Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation for Children
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 : By Eric Farr
If your children have been intrigued by the messages and movie clips about Martin Luther and the Protestant reformation over the last two weeks, I highly recommend Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World by Paul Maier. As with all of Maier’s children’s books, this one is historically accurate and beautifully illustrated.
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World
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Reformation, Part 2
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 : By Dan Miller
Today we continue focus on understanding the reasons for the Reformation by answering questions which were posed after Part 1 of this series. What is the difference between the way Roman Catholics and Protestants view salvation (justification), santification, sacraments, and Matthew 16:13-20? How do I talk with a Roman Catholic about these differences? How did the Roman Catholic church grow out of the early church to wield the level of authority that it did in the day of Martin Luther? How did Rome become a religious center and where did the name “Roman Catholicism” come from? Was Martin Luther the only one to uncover the problems of the Roman Catholic Church? …
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Reformation, Part 1
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 : By Dan Miller
Did you know that October 31 is called Reformation Day and marks the anniversary of the “official” beginning of the Protestant Reformation? On October 31st in 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the University Church in Wittenberg Germany. The 95 Theses were a consolidation of Martin’s disagreements with the Roman Catholic Church regarding the sale of indulgences. Today we will seek to better understand the reasons that led to the actions of Martin Luther as well as the implications of that day has in our lives now. MP3 download.
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A Reformation Primer…
Friday, October 24th, 2008 : By Dan Miller
In preparation for Sunday’s message, in which we will examine the reasons for the Reformation, I stumbled across a blog that Pastor Eric posted in Nov. of 07.
Enjoy
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How to Communicate the Gospel
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 : By Hugh Williams
Note: what follows is not the approach we’re teaching in the Gospel Conversations class, but it’s good for a chuckle from the Jollyblogger:
The truth of the gospel is the principle article of all Christian doctrine… Most necessary is it that we know this article well, teach it to others and beat it into their heads continually. — Martin Luther
Just for fun… any captions you’d add to this picture?
“Have you ever heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?”
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Audio Books for Under $10 (the Bible too!)
Friday, June 13th, 2008 : By Hugh Williams
ChristianAudio.com is having a $9.49 sale on lots of downloadable books from June 13-22.
One notable inclusion in that list is the The Listener’s Bible NIV, narrated by Max McLean. If you don’t have a Bible you can listen to, here’s a great chance to pick one up at almost 90% off. This is no cheesy production — I have McLean’s ESV reading and it’s fantastic. I highly recommend McLean’s work.
Some others:
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ChurchWorks: Who You Are, Part 3
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 : By Dan Miller
What do you picture when I say the word “identity?” Most often we think about a person in terms of their characteristics, a type of mental snapshot like tall, short, loud, quiet, harsh, gentle, etc. There are times we lump the identity of people together, and they form a type of group identity. Over the last two weeks, we have been working through characteristics that form the identity of a true Church. Today, we will discuss two more features in a God-owned church from I Thessalonians 1:8-10.
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Tradition
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 : By Tom Holbrook
Today we discuss the topic of tradition. How does tradition in a people of faith come about and what priority is tradition given in relation to Scripture?
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graceTALK, October 2006
Sunday, October 29th, 2006 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Q1 (1:38): Acknowledging that Christ is our only hope (not man or political parties) and that God is sovereign over all things, what is the view of the Grace Fellowship Leadership Team on the church’s role in politics or political activism? What Scriptures can you point us to in support of your answer?
Q2 (7:45): I have friends (christians) who think Halloween is of the devil and no Christian should have anything to do with it. I have other friends (also christians) who dress up and go door-to-door and think nothing of it. Which approach is right?
Q3 (20:52): The Bible speaks of the possibility of sin being passed on to several generations. …
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