Knowing God With Heart and Mind

A Soul That Magnifies the LORD

It's the first Sunday in Advent. You'll want to remember that Advent is mainly about the 2nd Coming of Christ and not so much a countdown to Christmas. This weekend we will meet Mary the virgin mother of Jesus - "For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given." Mary understood the true nature of her child and the magnificent, glorious plan the LORD unfolded in and through her.  Mary was the first Christian. Please plan to cap your holiday weekend with worship at Shiloh Church in the sanctuary a6 9:00 a.m. and the Life Center at 11:00 a.m. 

Thanksgiving and Songs of Praise

We finish our brief discussion about thanks-giving and praise on Sunday. Scripture refers to praise as a sacrificial offering. Honest reflection begs the question, "Why is praise a sacrifice?" Could it be that praising God costs us something? Putting valuable livestock or hard-earned money on the sacrificial altar is costly. Therefore, authentic praise should be too. When you worship God like you just can't help it, inhibition and pride diminish. Why is it so hard for most of "frozen chosen" to get there?

Thanksgiving as Sacrifice

This two-part series will remind us that giving thanks is essential to our relationship with God. However, we must seriously consider what we are thankful for. Everyone benefits from daily thanks-giving, but holiness comes from thanking the LORD for His good and perfect gifts from above. 

A Great Cloud of Witnesses

A meditation on the hymn, “For all The Saints.”

God Will Supply Every Need

Today we learn how God provides for every need, as long as we understand God knows what we need more than we do.

Dare to Love: The Power of Forgiveness: Repentance

A series of messages about forgiveness would be incomplete without considering the importance of seeking forgiveness from God. Until we do so, we cannot genuinely forgive others and ourselves. Join the Shiloh family on Sunday to worship, pray, and learn about the importance of repenting. 

Dare to Love: The Power of Forgiveness ~ ”Seventy Times Seven”

God intends to judge us all according to the one standard, His Son Jesus Christ. As recipients of inconceivable grace, we must share it with others. In fact, it is overflowing so that we should spill it into the world. Our undeserved cup of blessing never drains and always spills over its brim.

Dare to Love: The Power of Forgiveness - ”The Cup of Blessing”

We gather around the Lord’s Table as one family of Christian Believers from around the globe on World Communion Sunday. We come from many nations, cultures, languages, and races but we have one thing in common and we celebrate it in the act of Holy Communion. It is a sign of Christ's sacrificial gift us His cup of blessing. He took our deserved cup of wrath and gave us an undeserved cup of blessing so that it could preserve us for eternal companionship with God, as it was in Eden. Now, that's something to celebrate!

Run to Win: Running Together

We are adding the last ingredient to the formula for winning the race of life as we conclude this brief series called “Run to Win.” Here is the complete formula: Prayer + Bible Reading + Small Group Accountability = Running to Him. We learn that regular attendance in a large-group setting is an essential act of worship, but accountability and spiritual vitality grow best in small groups of faithful friends.

Run to Win: Bible Reading 101

We've talked about reading and hearing Scripture throughout the summer months and many in our Shiloh family have tasted the fruits and been more than satisfied. If you are among them, this week's message will help you to go deeper with God. If you haven't started, then this will be a great opportunity to start with sound advice for getting the most out of the experience.