Better to Lose Your Life Than Waste It

(The following are my favorite quotes from the booklet “Risk is Right” by John Piper) The Word of our Lord did great harm to the beliefs of American Christianity (Matthew 16:24-27). As though tables in a temple, Christ turned over their doctrines: the self-exaltation of personal preferences, the self-preservation of comforts and safety, the self-insulation that claims to love God,…

Film Recommendation: “Luther”

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted a written protest against the Roman Catholic Church. Out of his effort to reform Catholicism, the “Protestant Reformation” was born. You and I are direct “descendants” of what transpired: our lives both in the church and outside the church still receive the influence of the Reformation. In the religious sphere, the impact is…

Restoring One in Sin

What do we do when we notice sin in the life of a loved one? I imagine few welcome that conversation; fewer still know how to navigate it. The Lord Jesus Christ is the perfect Counselor. He provides us with a model to follow when these situations occur. Revelation 2:1-7 provides us with five keys for restoring a loved one…

Resolving Conflicts

MGMT 671 – Applied Negotiations MGMG 592 – Mediation GOVT 581 – Conflict Resolution Skills Going back to school? Georgetown University offers a “Masters of Arts in Conflict Resolution.” I wonder how many of us would select this as our major? Most avoid conflict at all costs. (Especially when we have to pay to talk about it?) Yet, conflicts seem…

Remember Those Ill-treated

The desk sat empty. The lights turned off. The doors remain locked. That morning, Pastor James did not report to work. He could not. In fact, his work for the Lord that morning took place elsewhere. He sat in a jail cell in Edmonton, Alberta. Pastor James Coates was arrested for leading church worship that contravened an Alberta public health…

Seeking an End to Abortion

It’s been said in America that “abortion rights will die a death by 1,000 cuts.” This saying, often spoken by pro-choice advocates, believes that Roe vs. Wade will remain law in the United States. They observe, however, that other pro-life activity does not cease. Those who advocate for the right-to-life continue their campaign. They fight and win smaller victories—when tallied together—represent a…

Contact Us

Contact info

360-733-0672
2000 W. North St, Bellingham, WA 98225
info@ibcbellingham.org

Gathering Times

Sunday School
9:00am

Sunday Service
10:30am

Events Calendar
[trx_sc_events type="detailed" past="1" cat="0" orderby="post_date" slider="" title_style="default" count="5" columns="1" title="Upcoming Events"]