An Unrecognized Fulfillment
Today, I picked up a book entitled The One Year Christian History. It is a book that basically has a relevant historical event for in Christian history for each day of the year. So, I turned to the today’s date and it was such a coo entry that I decided I had to share it. “In A.D. 32 the Feast of Tabernacles would begin in (today’s date) September 10. Jesus, like every faithful Jewish man, would make the journey to Jerusalem to attend. The Feast of Tabernacles was the most popular of the three annual feasts requiring attendance in Jerusalem of every Jewish male. “The...
Read MoreA Glimpse of Jesus
Tonight in the youth pastor’s meeting at Student Life I heard a story that brought me and many other men and women to tears. One of the leaders from Student Life told us a story of a family in Birmingham who had a son named Tucker. At seven years old, Tucker was diagnosed with Leukemia. He became a believer about a year ago at the age of eight, and the cancer persisted and progressed in his little body. Now, at the age of nine, the cancer was at bringing about the inevitable conclusion of death; a conclusion of which Tucker was becoming more and more afraid. Last night, his health...
Read MoreBe a Blessing
I have been thinking recently about attitudes that should guide my life because of various issues I have been facing and struggles that I have had relationally. I am more and more persuaded that a pastor who is seeking to plant his life in a single place for a long period of time in order to do ministry should be continually concerned with the attitudes he is clothed with; because his attitude not only shapes his reputation, but also shapes how the people receive the Gospel. Therefore, as a fleshing out of my understanding of my life verse (1 Corinthians 10:31), here are the attitudes our...
Read MoreLiving Lord’s Supper 2009
The Living Lord’s Supper 2009 was a hit! Thanks to everyone who helped with it. To view the many pictures we took, go to the FBC-Abbeville Photo Gallery. To watch the entire performance, click one of the videos below. Living Lord’s Supper 2009 (Part 1) from Ryan Johnson on Vimeo. Living Lord’s Supper 2009 (Part 2) from Ryan Johnson on...
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