Grace Abounding » Church History http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog musings on the gospel & church planting by Pastor Jonathan Matías & Grace Church's elders & deacons Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Gospel related thoughts from Jonathan Matías and other members of Grace Church of Alexandria's Leadership Team Grace Church of Alexandria no Grace Church of Alexandria jonathan@graceofalexandria.org jonathan@graceofalexandria.org (Grace Church of Alexandria) 2009 musings on the gospel & church planting by Pastor Jonathan Matías & Grace Church's elders & deacons Grace Abounding » Church History http://www.graceofalexandria.org/images/blogrss.jpg http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/category/church-history/ Sunday’s Theme: The Persecuted Church http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2011/10/18/sundays-theme-the-persecuted-church-1023/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2011/10/18/sundays-theme-the-persecuted-church-1023/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:51:01 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=731 Join us this Sunday, October 23, as we observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Our Sunday service at Grace Church of Alexandria will feature Scripture, prayers, a video, resources, and a sermon from Hebrews 13:3 to highlight the needs of oppressed Christians throughout the world and how we can serve them.

You may notice we’re observing this important day on October 23 instead of November 13, as the poster suggests. Since a special speaker is already lined up for that Sunday in November at Grace Church, this coming Sunday we’re taking the whole service to draw attention to the persecuted church.

 

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church from Christian Freedom International on Vimeo.

  • Day of Prayer For the Persecuted Church: www.dayofprayer.org
  • Christian Freedom International: www.christianfreedom.org
  • Frontline Missions, International: www.frontlinemissions.info
  • Voice of the Martyrs: www.persecution.org

    • Also, here’s a recent blog post I wrote on how to pray for the persecuted church.

    ]]>     http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2011/10/18/sundays-theme-the-persecuted-church-1023/feed/ 0     Reformation Day: Two Great Church History Resources http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/11/04/reformation-day-two-worthwhile-church-history-resources/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/11/04/reformation-day-two-worthwhile-church-history-resources/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:12:09 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=502 Last Sunday at Grace Church of Alexandria we celebrated Reformation Day. Annually, we set aside a Sunday to re-tell how the gospel was recovered at the end of the Middle Ages. This year we told the story of Martin Luther on the 493rd anniversary of the day he definitively nailed 95 theses onto the doors of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany.

    If you’re interested in learning more about how God was at work during the Reformation, here are the two books I recommended during Sunday’s sermon:

    This short paperback makes church history and the Reformation come alive like no other book I’ve read. A worthwhile read that retells fascinating stories of believers and rehearses the essential doctrines that were recovered during this theological renaissance.

    UnquenchableFlameReeves

    Bainton’s classic biography of Martin Luther is a page-turner. With the skill of a master storyteller, he brings to life the millieu and role of the German monk. This book will whet your appetite to read more about the Reformation.

    BaintonHereIStand

    ]]>     http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2010/11/04/reformation-day-two-worthwhile-church-history-resources/feed/ 0     Standing Where Jonathan Edwards Preached http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2008/10/06/89/ http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/2008/10/06/89/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:17:04 +0000 Jonathan Matías http://www.graceofalexandria.org/blog/?p=89 This rock marks where Jonathan Edwards preached his famous sermon “Sinners In the Hands of an Angry God” in a church building that used to stand there. The rock sits alongside a busy road in Enfield, Massachusetts, is a testament that the Holy Spirit worked mightily in a visible and undeniable way as Edwards preached the Gospel on July 8, 1741. If you heard this past Sunday sermon at Grace Church, you heard me mention this famous rock.

    Christy and I stopped here 2 weeks ago on our vacation to the coast of Maine and took this picture. Just think…the Great Awakening began as pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards preached on this spot, leading to the conversion of tens of thousands throughout the United States and Great Britain to begin worship God! I pray the words of an ancient hymn, which says, “Lord, we long to see your churches filled!”

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