Tom Noland Ministry

07/31/2022

06/06/2022

People are limited. Limited in power, longevity, wisdom, and endurance. June 5, 2022

BUT GOD . . .

06/04/2022

Someone asked me to ask to write a short essay on "What is the Gospel?" so I thought I would post it.

What is the Gospel?
The word translated “gospel” in the New Testament is an exciting word, “euangelion.” Eu – means “good.” Words like “euphemism, eulogy, euphoric” have the same beginning. The second part is “angelion.” We immediately recognize the word “angel” in the middle of the word. Angels were messengers of God’s news and “angelion” means “news.” So to put it all together, “gospel” means “good news!” The world needs good news! The church needs good news! You need good news! I need good news! The community needs good news! The world needs good news! We are bombarded with bad news almost all day, every day. But the gospel is a wonderful contrast to the dismal news we hear all the time. Jesus died and was buried for 3 days. Jesus Rose and He lives! And because of the miracle of His resurrection, we can live with victory in Christ and have life more abundantly. John 3:16 sums it up well. We as the church go our own ways when the church service dismisses, but the work of the church and the sharing of the gospel have just begun.
My wife Robin noticed a great article today. It was entitled “Why We are No Longer a Welcoming Church.” That grabbed her attention and mine too. It was a shocking title for me. “What do you mean not being a welcoming church?? Are you kidding me? Don’t you believe the Bible when it says, “whatever you have done to the least of these, you have done also to me?”
Here is the brief summary of what the article said: “Welcoming” is a passive role. We wait until a “visitor” shows up and then we turn on our “welcoming.” Here is a better goal – Invite people to church. Be an inviting church. I will add that a church that invites will naturally treat people who come with joy and love. The fields are ripe for harvest. “Go into the hedges and byways” with the unhindered purpose of reaching out to our world and to the “uttermost parts of the earth.”
“Go ye therefore . . .” Share the gospel!

05/10/2022

God's Answer to Fear 2 Timothy 1:11-12

05/10/2022

"The Armor of God"
Ephesians 6:10-18

05/10/2022

This message is on the "Wonder and Glory of God." Isaiah 40
How big is God? Immeasurable.
How wise is God? Immeasurable.
How much does God care for us? Immeasurable.
Let us worship and trust Him in all our lives - Walking, Running, and Flying.

05/10/2022

"Hearing God" Part 2
God is always speaking. Are we listening? Reading His Word?

05/05/2022

This is out the back porch of "The Cove," a Billy Graham conference center for the Glory of God. Robin and I attended a conference led by Thom Rainer who spoke on the Revitalization of the church.

He shared that 90% of churches are declining. They are usually inward focused churches. Today's churches are weakest at reaching their "Jerusalem" as described in Acts 1:8. Sending money around the world is easier than loving the person next door. Both are important. But God still moves and churches can still reach people if they are upward and outward focused.

When a church loves God with all their being and loves neighbors like Jesus loves, great things happen! When churches look outward to the fields ripe for harvest, they have less negativity, backbiting, criticism, division, and power struggles.

05/05/2022

Robin sang "When I Get Up to Heaven" at an Associational event.