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Category Archives: Church
A Simple Reminder
A little girl was prepped and ready for a dangerous operation that could potentially end in her death. In his efforts to comfort her, the surgeon said, “Before we can make you well, we must first put you to sleep.” … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Work, Good Works, Influence, Ministry, Service, Witnessing, Work
Tagged Christianity in shoe leather, Christianity with boots on, Now I lay me down to sleep prayer, story about natives who said we know that man, the flesh and blood edition of Christianity, Vance Havner
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The Jonah Path
Here’s some Bible trivia for you. Question: What is the Bible’s only book that ends with a question? Answer: Jonah. Jonah 4:11 closes the book with God asking the prophet Jonah: “And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Backsliding, Church, Church Attendance, Depression, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Honesty, Personal, Prayer, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Truth
Tagged God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, God sends rain to the just and the unjust, Is it okay to be mad at God?, Jonah being mad at God, the importance of being real with God, the wicked people of Nineveh, Why did God spare Nineveh?
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“Why Sit Here Until We Die?”
“Why sit here until we die?” That question is at the heart of one of the Bible’s most incredible stories, 2 Kings 7:1-20, and it’s a question that still has relevance in a multitude of situations today. Let’s talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Attitude, Change, Choices, Church, Contentment, Courage, Decisions, Desires, Discernment, Faith, Fear, God's Timing, God's Provision, God's Will, Inner Peace, Needs, Problems, Trusting In God
Tagged changing in order to stay alive, the lepers who entered the Syrian camp, when a change is needed, Why sit here until we die?
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The Difference Between Pit Stops & Racing
It’s been said that Christians need to be the church, not just go to church. Truer words were never spoken. When church is a once-a-week-event rather than a seven-day-a-week lifestyle, it runs the risk of becoming little more than a couple of hours … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Church Attendance, God's Work, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Talents
Tagged Christians using their spiritual gifts in service, Christians using their talents in service, comparing church attendance to car racing, pit stops at the Daytona 500, pit stops at the Indy 500, the benefit of church attendance
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A Lot of Moving Parts But Not Much Production
There was once an inventor who built an amazing machine. It was six feet high and five feet long and had a total of 5,626 parts (wheels, gears, shafts, chains, belts, etc.), to say nothing of all the nuts, bolts, … Continue reading
A Snapshot of Our Churches in 2019
LifeWay is the publishing department of the Southern Baptist Convention. Last month they released the findings of a study that was conducted between the dates of January 14 and January 30 of 2019. 1,000 pastors of Protestant churches were called … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Change, Church, Church Attendance, Communication, Current Events, Discernment, Evangelism, God's Word, God's Work, Ministry, Pastors, Personal, Preaching, Scripture, Sunday School, The Bible, Youth
Tagged 2019 Lifeway study about churches, 61% of churches are in decline or are plateaued, churches growing through swapping members, churches will younger pastors are growing, illustration about the need for change, recent church attendance figures
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The Difference Between Doors & Discipleship
Minister and author John Seamands tells the story of a German soldier who was wounded in battle. The wound was minor and the soldier wasn’t particularly concerned about it, but he was nevertheless ordered to go to the military hospital … Continue reading
The Tale of Emanuel Nenger
Emanuel Nenger arrived in Hoboken, New Jersey, from Germany sometime around 1876. He got work as a sign painter and eventually bought a farm in Westfield, New Jersey. But all of that was more or less just a front. You … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Commitment, Discipleship, Doing Good, God's Work, Good Works, Individuality, Influence, Ministry, Service, Spiritual Gifts, Stewardship, Talents
Tagged counterfeit money, counterfeiter who wasted his talents, Emanuel Nenger, using you spiritual gifts in service to Christ, using your talents in service to Christ
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Popcorn Poppers & Irons
Some of us are old enough to remember eating popcorn made from a popcorn popper rather than a microwave. We’re also old enough to remember when people not only owned irons but actually used them. The following story stems from … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Church, Communication, Current Events, Discernment, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Music, Personal, Preaching, Priorities, Sunday School, The Gospel, Worship
Tagged christianity, Church, recent changes in churches, rules at Bob Jones university, the modernization of the church, the problem of outdated rules, What were the early churches like?
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