God made gender to be a good gift to benefit creation and humanity, but today’s scene within and without the church has used it to browbeat…… Read more ““By their gender”: the flawed label of women teachers, preachers, and pastors as false prophets”
Tag: New Testament
Gifts and Offices: Gender-Based or Divinely Willed?
One of the foremost debates on women in ministry pertains to the office of Pastor (what the Scriptures refer to as “overseer” or “bishop,” as the KJV…… Read more “Gifts and Offices: Gender-Based or Divinely Willed?”
Headship in the Church: understanding male and female in relation to Christ
One question I encounter often with regard to male and female genders in the church is the following question: “How can a man lead in the home…… Read more “Headship in the Church: understanding male and female in relation to Christ”
“Husband of One Wife,” Part 2: Christian Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7
Praise the Lord, church! Pastor D.M. here, back with another teaching on our “Husband of One Wife” series. Tonight’s Part 2 addressed Christian divorce: a…… Read more ““Husband of One Wife,” Part 2: Christian Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7″
Dear Tennessee Baptist Convention, Scripture is not driving your view of First Baptist Church Jefferson City; tradition is.
Dear Tennessee Baptist Convention (TBC), I just received word of your recommendation regarding First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, and let me say that I’m quite saddened…… Read more “Dear Tennessee Baptist Convention, Scripture is not driving your view of First Baptist Church Jefferson City; tradition is.”
Exchanging the truth for a lie: “God or Jesus never addressed Homosexuality in the Bible”
I had a run-in this week with a person on social media regarding my post on Leviticus 20:13. The individual wrote in response to my post something…… Read more “Exchanging the truth for a lie: “God or Jesus never addressed Homosexuality in the Bible””
Bible Study: “Husband of One Wife,” Part 1: Widows Can Remarry
Praise the Lord, church! In this Bible Study, we take a look at the phrase “husband of one wife” to show why the phrase has been…… Read more “Bible Study: “Husband of One Wife,” Part 1: Widows Can Remarry”
The Deadliest Member (James 3:1-12)
Opening Selection: Every Praise by Hezekiah Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuZMg6NVeA Intermediate Selection: Speak Life by Toby Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeBv9r92VQ0 Inspirational Selection: I Need You To Survive by Hezekiah Walker…… Read more “The Deadliest Member (James 3:1-12)”
Harvest Sunday 2017 Sermon: Don’t Knock the Basement: God is at Work in the Small Stuff (Galatians 6:7-9; James 5:7-8)
Audio Message: Note: To read the written sermon, you can find it beneath the worship videos. Opening Selection: Made A Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnrYaDPcig Selection 2: God’s On Your…… Read more “Harvest Sunday 2017 Sermon: Don’t Knock the Basement: God is at Work in the Small Stuff (Galatians 6:7-9; James 5:7-8)”
“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″
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