From the Pulpit...

What would I tell you if I could be as open, transparent, and honest as possible? What if I did not have to worry about hurting your feelings? What would I share with you?I have probably left out a few (dozen) thoughts. Let me know if you think advice on other topics would be helpful. But I am confident that if you focus on basics such as reading your Bible, making disciples, keeping yourself accountable, engaging the battle against sin in your own life, and being faithful in attending church meetings—you will do well. And that reminds me of Acts 15:29, but I hope that none of the problems mentioned there are problems for us today. A helpful resource if you want to read on these topics and others is Donald Whitney’s book Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life. After I wrote these notes, I looked at his table of contents and found that I covered many of the same topics he does, though he does so in far greater detail.