Fairdale Pastor’s Blog:

No Servant is Greater than his Master

Author: jgreene

  • prioritizing & Proverbs 1:7

    Like many people, prioritizing comes as a challenge to me.  Or maybe it is just laziness. I am not sure. Or maybe laziness is the reason I do not prioritize. Here is what I mean, I can go days or weeks without straightening, cleaning, or organizing the things that I need to. And then whenever…

  • stand up for something (great story)

    If you like a good story, YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE. This is a story of a young boy in Philadelphia whose mother is from Africa. He was picked on and beaten up. Yet he stood up for others. Click here to read it.  It is written by Rick Reilly for ESPN.

  • book review, 2 quotes

    Kevin DeYoung’s review of Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins came out yesterday. You can read it here. While many men and women have countless opinions on countless subjects, God has already spoken. God speaks for himself. His Word is true. And I believe that. I form my views, opinions, and beliefs based on what…

  • adam was the first man ever

    In Luke chapter 3 when Luke is giving us the genealogy of Jesus, we see something very interesting. Luke’s genealogy goes backward from Jesus all the way to Adam. At the very end, here is what Luke writes: “the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.” Luke…

  • good help for family worship at home

    Check this very helpful article out on doing family worship in your home.

  • what a perspective!

    Yesterday’s sermon was on our perspective of Jesus. It needs to be a proper and healthy perspective. You can hear the sermon here. Well let me show you the Awesome perspective that John the baptist had. This is great. In Luke 7:28 Jesus says this about John, “I tell you, among those born of women…

  • what is repentance?

    This an outstanding quote from D.L. Moody about repentance. I used it in last week’s Sunday Morning sermon. You can listen to that sermon here. The sermon was on repentance and preached from Luke 3. Here is the quote (taken from Daily Grace for Teens): “Let me say what it is not. Repentance is not…

  • addicted to the gospel

    I read this short little post yesterday and loved it. It is so encouraging and refreshing and rare. Check it out here. It is called “I’m Addicted.”

  • the Kimyal people receive the Word

    This video is awesome and  moving.  Please take 10 minutes to watch it. It is a people group in Kenya who love Jesus and His Word. They are receiving the New Testament for the very first time. Incredible!

  • sticking to commitments – grace & discipline

    If you know anything about college basketball this season, then you know about BYU and their sudden success. The Mormon Cougars, led by star player Jimmer Fredette, are ranked #3 in the nation this week and are in the discussions for a #1 seed for the NCAA tournament. Well also this week, the school announced…