Ephesians 5:25-33 “A Word to Christian Husbands” Intro: Christian view marriage: 1 man and 1 woman; temporary (no marriage in heaven); particular roles (husband leading) -Marriage and romantic love are gifts, but not ultimate: spouse cannot satisfy, only God can! -God calls us to honor Him in our marriage and TODAY we see God’s Word […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
A Few Thoughts On Marriage from A Christian Perspective -God‘s good design for marriage is one man and one woman. -A husband or wife cannot, and will not, bring ultimate full and lasting satisfaction to your soul. No human relationship (romantic or friend or family) can absolutely complete you. A spouse is a precious gift, […]
The Gaping Holes in the Evolutionary Worldview by Dan Tsouloufis Recently, I was having a cordial debate with someone regarding their belief in the evolutionary view of reality. In my exchanges with this individual, as well as my exchanges with others who hold to the Darwinian theory of evolution, it has always struck me that […]
Eph 5:22-24 “A Word to Christian Wives” Intro: Life is full submitting: traffic officer; doctor; employer. -Goodness of submission to legitimate authorities: protection, care, and benefit to self & others. –Today we consider the goodness of another kind of submission: wives to their own husbands. -This is an offensive idea to our culture and also […]
HAPPINESS: A Biblical Perspective God is the “happy” God of reality. In 1 Tim 6:15 we see God described as the “blessed and only Sovereign”—in the Greek the word for “blessed” is makarios¸ which could be translated happy. God is happy within his own Triune nature and has no needs from outside of Himself to […]
Is My Perfectionism Making Me Anxious? by Dan Tsouloufis Many Christians struggle with perfectionism in their faith. Unfortunately, perfectionism can take the form of robbing us of our peace, freedom, and joy in Christ. Oftentimes, we compound the problem by worrying too much, as well as doubting God’s goodness and God’s promises in His Word. When we find […]
Ephesians 5:15-21: “Be Wise and Spirit-filled” Intro: Crossfit gym powerlifting; orientation class; continued instruction in gym sessions. -We need to be instructed how to live as faithful Christians, and God has given us that here in the Bible. -2 Instructions for Christians: Christians are called to be wise in the time given to us and […]
‘Is your church a Spirit-filled church?’ I remember being asked this once about our church in Naperville, and my response was, ‘Yes, we are.’ But, my hunch is the person asking the question and my understanding differ on what it means to be a “Spirit-filled church.” For those in the Pentecostal tradition (of which our […]
ANIMALS, ANIMAL SUFFERING, AND THE FUTURE: TWO CONTRASTING VIEWS—CHRISTIANITY AND ATHEISM/AGNOSTICISM How do we think about animals? What about animal suffering? What about the future? The following is a contrast between a Christian worldview and a secular worldview, namely that of atheism or agnosticism. CHRISTIANITY: God is real and exists and has revealed Himself through […]
Three Competing Realities around Mental Health by Dan Tsouloufis (Guest Post) As a certified biblical counselor, I have been observing three competing realities in our society around the issue of mental health, as well as the purported solutions being offered by the clinical mental health industry. In my observation of these three competing realities, my […]
