By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
Critics of online apologetics and discernment works such as Apprising Ministries are under the mistaken impression that someone like myself goes “looking for” these issues I’ve been covering these past 5+ years as Jesus has built this ministry of His Gospel. They couldn’t be more wrong. What usually happens is I’ll receive an email or message [...]
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By AM on Nov 22, 2010 in Devotions
J. Randall Easter, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Briar, Azle, TX, tells us: These quotes were sent to me from a friend in Denton. I pray you will read them and meditate upon the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ. This week we celebrate Thanksgiving and I can think of nothing to be more thankful [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2010 in Devotions
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. (Jeremiah 50:20) A glorious word indeed! What a perfect pardon is here [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 21, 2010 in Current Issues, Dan Kimball, Features
By Apprising Ministries correspondent Mike Ratilff of Possessing the Treasure Not that I have already received or have been completed, I press on that, if possible, to apprehend it because Christ Jesus has apprehended me. (a personal translation of Philippians 3:12) There is no small ruckus going on right now online within the “discernment” ministries [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Dan Kimball, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Youth Ministry
I have stated this before, but for reasons which may become clearer in the coming days, I remind you that Apprising Ministries has always been a fully integrated auxiliary from Connecticut River Baptist Church (SBC), where I serve as pastor-teacher. And as I’ve also mentioned previously, even though my local church is affiliated with the SBC (for [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 20, 2010 in Devotions
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. (Isaiah 45:22) This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual I life. Salvation comes through a look at Him who is “a just God and a [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2010 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
By AM correspondent Daniel Neades of Better Than Sacrifice What is discernment? Even as I mention that word, a multitude of Bible passages leaps into our minds: Ezekiel the watchman (Ez. 3; 33); Jesus warning of the ‘false christs and false prophets’ that will arise (Matt. 24); the Jews at Berea who ‘searched the Scriptures [...]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 19, 2010 in Current Issues, Dan Kimball, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features, Youth Ministry
As I said recently in Apprising Ministries On Dan Kimball, it’s a well known fact that this online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries is certainly no friend of the sinfully ecumenical neo-liberal cult of the Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, and the awful impact that these rebels against the final authority of the Word of God are having upon the church visible through their postmodern Progressive [...]