1 Timothy 3 with regard to the offices of Pastor and Deacons, which seems to some…… Read more ““Husband of One Wife”: Paul’s gender inclusiveness in 1 Timothy 3″
Bible Study: Can a woman submit in the home and lead in the church? (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)
Listen here: We here at The Essential Church have been examining the passages of Scripture that complementarians have used against women in their belief that women…… Read more “Bible Study: Can a woman submit in the home and lead in the church? (1 Corinthians 11:1-16)”
Harvest Sunday 2017 is October 29th
Harvest Sunday is soon to arrive, and we here at The Essential Church are planning for a time of rejoicing in the Lord. We want to send…… Read more “Harvest Sunday 2017 is October 29th”
God’s Good News For Women in Ministry (1 Timothy 1-3)
Message as audio recording: Opening Selection: Give Me Faith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHudYLt6l0 I Still Believe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jtWBNGdzoI Inspirational and Closing Selection: Tear Down the Walls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XKzA9ODyyU 8 I desire…… Read more “God’s Good News For Women in Ministry (1 Timothy 1-3)”
Does John 6 Teach Calvinism? Part 2
The Lord is good, church! Pastor D.M. back here again with continued teaching on John 6. Part 2 continues our quest through John 6 with the…… Read more “Does John 6 Teach Calvinism? Part 2”
Bible Study: John 6, Part 2 continues tonight
We’ve been studying John 6 this week in Bible Study, examining the text for clues as to whether or not Calvinism is present there. It isn’t. John…… Read more “Bible Study: John 6, Part 2 continues tonight”
If you reject meticulous providence: congrats, you’re not a Calvinist
Calvinism is a theological system advanced by John Calvin (for whom Calvinism is named) that says that God is so sovereign that everything is guided by His…… Read more “If you reject meticulous providence: congrats, you’re not a Calvinist”
1 John 2:19: “never saved to begin with”?
Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS), a view I call a grassroots Calvinist movement in the churches, is one that doesn’t believe in the idea that some are…… Read more “1 John 2:19: “never saved to begin with”?”
Bible Study: Does John 6 teach Calvinism?
John 6 is a chapter hailed by many proponents of Calvinism as a “de facto” passage in favor of John Calvin’s theology. And yet, as I teach…… Read more “Bible Study: Does John 6 teach Calvinism?”
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