http://willmington.us study practice teach Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My thoughts have been on angels, demons, and satan this month as I've been studying for a message in a doctrine series. There is great curiosity today about the spirit world, both good and evil. Here are a few FAQs about that world from Scripture: 1.     Who created angels? ... http://willmington.us/angels-and-demons/ I’ve been in conversations with different pastors this week about an interesting topic: showing respect to pastors. I’m being asked more by younger leaders, “how do I get my people to show respect to me as a pastor?” Sometimes they ask it with a sense of guilt, like, “I don’t ... http://willmington.us/r-e-s-p-e-c-t/ What would you rather have… An unbeliever come to your church, stand and applaud, saying “What an awesome church!” Or... An unbeliever come to your church, fall down and exclaim “God is really among you!” The latter is possible… but the former tends to be our unconscious default. Don’t misunderstand, there’s nothing wrong with wanting ... http://willmington.us/when-an-unbeliever-walks-in-my-church-he-says/ This past week I had a memorable experience that made my Easter more meaningful. A close family friend of ours is a single mom with one daughter. Through the pain and confusion of adolescence, this young daughter became pregnant. When a person, a family, goes through this valley, they can ... http://willmington.us/an-easter-adoption/ Jesus raises from the dead and is seen by multiple people Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for  an angel of the Lord descended ... http://willmington.us/passion-week-sunday-2/ Jesus' tomb is guarded by soldiers 62 The next day, that is, after the day of  Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the ... http://willmington.us/passion-week-saturday/ Jesus is crucified for 6 hours, makes 7 recorded statement Jesus dies and is buried 21 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22 And they brought him to the place called Golgotha ... http://willmington.us/passion-week-friday/ Jesus is condemned to death by Pilate Jesus is beaten and mocked by the soldiers Mark 15:11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12 And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King ... http://willmington.us/passion-week-friday-am/ Jesus ‘counseled’ by Peter at the last supper Jesus experiences physical and emotional torment in Gethsemane garden Jesus is betrayed, arrested and abandoned in the garden Jesus is paraded through trials, denied by Peter Mark 14:27 And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, 'I WILL STRIKE DOWN ... http://willmington.us/passion-week-thursday/ silence. http://willmington.us/passion-week-wednesday/