MOTIVATE Happy October. In our house, this month is bookend by two events: 1) OBX, 2) Halloween Candy. Many seek to discover the world’s greatest – whether it’s candy, restaurants, cars, cities, or overall wonders of the world. History has identified 7 wonders of the world with its beginnings over 2,000 years ago from travelers…
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Gospel In An Immoral Culture (Acts 18)
MOTIVATE Charles Barnes, early SPBC pastor from 1961-1970, said Severna Park was in the middle of a triangle of influence: Annapolis, Washington D.C., and Baltimore. We have potential to influence Maryland / Region / World without even having to leave our state. Likewise, Paul’s aim for spreading the gospel was to travel and stay in…
Gospel In Idolatrous Culture (Acts 17)
MOTIVATE Parents are often challenged to get their children to wake up in the morning… for school, during summer, and other times. But if the next morning is… an athletic game, a friend’s house, or Christmas, then getting up early is somehow easy. We are motivated by deep joy. The apostle Paul had just experienced…
Gospel Endurance (Acts 16)
MOTIVATE As any parent knows, children can come from the same family and have many physical similarities but totally different personalities. There once was a family with twin boys and the parents had difficulty telling them apart. The boys found this humorous and regularly attempted to trick their parents into who was which person. Yet,…
