Alliance Bible Fellowship

A Gospel-Centered Church in Boone, NC

I PETER 2:4-8

January 5, 2020 The first verse in the Bible says, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”  It is frequently and rightly noted that at the beginning of creation – when there was nothing – no earth, no sun, no moon, no stars – no universe, notice, there was God.  He alone is the […]

I PETER 2:1-3

December 29, 2019 Early in its history, the church began establishing practices for baptism.  It was clearly commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission, “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” so they did.  For example, the Didache, a very early anonymous […]

ADVENT: LOVE

December 22, 2019 Just a couple weeks ago, YouVersion released the most “popular verse” of 2019.  You likely know YouVersion – you may have it on your phone, as do I.  It’s an app you can use to read the Bible wherever you are, get a verse of the day, look up verses in one of 2000 […]

ADVENT: PEACE

December 8, 2019 I’m sure you’ve noticed, but Christmas brings lots of challenges, and I’m not talking about the so-called War on Christmas.  You know, whether we say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays,” or our Christmas cards mention Jesus, or governmental buildings have a nativity scene.   No, I’m talking about our own Christmas challenges.  Besides the fact billions […]

ADVENT: HOPE

December 1, 2019 Panic is the only way to describe how I felt that Saturday morning.  I was a home school dad, and someone in our group decided it would be fun to take our children spelunking.  Spelunking is the technical term for “crazy people exploring dark, damp caves where only spiders and other delightful creatures dwell.”  Clothed […]

I PETER 1:22-25

November 24, 2019 It was Thursday evening of Passion week – the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest.  He will be crucified the next day.  As I told you last week, it was during the Passover, when the Jews celebrated their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. It was now time for their deliverance from slavery to sin.  The hour […]

I PETER 1:17-21

November 17, 2019 The Israelites had been in Egypt for over 400 years.  It was not their country – they were resident aliens.  The Egyptians had long forgotten an Israelite prime minister named Joseph who had saved their country from a terrible, worldwide famine. And after Joseph had passed off the scene, the Israelites were growing rapidly […]

I PETER 1:13-16

November 10, 2019 Let me be clear: I am neither a prophet, nor the son of a prophet.  In fact, I work for a non-profit organization.  But, if I told you Jesus was coming back next year – in 2020 – and somehow you knew it to be true, how would that knowledge affect your life?  We’re closing […]