Acts Facts

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Today just a hodge-podge of miscellaneous thoughts from my reading in Acts, in no real order of significance: Acts 14:22 – “…Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God…”; I’m not sure if your gospel details these kind of “promises”…but if it doesn’t you may want to read 2 Corinthians 13:5. Acts 15:3,4 [...]

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Filling up the Afflictions of Christ (John Piper’s latest – FREE!)

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Over at Desiring God they are allowing free downloads of John Piper’s latest book, Filling up the Afflictions of Christ.  You can find it here.  I truly appreciate the fact the generosity of DGM and John Piper.

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Hell’s Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Hell’s Best Kept Secret Why do 80-90% of those making a decision for Christ fall away from the faith? What is the principle that Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield, etc., used to reach the lost? Why has the Church neglected it? Don’t let anything stop you from listening to this incredible teaching. Click the link above to [...]

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Brickyard 400 Evangelism

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Yesterday I spent a couple hours with three guys from our church at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway & Nascar’s Allstate Brickyard 400.  We had a goal to pass out 3200 gospel tracts to those who would be in attendance to the race.  In the process we had opportunity to share our faith with several of [...]

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Is it worth it? Is serving God worth the trouble & hassle?

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I am reading in Acts in my personal study.  I have been greatly encouraged by the end of chapter 3 and the beginning of chapter 4.  Peter is preaching a message of repentance to the Jews at the temple in Jerusalem.  While he is preaching this message of repentance through the resurrected Christ, a group [...]

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Do you please God? (5 ways to know)

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I cannot recall the hundreds of times I have shared with people one of our (Christians) primary goals in life: We make it our goal to please Him…says 2 Corinthians 5:9.  It is the thing I strive for.  It’s part of the two-part purpose of living: to please God and to glorify God (the chief [...]

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Broken-Down House: Living Productively in a World Gone Bad by Paul Tripp (review)

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

There is not an area of life that we know or experience that has not been tainted by sin.  The devastating effects of sin in our lives are as obvious as ever-increasing deteriorating neighborhoods in our recession-stricken land.  In fact, author Paul Tripp thinks that these broken-down houses are a great analogy to our present [...]

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Crazy Love giveaway

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Christianaudio.com is giving away, for free download, “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan.  I have read this book, have it in my library and highly recommend it.  I currently am encouraging teens in my youth group to read it as well.  Chan also has an interactive website to use with the book as you read it.  [...]

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