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Some Good Apologetics Books
We are doing a short sermon series at Fellowship Raleigh titled, ‘Why Believe.’ After this I am excited to get back to Ephesians verse-by-verse. Anyhow, we are asking 4 questions: 1- Why believe in the Resurrection of Jesus, 2- Why believe in the Bible, 3- Why believe in hell, 4- Why believe in the church.…
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Dat Multi-Ethnic Church Dude
If heaven is multi-racial why are 92.5 percent of the churches in America mono-racial? Why is Sunday morning the most segregated time of the week in our country? The sermon I was privileged to preach last week at Fellowship Raleigh has profound implications for the multi-ethnic vision of our church, which is located in downtown…
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Bible Translation Visual
Here is a helpful picture to think about Bible translations. We currently use the ESV at Fellowship Raleigh on Sunday mornings. Someday we may switch to the NASB. I like to read and listen to the NIV. Sometimes I enjoy the NLT too. So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him,…
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Thinking Christianly About Halloween
Of course there is nothing inherently wrong with dressing up in costumes for fun and walking around the neighborhood with our kids and their friends to get lots of candy. Most of us probably need the fun and friendly neighborly interaction and the exercise of walking wouldn’t hurt us either. However, let me ask, what…
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Why I Love Expositional Preaching
Tomorrow morning I will finish teaching through Genesis 1-3 verse by verse. I am absolutely 1,000 percent committed to the teaching and preaching style known as “Biblical Exposition.” I want to talk about that for a quick minute and then recap the Genesis series.
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What God Did With My 20’s
I just turned 30 on June 9. Kristin made it a great week with cool surprises and helping me celebrate with some of my closest family and friends. God was undeservedly and exceptionally favorable toward me in my 20’s and I thought I would just document that here to His glory. Interestingly, as I reflected…
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4 Discouraging Lies We Believe About Work
This Sunday I preached from Genesis 2:15-17. We unrolled the blueprint of Genesis and observed how we are called (particularly men) to be cultivators and keepers/guards of life and beauty wherever God has put us. What often holds us back are 4 discouraging lies we believe about work.
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Christians, Sabbath, & Sunday
As I prepare to preach on the 7th day of creation where we see God resting from his work, the Lord’s Word has got me thinking about Sabbath & resting. Should Christians take a Sabbath? To responsibly answer this question I feel that I must ask two other questions first: 1- What is OT Sabbath…
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Balance in Evangelism
Not sure whether Christians should be doing relational evangelism, cold contact evangelism, or both? Here are some thoughts….
Pastor Matt Schoolfield 