Pray for Vietnam

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”  Matthew 5:11

Population:  89,028,741

Annual Growth: 1.15%

Capital:  Hanoi

People:  114 people groups (56% unreached)… Continue reading

It’s been great the last few weeks to spend some time, in sermons and blogs, considering what the Bible has to say about our future.  The hope is blindingly brilliant, but grounded in fact and revelation rather than theory and wishful thinking.  Guest blogger John Pearson is a post-doc in Neuroscience at Duke University and a member of our West Club campus.  He’s got this to say about the hope… Continue reading

Trevor Atwood is the Summit’s current church planting resident.  In July, Trevor and his family will move with 24 others to plant City Church outside Nashville, TN.  This Sunday, May 22nd at 1:00pm, Trevor will be hosting a vision meeting for City Church in the South Venue at the Summit’s Brier Creek Campus.  If you’re interested in being a part of City Church, or just want to hear more about… Continue reading

Pray for China

“If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.”  1 Peter 4:14

Population:  1,330,584,783

Capital:  Beijing

People:  500 ethnic groups including Mandarin Han… Continue reading

From Eric Chetwood, Summit Church member:

Thursday, May 19th, from 8:00-9:30am at the Summit Church’s Brier Creek Campus in Suite 111. 2335 Presidential Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703.

If you are a businessman in the RDU area, then you have a lot to be excited about these days.  Your backyard has been repeatedly ranked by multiple periodicals as one of the most attractive areas for commerce in the… Continue reading

Pray for Pakistan

“But the gift is not like the trespass.  For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow… Continue reading

How does a husband viewing pornography affect his wife?  How does pornography relate to adultery?  How and to whom should a wife share her pain and receive comfort?  How does a husband protect and comfort his wife after his sin has hurt her?  What are the do’s and don’ts for a wife after learning about pornography?  What are the do’s and don’ts for a husband after he’s been caught or… Continue reading

In the midst of life struggles, our identity can be rooted in our sin, our suffering, or our Savior.  When things are good (or when we live in denial) our identity can be attached to our achievements, relationships, appearance, job, or many other things.  But when things are hard, we tend to identify ourselves by what we’ve done wrong, the wrongs that have been done against us, or the God… Continue reading

With 80 more baptisms this past weekend at Summit, it seems that the celebration of Easter is carrying on. Yesterday at Basic Beliefs, Dr. Ed Gravely explained that EVERY Sunday was Resurrection Sunday for the early church. Here to reflect on why the resurrection is such amazing news for humanity, guest blogger and small group leader Zach Hanlon:

“Theological ‘aha-ha’ moments are relatively few and far between