Pray for Turkey

“Now Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.  Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”  Acts 4:29-30

Population:  75,705,147… Continue reading

Resurrection Sunday is my favorite church service of the entire year.  Here at Summit, we get to baptize droves of people who take this Sunday to publicly proclaim their faith in Jesus.  All around the globe, the joy and hope that the gospel offers Christians is celebrated on this one Sunday.

Paul talks about the gospel as a message of “first importance” in 1st Corinthians 15:3-6.  In that chapter… Continue reading

In an effort to enhance discipleship at the Summit, the elders of our church and the small groups team are offering a class called Basic Beliefs.  In 4 weeks, one of our gifted teachers will present the big picture of the Christian worldview.  The four talks will follow this outline:  The Gospel, the Bible, God, and Church.  There will be plenty of Q & A time, so this is a… Continue reading

Pray for Syria

“See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up;  do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”  Is.  43:19

Population:  22,505,091

Capital:  Damascus

People:  Syrian Arab 67%… Continue reading

The Prodigal’s Non-Codependent Father

It is easy to read the Parable of the Prodigal Son and come away with a very bad parenting strategy for rebellious children.  Some might read the parable and think, “If God the Father gives his child everything he asked for (Luke 15:12), then should I too?”

That may sound far-fetched at first, but throw in a little parental guilt, child persuasiveness, and a… Continue reading

Our counselor, Brad Hambrick, reflects on Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis:

“But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly in our world quite realize what it will be like when He does.  When that happens, it is the end of the world.  When the author walks on the stage the play is over … That will not be the time for choosing;  it will… Continue reading

Pray for Afghanistan

“It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’  Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.”  John 6:45

Population:  29,117,489

Capital:  Kabul

People:  Pashtun 43%,  Tajik 26%, Hazara 13%… Continue reading