Portland Web Site--Minister's Notebook

The purpose of this page is to post excerpts from sermons, Bible Studies, doctrines of the church and to discuss other spiritual aspects out of the Word of God.

Most Recent Additions to the Notebook

The Realities of Being a True Christian in God's Church

Smooth Things

Condemnation - Questions and Answers

Tracking the Emerging Beast Power

Have You Ever Tasted God?

The Notebook

A Lesson from the Biblical Town of Ai	"Headquarters Just Isn't Showing Any Leadership!"
Prophecy vs. The Salvation Process	Leadership of the Church - Questions and Answers
The Role of Women in the Kingdom of God	Feeding of the Flock - Part 1
The Twenty Dollar Tip	Imminent Return – what if Christ were returning in 30 days?
The Era of Slick Arguments	What is a Nominal Christian?
Abundance Through Stewardship	Godly Calling – who has the power here?
Freely Ye Have Received, Freely Give...a proper perspective	Soldiers of Christ – they have no say; they merely obey
"Ours is the Only True Church of God"	The Catholic Church – growing appearance of holy light
Prophecy vs. Prediction	A Word About E-mail (from a minister's point-of-view)
No Room for Apologetics	Spiritual Maturity...when does it come?
Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!!	How Does God Correct the Church?
Your Spiritual Diary	Are You a Victim of Spiritual Sabotage?
Who is the Judge of Your Humility?	How ‘StarTrek’ Demonstrates the Limitlessness of God
"Hey, You Pointed That Sermonette at ME!!!"	"Where Two or Three of You are Gathered in My Name"
Petra, Places of Safety and God's Protection	Regarding the Brookfield, Wisconsin Shooting
Has the Minister Given Me a Club to Beat You With?	What is just as important as putting the leaven out?
Isn't This Servant of God Dead?	"Go ahead, prove me wrong!!"
Three Basic Rules of Thumb	Why Religious Arguments Do Not Work
What is a "Root of Bitterness"	Admonitions for the Credentialed Speaker
The Concept of a "Higher Standard"	Self-Promotion in God's Church?
Dumb Questions	True or False?..."Spiritual Beliefs Ruin People"
Before the Bread and Wine, Just How Do I Examine Myself?	Good Overcoming Evil - Is This a Godly Theme?"
Just Where Do I Stand, God?	Fear and Headline Religion
The Secrets of Tightrope Walkers	"Where did the minister and the guy who puts up chairs come from?"
A spiritual aspect to the deleavening process	Delight in the Sabbath!!
"I'm just not being fed over there"	Qualifications of a Minister...WRONGLY USED!!
When Church "A" Badmouths Church "B"	Deity of Jesus Christ ...my response to a non-believer
"The Time is Short"...another perspective	I Just Won the Lottery!! ...now what?
Can a Minister Stand on a Soapbox?	The Subject is "Gambling"
Obsession with Biblical Twigs	Simplify Your Life!!
May ICG Ministers sell Tupperware?	"Abstain from all appearance of evil" ...immersion into its meaning
Be Not Weary in Well Doing –Actions Steps	The Universe - God's Neighborhood
Lying in the Church	Who are YOU to Judge Me?
The Safest Place in the World	How Churches are Scattered
Newly Revealed Knowledge	What Motivates a Firstfruit to Righteousness?
Fallible Human Beings	Numbers, Numbers, Numbers - Part 2
Give Me a Church in Peace and Harmony!!	Are you a Member of a Splinter Group?
Is Someone Telling You What to Believe?	Bible Study...an ICG perspective
No Time for Accusers!	Its All About Godly Calling
Obedience...an additional perspective	Advice to a Teenager
All I Ever Do In This Church is "Pay and Pray"	Little White Lies
There is No Second Chance	Who Is Our Mission Field?
Write It in the Book of Acts	Quirky Ideas Exposed
Precept Upon Precept, Line Upon Line ... a deeper perspective	Have You Ever Tasted God?
Faith Cannot Be Legislated!!	Tracking the Emerging Beast Power
All Praise Belongs to God	Condemnation - Questions and Answers
Good Systematic Theology	Smooth Things
Personal Elements of Belief - Questions and Answers	The Realities of Being a True Christian in God's Church

More to come

Contact minister Chris Cumming at chriscumming@gtatv.org