by M. Ashley Evans | May 1, 2020 | Christian Living, Counseling
So you are setting up a counseling ministry at your church. You have a new counselee. Everyone is looking forward to this. But sometimes, that first introductory meeting can be a bit daunting. What all do you need to cover? How do you get the ball rolling? ...
by M. Ashley Evans | Apr 24, 2020 | Salvation, Theology
“For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:4 For...
by M. Ashley Evans | Apr 17, 2020 | Salvation, Spiritual Warfare
“Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.” Jude 1:3 Beloved, We can see at the...
by M. Ashley Evans | Apr 6, 2020 | Christian Living, Prayer
“Let not your burden rest upon yourselves; for ye cannot bear it, and must finally perish beneath its weight. …But, confident and full of joy, cast it from you and throw it on God, and say: Heavenly Father, thou art my Lord and God, who didst create me when I was...
by M. Ashley Evans | Mar 27, 2020 | Book Review
To the Golden Shore: the Life of Adoniram Judson by Courtney Anderson Overview The life and ministry of Adoniram Judson, the first foreign missionary from N. America to Burma. This is a must-read by every believer! Summary The book is written in a wonderful story...
by M. Ashley Evans | Mar 20, 2020 | Book Review
Reset for Parents: How to Keep Your Kids from Backsliding By Todd Friel Book Overview “The statistic that 60-80% of our kids “lose the faith” reveals that Christian parents are producing more false converts than true. Clearly we are doing something wrong. It is...
by M. Ashley Evans | Mar 15, 2020 | Preaching, Worship
“Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.“ Psalm 95:6 “In these days, I feel bound to go over the elementary truths of the gospel repeatedly. In peaceful times, we may feel free to make excursions into interesting districts of...
by M. Ashley Evans | Mar 13, 2020 | Calvinism
Introduction We begin here with an in-depth study of the Book of Jude. Historically, we know that Apostasy had crept into the church. The church has always been assailed by evil men. These wicked men prey on the weak and spiritually immature. Jude is writing to warn...
by M. Ashley Evans | Mar 6, 2020 | Book Review, Calvinism, Preaching
The New Calvinism by Josh Buice Book Overview “Will the New Calvinism last?” A focus on sola Scriptura, ecclesiology and commitment to the local church, pursuit of holiness, the work of the Holy Spirit in ministry and living, and a call to biblical discernment:...
by M. Ashley Evans | Feb 28, 2020 | Book Review
Committing Our Ways By Melissa Longoria, Meredith Moore, and Allyson Underwood Book Overview This book gives a profound biblical view of seeking contentment. Even though the authors are writing from a perspective of singleness, it is a gem of a book with so much to...
by M. Ashley Evans | Feb 21, 2020 | Church, Preaching
The church is an Extension of Your Family Your church should be an extension of your own family, for they are your spiritual family. Your church family walks with you during life’s difficult trials and rejoices with you during life’s celebrations. It is a close-knit...
by M. Ashley Evans | Feb 14, 2020 | Christian Living, Sin
Come Thou Fount Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it, Mount of Thy...
