By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. When we recall Paul’s two letters to the believers in Thessalonica, we appropriately think of the great apostle’s prophecies on the second coming of Jesus. But we must not miss Paul’s instruction on holy living. The Holy Spirit’s call to morality is recorded in Paul’s first letter (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8). […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Jesus ended His first visit to the temple knowing the rulers did not want the new life He offered Nicodemus (in John 3); they even saw it as blasphemy. The Lord headed north with His disciples, telling them He had to “go through Samaria” (John 4:4). Israel’s Messiah was certain […]
BY: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Apostolic preaching is confrontational preaching. The Apostle Peter was the leader of the disciples whose force of personality was most important in holding the apostles together in those nerve-wracking days when Jesus’ body was in the tomb. Peter was boldness personified anchored in three great gospel facts. First, Peter was […]
By: Frank Tunstall “I know that I will soon put my body aside as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me,” Peter wrote in his second epistle. On so many occasion and in so many ways, Peter had been the pillar of the twelve apostles. Now, near the end of his life […]
www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/july-august/elliot-clark-evangelism-exiles-sharing-gospel. THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ARTICLES I’VE READ IN A LONG TIME. IT IS A MUST READ. EVERY PASTOR AND CHURCH CAN BENEFIT. Pastor Frank By: Elliott Clark I first awakened to this reality while doing language study in Central Asia. As I took a course in spiritual terminology, a missionary teacher […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. When Jesus wanted to teach about receiving the Holy Spirit, He chose to tell a story about a man who was on a journey and stopped about midnight at his friend’s house. Of course, the traveler was hungry, but the host was out of bread. So, he went […]
christianitytoday.com/women/2019/january/church-planting-your-plan-b-is-still-gods-plan.html By: Sandra Peoples In 2015, my husband and I moved from rural Pennsylvania and left a church we loved to do something risky—plant a new church in suburban Texas. Our vision for the church was to welcome people with disabilities. We see special-needs families as an unreached people group, since so many don’t attend […]
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. Jesus was preparing His disciples for His departure as His crucifixion was only hours away. In that atmosphere, the Lord began to unfold what was then a whole new concept of worship built around the abiding presence of God. The disciples already knew what it meant to have the Holy […]
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH HONORS PASTOR DEWAYNE AND MARLENE KLEPPER ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY By: Frank Tunstall Pastor Dewayne and Marlene Klepper have just returned from a three-week vacation that included a two-week tour of Northern Europe on a 3,000 passenger Holland America Cruise liner. The trip was a gift from their congregation, the Friendship Pentecostal Holiness […]
SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Bethany, Oklahoma PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH The Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee of Southwestern Christian University invites applications for the position of President. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the university and reports to the Board of Trustees. Southwestern Christian University was founded in 1946 under the auspices of […]