"Jesus Paid It All. All to Him I Owe."
Welcome! I'm glad you've stopped by. Here you'll find weekly sermon content, recommended resources, thoughts & musings from Josh Blackstone, Pastor of the Beals AC Church.
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Jonathan Edwards
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“The first step is to get the ordinary church members, who have unwittingly absorbed the anti-intellectual proclivities of neo-orthodoxy, to realize...”
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Singing God's praise for this much needed beautiful day
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Who Is This About?
I am afraid that we have often grafted the Bible into a story for us rather than a description about God.
St. Augustine said it...
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Handwrite the Bible Challenge:
Recently, I’ve really been struggling to find a way to read the Bible. And when I say that, I mean I need to find a...
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Steadfast - James 5:10-11
***Note - Due to some processing errors, the sermon files that fall in between this sermon and the end of chapter 4 will be added at a later date.***
This is the third message in Chapter Five in the book of James in the series, “24/7 - Faith That Comes Alive”. Taken from James 5:10-11, the message covers James speaking to the steadfastness of our faith in the midst of trial. James is not in the business of simply giving “fluff” advice that serves of no help to those suffering, but holds up the examples of biblical history of God’s sustaining grace and blessing in the midst of the storm as vessels of His mercy and love.
For those wishing to download/hear older sermon content as well as the remainder of the James series, I will be releasing a posts later as I process the backlog from late 2011.
Today’s featured resource is a free download of a song by The Rizers. The Rizers is a kid’s music group (based out of the Resurgence ministry out of Seattle and Mars Hill Church) that sets scripture to up-beat and fun rock/pop. It really is fun music for kids (and parents, too!) that teaches kids to memorize scripture. Pick it up today!
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The Formula of Humility - James 4:7-10
This is the third message in Chapter Four in the book of James in the series, “24/7 - Faith That Comes Alive”. Taken from James 4:7-10, the message covers James speaking about what our proper heart attitude and perception of ourselves needs to be before our God and Savior. While grace comes and builds, “grace upon grace” it is the humble in heart who see and savor and rest in this grace, who truly are gripped by grace that is ‘amazing’!
For those wishing to download/hear older sermon content as well as the remainder of the James series, I will be releasing a posts later as I process the backlog from late 2011.
My recommended resource today. A FREE book by Jerry Bridges, “The Transforming Power of the Gospel”. It’s a Kindle edition, but never fear, if you don’t have a Kindle, you can still download it and read it using Amazon’s free Kindle Reader software on your Mac/PC/iPad/iPhone/etc.
My recommend resource for today. Matt Chandler speaking about our affections for Christ and their necessity in the health of the church and Gospel community.
Another one from Radiant Inspiration - Visit them at http://www.thinkradiant.com
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Jealous Love, Oceans of Grace - James 4:4-6
This is the second message in Chapter Four in the book of James in the series, “24/7 - Faith That Comes Alive”. Taken from James 4:4-6, the message covers James speaking to our great shame, the inclination to continually set our affections on things other than Christ and His great love. However, in doing so, he points us back at the all-sufficient grace that draws us back and covers us when we stumble.
For those wishing to download/hear older sermon content as well as the remainder of the James series, I will be releasing a posts later as I process the backlog from late 2011.
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At the ‘Heart’ of it All - James 4:1-3
This is the first message in Chapter Four in the book of James in the series, “24/7 - Faith That Comes Alive”. Taken from James 4:1-3, the message covers James narrowing and sharpening the focus to our individual hearts and their passions as we live in community with one another, according to the Gospel.
For those wishing to download/hear older sermon content as well as the remainder of the James series, I will be releasing a posts later as I process the backlog from late 2011.
