A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of Acts taught by Pastor Paul LeBoutillier of Calvary Chapel Ontario, Oregon. Visit us at www.ccontario.com for online studies through the entire Bible.
This is such a profound teaching. It's hard to experience humans that have lost their taste for the salt of the earth. My heart has been grieving for this. I work at the airport and this past week I heard of an American airline engine burning, people not able to get home, consumers being overcharged. and engines exploding. I believe these are signs of the wrong authority structure gaining power. America has been blessed under the authority of God.
I bought the esv bible just to listen to his teachings. I'm glad I did. He's the only pastor who makes it easier to understand life lessons & scripture
Thanks to the hash.me.too. movement, i was accused of flirting with a woman. In actuality my wife & i were encouraging her & welcoming her into our home to fellowship & build her up. Her accusation fell flat on it's face yet the church, predominately older single women & the odd married one with her beaten up husbands, all turned on me. It was made very uncomfortable for me/us to remain there, so we left. Maybe it was because i have a problem with the churches legalism, moralism, sexist views they had of each other. Maybe it was the lack of elders, male leadership or leaders in general. Maybe it was how most of the church are happy to gossip & tear each other down. Maybe because i felt that Christ had actually left the church... i do not know which one's or all if they pertain to this church but either way, it is dying on the vine. After hearing this message, i am inclined to consider returning yet if the church is more fleshly than i want to be, is it wise? Unless God states very clearly to me that i must return to finish his work there, then & only then, will i return to this *fire. I am home churching atm, & have been for some time. I am sick of being burnt by those who i should be able to trust, so i trust myself to regular fellowship just like this. Building myself back up so in time i will return to A church. I have placed it into the hands of the Lord to guide me to where he wants me to fellowship, yet no response just yet. One message a day, like this, is my church. I have moved through the bible consistently, with the Lord leading me to the books he wants me to study. I love being involved with evangelism/healing ministries, serving & giving out... & more yet i do not ant to risk losing my own faith due to the actions of those *lip service christians who will indeed destroy it. I WANT to fellowship!!! this is hard to say but in actuality, i kind of don't trust christians anymore, or if their message is only going to be, a love gospel, a prosperity gospel & never a salvation gospel. I need true encouragement. I need to hear from the Lord. I have much to give to a church, the body & to the work, yet i am always sidelined & torn down. Ha, the trials of a true Christian, maybe.... if so, then why am i not seeing any other Christians under such trial? Pious me?? ooooh no no no, forgiven, not self important or pious. I only want to serve our Lord. Should it be this hard?
