by sdbarnard | Apr 1, 2022 | Featured |
What else does the Resurrection guarantee? (Rom 6:1-5) In Romans 6:1 we find the words, “What shall we say then? ‘Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?’” In light of what has been said, Paul asks this somewhat rhetorical question. While the question may...
by sdbarnard | Mar 18, 2022 | Featured |
How writing the exam can make all the difference By Doug Franchville, ACBC Certified Counselor A friend volunteered to lead a small group at his church which required filling out a questionnaire on what he believed to ensure that he would lead in a consistent manner...
by sdbarnard | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured |
Why take the ACBC Exam Prep course? This question is a good one to consider for anyone who has completed Semester One and Semester Two. You have completed the class work. You have read the books and written the reviews. You have completed the observations and secured...
by sdbarnard | Feb 4, 2022 | Featured |
Who is the blessed one? (Matthew 5:3) Most of you are probably familiar with the Sermon on the Mount. In this blog I would like to consider the first beatitude but before I get to it let me encourage you to consider how the beatitudes are arranged. They are not...
by sdbarnard | Jan 14, 2022 | Featured |
The rich and the poor (James 1:9-11) In James’ letter to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, he instructs them how to view trials of various kinds. They are to count it all joy because the trials are not without purpose. The testing of one’s faith produces...
by sdbarnard | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured |
Hope The first Sunday of Advent was this past Sunday and it provided the opportunity to focus our thoughts on hope. In Galatians 4:1-7 we find these words, I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the...
