Liberal Christianity is a death sentence in every regard. Those churches and denominations who refuse to stand for the Word of God, salvation through Christ, the virgin birth, the substitutionary atonement, the imminent return of Christ and other core articles…
What do they see at the Red Brick Church?
Growth at the Red Brick Church should cause us to evaluate how well our facilities are keeping up. How would visitors from Stillman Valley, Cherry Valley, Rockford, Byron, Oregon, Winnebago, Davis Junction, Rochelle and other surrounding communities grade us? A…
The Goal of Church Discipline is Not Restoration of the Believer
Pastors often emphasize that the goal of church discipline is restoration of the believer. There is truth in this statement. Yet, it is incomplete and can quickly lead to practical problems in a local church. To be sure, a prayer…
Unity Requires a Center
It is one thing for a church or denomination to pine for unity. It is another thing for that church or denomination to define the place where unity will occur. Unity always requires a center. If a group of people…
Fathers Day at The Red Brick Church
As promised, I provided manly Father’s Day presents for children who did the homework. Our text for today was Ephesians 5:22-6:3 and the central point was that the relationship between husband and wife explain and help us understand the relationship…
Picking out Father’s Day Presents Made Easy; It’s All About Manly Verbs
If you attend The Red Brick Church picking out presents for Father’s Day just got a whole lot easier. Complete the homework and come by my study early on Sunday. I am even supplying gift bags and tissue paper. But…
Thankful for an Image of Church Teens Loving Church Children (and where’s Jamie?)
Part of our church’s vision for youth is that we would see interaction between different age groups, that is that we would be “intergenerational.” We don’t want to compartmentalize and isolate teens, but rather see them build relationships with our…
A Swarm of Kids at VBS
One of the most exciting times at our church in Stillman Valley is Vacation Bible School. Our church is represented by people from Rockford, Cherry Valley, Byron, Oregon, Davis Junction and many other communities. So even though our town only…
Jesus in favor of local churches leveraging social media?
The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light (Luke 16:). Jesus pointed out in the parable of the dishonest…
What I Love About Preaching
As I explain in the below clip, what I love about preaching isn’t necessarily what I anticipated I would love about it.