Jason Rollo – After-dinner speech
Event: Spark 2018 – Jacksonville Speaker: Jason Rollo
Jesus – The Author of Our Salvation
“For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings” (Hebrews 2:10). “For” at the beginning links this verse with the “grace of God” (2:9). It is important to notice that this…
Guiding Our Children Into the Joy of Worship
Our children are ours for a while so they can be God’s forever. Children are a gift, a sacred trust from God (Psalm 127:3-5). Because parenting is a stewardship, we can be confident the Lord will one day ask, “How have you done with the little one(s) I placed in your care?” One of the…
A Christ-Centered Heart
The book of Galatians was written in the heat of controversy. There were some who were trying to coerce Christians to be circumcised and to observe various aspects of the Jewish law. Paul saw this as a threat to the very nature of the gospel (Galatians 1:6-9) and said “to them we did not yield…
What Every Church Needs – Encouragers (2)
His real name was Joseph, but he was known by the early church as “Barnabas” because of his ability to encourage. He so excelled in the quality he was known as “Mr. Encouragement.” Sometimes we have to be around discouraging people and circumstances. There are people who apparently have the “gift” of being able to…
What Every Church Needs – Encouragers (1)
His real name was Joseph, but he was surnamed “Barnabas,” which literally means “son of encouragement” (or consolation). If he were alive today, he would likely be called, “brother Barney,” and people would say, “Look how he encourages!” If the church of our dear Lord is to be built up and God exalting, there will…
Please Pray for Your Preacher
Perhaps few roles are as encompassing and have an individual wear so many hats as that of preaching. Differing expectations of preachers occur on a congregational basis, leadership basis and even on an individual basis. And then there’s also the personal expectations of the preacher himself! Recent evidence suggests that the average congregation expects, based…