Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 8) 11 Sep 2009 Cities of Worship It is in this one area particularly that we see most evidently the effects of the Fall. All men were created to worship and each seeks…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 7) 10 Sep 2009 Cities of Cultural Development The ideas of diminished Fundamentalism may say otherwise but God is not against culture. Nor are “culture” and “worldliness” the same thing. Let’s start by…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 6) 9 Sep 2009 Cities of Refuge God commanded Israel that as they settled in the Promised Land they were to set aside six cities that were to be given to the Levites…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 5) 7 Sep 2009 The City as God’s Invention This is the picture that the Bible paints for us of the city. God instituted and established the idea. In fact He gave directives to…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 4) 2 Sep 20097 Sep 2009 The New Jerusalem As Abraham sojourned in Canaan so all Christians sojourn here on this earth. The apostle Peter referred to the Christian as a “temporary resident” (refugee cf. 1…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 3) 1 Sep 20097 Sep 2009 The City of God vs. The City of Man Babylon was a corrupt nation and one of the greatest (i.e. largest) cities in the ancient world. The words of their…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 2) 31 Aug 2009 The City of Man vs. The Semi-Nomadic Life The Bible records for us a period in the history of God’s people where they were not city-dwellers. Post-Garden life saw…
Uncategorized God’s Heart for Urban Centers: A Biblical Theology of the City (Part 1) 14 Aug 2009 Like all subjects the Bible has something to say regarding the topic of the “city.” My introduction identifies several of the major Biblical texts that touch on this…
Uncategorized 35 Strategies for Fighting Sin (Part 4) 7 Aug 2009 (1) Pray Preemptively About Temptation Temptation comes at us when we least expect it. It catches us off guard and tries to blindside us. In the heat of temptation we…
Uncategorized 35 Strategies for Fighting Sin (Part 3) 6 Aug 20096 Aug 2009 (1) Safeguard the Marriage Bed Sexual sin and divorce are as rampant among the church as they are among the world. The Christian can easily fall prey to them if…
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