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God is the ultimate Avenger and that’s a…

- April 19, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

God is the ultimate Avenger and that’s a good thing. “The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries and keeps wrath for His enemies” (Nahum 1:2). One of my kids asked me about this passage the other night. They were concerned and kind of distressed…

last things / Revelation

The Woman, the Beast, and Babylon

- April 17, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

Who or what is the beast and what is the mark of the beast? And in the midst of the challenges of Babylon, what hope do we have? Remember, the symbols of Revelation show us…

last things / Revelation

Why read the book of Revelation?

- April 11, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

Why Read Revelation? Reading and heeding Revelation brings blessing: “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it,…

last things / Revelation / Scripture

What is the book of Revelation?

- April 8, 2021April 9, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

What is Revelation? If Revelation were a movie what genre would it be? Comedy? Nope. Definitely not. What kind of movie?... It would be in the genre of apocalyptic. The apocalyptic genre is about disaster…

Christian Living / Discipleship / Modern Issues

How can we keep from canceling Christ?

- April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 - David Searcy comment

I do not think we will be challenged to cancel or deny the deity of Christ. As in the example of Peter on the night of Jesus’s trial. But I do think the time is…

Christian Living / Leadership / Pastoring / Reformational Counseling

4 Points to Pop Pride

- March 23, 2021March 25, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

The last thing Christians should be is puffed up with pride. Below are four points to pop pride. Pride is damaging and is at the heart of what damned the devil himself. We would be…

Apologetics / evangelism / missions / Pastoring

Are We Brokenhearted Over Our Societies’ Idolatry?

- March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

Are we brokenhearted over our societies’ idolatry? The Apostle Paul was. Paul was in Athens and he saw that it was full of idols (Acts 17:16). When he saw that there were idols everywhere, he…

10 Commandments / Theology

What does God’s law do?

- March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

What does God's law do? To answer that question we are going to look at the three types of law and the three uses of the law in the Bible. Three Types of Law In…

Book Review / Leadership / Pastoring / Quotes

Helpful takeaways from Paul David Tripp’s book Lead

- March 10, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

I really enjoyed Paul David Tripp's book, Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church. There were a lot of good takeaways. Here are some of my highlights but you should read the book…

Book Review / Books / community / fellowship / Quotes / reading

10 takeaways from Vivek H. Murthy’s book Together

- March 8, 2021 - Paul O'Brien comment

Being connected in community is important. Murthy's book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, concurs. Below are some quotes I appreciated from his book. “The values that dominate modern culture……

God is the ultimate Avenger and that’s a…

The Woman, the Beast, and Babylon

Why read the book of Revelation?

What is the book of Revelation?

How can we keep from canceling Christ?

4 Points to Pop Pride

Are We Brokenhearted Over Our Societies’ Idolatry?

What does God’s law do?

Helpful takeaways from Paul David Tripp’s book Lead

10 takeaways from Vivek H. Murthy’s book Together

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