FBC Prescott Pastors' Blog

One-anothering your spouse...Doing the DIRTY work

2011-05-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

I lost two pounds this week. I stepped on the scale this morning and it flashed back those wonderful numbers that reflected a lower weight. However I’d be foolish to think that I lost the weight when I stepped on the scale. The scale only reflects my choices and actions throughout the week. I’m training for the Whisky Row 10K which means I’m running a couple of miles a day

God's Day-Timer

2010-04-08T09:39:00.002-07:00

The disciples had their next few days all planned out. It had been a busy time of ministry, so busy that they did not even have relaxing times to eat. They were tired. They needed a break. In Mark 6:31, Jesus announces that He is taking them on a retreat. A few days without the crowds. A few days alone with Jesus. The disciples had their next few days all planned out.As they head towards

Deadly Legalism

2010-03-31T16:48:00.003-07:00

In Matthew 15, Jesus is talking to the Pharisees. In vv. 8-9, He quotes Isaiah to describe their spiritual condition. Two things stand out. First, their lips honor God but their hearts are cold. Second, their worship is vain because they teach their own commandments as doctrine. In other words, they are legalists. Legalism can be one of two things. First, legalism occurs when we add to the

Blogging

2010-03-20T08:00:00.002-07:00

The internet, through all its temptations and shortcomings is not bad within itself. It is just like any other tool in life, it can be used for good or for evil. we think it is high time that the church started using it for some good. This blog is just one effort in that quest to redeem the internet for Christ. This blog will be run by the pastors of FBC Prescott and will consist of our thoughts,

Heaven

2010-03-11T13:08:00.004-07:00

Last Night at Code Red youth group we talked about heaven. I got flooded with questions like: “Will there be roller coasters?” or “Will we be able to skate board?” or even “Could there be a concert like Woodstock?” I was reminded of how often we think about heaven; we try to imagine our favorite pastimes and multiply them times a million and decide that’s what Heaven will be like. We have to

The Christian Life is Lived in our Responses

2010-03-11T11:57:00.003-07:00

Have you ever been to a professional baseball game? I went to my first baseball game when I was in college in Chicago. It was the Cubs, at Wrigley Field, and I was instantly hooked. But it’s not the sport or the players that drew me in; it was two other things. First I loved the crowd. I’m a people watcher and other than the airport there is nowhere in life where you get

Oikos Continued

2010-03-07T07:43:00.003-07:00

Today we complete our 10-week series on Oikos. Your oikos is the 10-15 people who God has naturally placed into your life so that you can be an instrument of grace in their lives. And even though we complete the sermon series today, the oikos concept should continue indefinitely in our individual lives and in our church's life. That is the point of this morning's sermon.This week, I noticed oikos

By wisdom a house is built...

2010-03-05T15:16:00.005-07:00

I’ve heard it said “youth is wasted on the young, when they have no wisdom how to use it and wisdom is wasted on the old when they don’t have the energy to act on what they know.” I never really liked the saying because it just comes across as fatalistic and pessimistic, but in truth it is how many people play out their lives. When they are young and full of energy they

Zeal

2010-03-04T09:19:00.002-07:00

I was reading in John's gospel this morning. In the second chapter, Jesus goes to clean out the Temple. The people have turned the Temple into a house of trade, a commercial zone instead of a house of prayer. So Jesus overturns tables and throws people out and pours money onto the floor. I found verse 17 to be fascinating: the disciples remember an Old Testament prophecy about the coming

Introductions

2010-03-04T00:11:00.003-07:00

For those of you who don't know me or if you are following this blog and you don't attend FBC Prescott... Hi! My name is Jesse Burke and I am 28 years old. I was born and raise here in Prescott, AZ and made the foolish mistake of telling God that I would never end up back in this town. But honestly, I love it here and couldn't see myself anywhere else. I graduated Prescott High School in 2000.