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Peter in HD 17: One Little Word That Makes ALL the Difference

By Danny Avila July 13, 2018Bible Study

One Little Word That Makes ALL the Difference | Your most influential, inspirational, impactful life-message—greatest chapter of your story—will come not out of your successes, but out of your failures.

White Horse Inn: Unity & Diversity in the Body of Christ

By Danny Avila July 12, 2018Bible Study

Unity & Diversity in the Body of Christ | Are today's American churches fulfilling the Great Commission or creating homogenous silos filled with like-minded people of roughly the same age, political persuasion, and demographic profile?

Ask Pastor John: Universalism Distorts the Grace of God

By Danny Avila July 10, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Church Dynamics, Culture / Society, Theology

Universalism Distorts the Grace of God | The great irony is that the effort to extend grace to all persons ends up undermining grace to any persons. It’s counterintuitive and requires some explanation.

Peter in HD 16: Let There be No Doubt

By Danny Avila July 6, 2018Bible Study

Let There be No Doubt | Peter would make good on Jesus’ offer by literally putting his life on line as he stood before thousands, and thundered these words!

Ask Pastor John: Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him?

By Danny Avila July 3, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Encouragement, Theology

Is God Glorified in Those Who Reject Him? The hallelujah to God’s glory will rise forever and ever, both for the mercy experienced at the supper of the Lamb, and for the judgment that falls upon those who have rejected that mercy and dishonored God in unbelief. Nothing I say or mean by the sentence “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him” is intended to contradict any of that, but only affirm it.

WWUTT: What Does the Bible Say About Social Justice?

By Danny Avila June 29, 2018Bible Study

What Does the Bible Say About Social Justice? The message of social justice is this: "You owe me, and I deserve to be compensated!" The message of the gospel is this: "You deserve death, 'but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord'"

Peter in HD 15: The God of the Surprise

By Danny Avila June 29, 2018Bible Study

The God of the Surprise | This one story exemplifies why I sometimes refer to God as “The God of the surprise” when a "useless" man was filled with hope.

Ask Pastor John: Isn’t the Joy-Centered Life Just an Emotional Roller Coaster?

By Danny Avila June 26, 2018Ask Pastor John, Bible Study, Christian Recovery, Discipleship, Encouragement, Equip, Theology

Isn’t the Joy-Centered Life Just an Emotional Roller Coaster? When all is said and done, and we have reflected on as many wonderful biblical realities as we can, and we have cried out with David for the restoration of our joy, our biblical lot is to wait for the Lord. We are not to despair. We are not to dictate to God how long he will be concealed. We are not to become angry and not to take our eyes off Christ in his word, but to wait.

WWUTT: What is a Faith Healer?

By Danny Avila June 25, 2018Bible Study

What is a Faith Healer? Why aren't today's "faith healers" clearing out hospitals, or on the scene after natural disasters? Because they're liars.

Peter in HD 14: A Dazzling Day of Astonishing Amazement

By Danny Avila June 22, 2018Bible Study

A Dazzling Day of Astonishing Amazement | Five astonishing words that unlock this entire episode in the life of the first early church in Jerusalem.