Posts by Matt Recker
Motherhood Comes with a Sword
Matt Recker Luke 2:35 Simeon prophecies that Mary’s motherhood will be accompanied by a piercing sword of sorrow to her soul. How could this SINLESS SON who would never do wrong, bring sorrow?
Read MoreWhy We are in Manhattan
Background and Burden Matt Recker Manhattan, New York, is an island where one can reach the world within just 22.83 square miles of space. One of the five boroughs of New York City, Manhattan is the second smallest county in the United States. Conversely with its 1.6 million people, Manhattan is the most densely populated…
Read MoreMany Protestants Forsake their Protest
Matt Recker A Christianity Today article entitled, “From Antichrist to Brother in Christ: How Protestant Pastors View the Pope,” (September 25, 2015) reveals a large percentage of Protestant pastors who no longer protest against the Roman Catholics. A more positive view of Romanism is prevailing among protestants and even among more conservative evangelicals. It is…
Read MoreTen Principles for Christian Service (3)
Matt Recker Luke 17:7-10 Part 3 In this final article on ten principles for Christian service, let’s first review the first seven points and then I will share the final three. 1. Serve Christ: in a spirit of faith that will result in an increase of faith. 2 Serve Christ: believing it is a high…
Read MoreTen Principles for Christian Service (2)
Matt Recker Luke 17:7-10 Part 2 We are considering ten principles for Christian service. The first three are: 1. Serve Christ: in a spirit of faith that will result in an increase of faith. 2 Serve Christ: believe it is a high honor. 3. Serve Christ: without expectation of human honor or reward. Now we…
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Matt Recker Luke 17:7-10 Part 1 Serving God is wonderful and satisfying if we do it for God and not man, and if we do it in God’s power and not our own. When we lose focus on God’s glory, service will be burdensome; and when we attempt to do it in our own power,…
Read MoreThe Koran and Abrogation: The Two Faces of Islam
Matt Recker Quran 9:5: But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for…
Read MorePeace or Violence: The Two Faces of Islam
Matt Recker Qur’an 5:32: Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. In an article I was reading about the recent terrorist rampage by Syed Farook and…
Read MoreNew York City Regional Fellowship meeting
YOU ARE INVITED!! FBFI NYC REGIONAL FELLOWSHIP Tuesday September 15 Location: Grace Baptist Church 798 Hempstead Turnpike Franklin Square, NY Pastor Kent Sager Speaker: Dr. Ron Allen, Pastor of Bible Baptist Church Matthews, NC (see Biographical Info below) Testimony by U.S. Army Chaplain Michael P. Barnette (The FBFI serves as an endorsing…
Read MoreOur Missions Trip to Southern Palawan, Philippines
Matt Recker Our church, Heritage Baptist Church in New York City, recently sent an eight member team on a missions trip to Southern Palawan, Philippines to serve with Pastor Jethro and Jane Malacao of the Brooke’s Point Bible Church. Dr. Malacao is a graduate of the Bob Jones Memorial Bible College in Manilla and has…
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