Church Family,
This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Acts, we witnessed the missionary efforts of Paul and Silas in two cities – Thessalonica and Berea. While Paul and Silas shared the Gospel by the same means in both cities, namely reasoning, explaining, and proving from Scripture, their reception in the two cities could not have been more different. They were ran out of Thessalonica and one of their associates was arrested, but the Bereans received them, and more importantly their teaching, with all eagerness. The difference was the willingness of the Bereans to submit themselves to the authority of Scripture. They did not respond out of a jealous impulse as the Thessalonians had but spent days pouring over Scripture to verify what Paul and Silas were teaching them. Church, let us never be so arrogant to think that our human impulses are always correct. The simple reality is that our judgement is often clouded by misconceptions and prejudices, but God’s word is sure and true and we will always be much better served by leaning on it for understanding.
Parenting Conference
With the Phoenix area being such a major population center, we get a lot of great conferences near by and we like to highlight some that may be especially worth your attention. This April, The Gospel Coalition’s Arizona chapter will be hosting a parenting conference at Trinity Bible Church in Phoenix. This conference aims to give parents a biblical approach to cutting through competing world-views and distractions to effectively reach the hearts of their children. If you are interested in attending this conference and would like more information click the link here.
Grace be with you,
Logan Murphy
Pastoral Intern