Archive for the ‘Past Secret Church Highlight’ Category

  1. Secret Church 11 – Reflections – Part 3

    Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Radical

    The following is the final post in a three part series by DMI Intern, Eric Parker.  In this series Eric shares his thoughts on Secret Church 11 and the current cultural climate in relation to “Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel”: ____________________ The Slippery Slope Francis Schaeffer summed up my point at the end of the last post when he said, The idea of absolute, autonomous freedom from God’s boundaries flows into the idea of equality without distinction, which flows into the denial of what it truly means to be male and female, which flows into abortion (Continue reading…)

  2. Secret Church Stories From SC11

    Posted on December 7th, 2011 by Radical

    Gathering together with almost 50,000 people from all over the world to study God’s Word and pray for persecuted believers has deeply affected many of you who participated.  We would like to share some of the stories we have received from our time together this past November. Sara’s Story… SC11 was phenomenal. David gave SO many great points about issues that are ever so present in our day. I’m a college student and struggle daily and how I can defend what I believe about some of these issues with just “it’s wrong.” Now I have (Continue reading…)

  3. Secret Church 11 – Reflections – Part 2

    Posted on December 5th, 2011 by Radical

    The following is the second post in a three part series by DMI Intern, Eric Parker.  In this series Eric shares his thoughts on Secret Church 11 and the current cultural climate in relation to “Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel”: _________________________ The Sexual Polarization—The “New Conservative” At the other end of the spectrum, however, there are many things that suggest a growth toward the Biblical paradigm for marriage and the like. Over the last 10+ years, within the Christian sector of the culture, a group of “New Conservatives” have produced sermons , videos , books , conferences , (Continue reading…)

  4. Secret Church 11 – Reflections – Part 1

    Posted on November 28th, 2011 by Radical

    The following is the first post in a three part series by DMI Intern, Eric Parker.  In this series Eric shares his thoughts on Secret Church 11 and the current cultural climate in relation to “Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel”: ________________ Secret Church 11 – “Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel “ Consider, for a moment, how deeply our world, and culture, is steeped in sexual sin on a variety of different levels. Let this sink in—Every second, 372 Internet users type adult search terms into search engines. At this given moment, there are (Continue reading…)

  5. Platt Family Adoption Journey

    Posted on November 21st, 2011 by Radical

    Update from Secret Church 11 During Secret Church on Friday, November 4, Pastor David shared that his family had just received news that they would be able to travel soon to adopt the newest member of the Platt family. This past week the Platt family traveled to China and yesterday they were able to meet their daughter, Mara Ruth, for the first time. Please join us in praying for David, Heather, Caleb, Joshua, and their new baby sister as they transition into becoming a family of five in the coming days and weeks. If you (Continue reading…)

  6. Secret Church 11 Resources Now Online!

    Posted on November 18th, 2011 by Radical

    Secret Church 11 resources  – video, audio, and study guides (blank and filled) -  are now available for free download on our website. Visit the Secret Church category in our Resource Library . If you would like to preorder a DVD or CD of “Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel” visit our online store .  Hard copies of the Study Guides for Secret Church 11 are also available in the DMI Store.  These items will be available for shipping by the first week of December. Additional Resources Pastor David was not able to cover all of the material (Continue reading…)

  7. Secret Church Uganda, Africa – Part 4

    Secret Church Uganda, Africa – Part 4

    Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Radical

    The following post is the fourth in a series by Joy Breedlove, a missionary serving in Uganda, Africa. Here in Uganda a new journey has begun!  In the past few weeks we have completed both the Old Testament Survey as well as New Testament Survey Secret Church Sessions. Although these sessions were produced in 2006 and 2007, they are still relevant today in 2011. These bible studies will be relevant until the end of time as we know it now, yet, the persecuted church areas these two studies focused on; Africa and Asia are areas (Continue reading…)

  8. Secret Church Simulcast – Round 2! Pastor Mike’s Story

    Posted on October 17th, 2011 by Radical

    I am the senior pastor of a small rural, country church in the extreme southwestern corner of Georgia.  Our faith family is nestled just east of Alabama and just north of Florida. I introduced my faith family to David Platt and Secret Church through the LifeWay simulcast in April 2011.  I invited all of the pastors in our 42 church association to attend.  We had approximately 20 people from 5 churches be a part of this worship experience. We were from different walks of life, different contexts, and different ethnicities.  There were young and old, (Continue reading…)

  9. Why People Don’t Study the Bible – Secret Church 3 Highlight

    Posted on October 6th, 2011 by Radical

    The following excerpt was taken from Secret Church transcripts – “How To Study The Bible” by David Platt. (Reasons for not studying the Bible) “I am not a professional. Isn’t that the Pastor’s job? The Pastor understands all that stuff and besides, if I have a problem I will go to him.” The only problem with that is that opens up the door for 5,000 emails every single week asking the pastor what this passage or that passage means. Now that may sound like a good thing to those who are sending the email but (Continue reading…)

  10. Secret Church Highlight – “How To Study The Bible”

    Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Radical

    The following excerpt was taken from Secret Church – “How To Study The Bible”. (On why people don’t study the Bible…) A second phrase: “I have tried, but I just don’t know how to study the Bible.” “I am guessing that there are people all across this room who have gone to some conference or had a spiritual experience where you have said I need to learn the Word more. So you sat down to learn the Word, you have opened it up, but you haven’t known any where to start. What to do now. (Continue reading…)