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Category Archives: Church
Born Again
“Salvation” series (post #9) Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3, N.K.J.V.) The Bible teaches that each individual consists of a … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Belief, Christ's Resurrection, Church, Eternity, Faith, Grace, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Salvation, Series: "Salvation", The Holy Spirit, The Trinity, Worship
Tagged baptism of the Holy Spirit with tongues as the evidence, body soul and spirit, christianity, dead in trespasses and sin, definition of eternal life, difference between the spirit and the soul, god, jesus, man as body soul and spirit, Speaking in Tongues, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the born again experience, worship God in spirit, you must be born again
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A Generation That Had to Die Off
I once heard a preacher’s thoughts regarding a troubled church. He said something to the effect, “There is a generation that is going to have to die off there before God can get in there and change things.” The preacher … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Change, Church, Courage, Death, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Personal, Worship, Youth
Tagged "We've never done it that way before", All the Israelites over the age of 20 die, Faith, Israel's refusal to possess Canaan, lessons learned from Numbers chapters 13 and 14, the old guard in a church, the older generation standing in the way
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The Church Boss
The epistles of 2 John and 3 John paint a small corner of a larger picture of what life was like in the early church. Those two epistles speak of how itinerant teachers would travel around to different places and … Continue reading
Posted in Church, God's Work, Headship, Humility, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Service, Sunday School, Teaching, Worship
Tagged 1 Peter 5:2-3, a description of the right kind of pastor, John's word about receiving false teachers, Matthew 20:25-28, Oliver B. Greene, servant leadership., the hospitality of the early church, the house churches of the early church, the problem addressed in 2 John, the problem addressed in 3 John, the problem of a church boss, when one member runs the church, Who was Demetrius?, Who was Diotrephes?, Who was Gaius?
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The Flesh & its Drag Effect
“…The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41, N.K.J.V.) For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other… (Galatians … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Adversity, Alcohol, Backsliding, Bible Study, Change, Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Depravity, Dieting, Doing Good, Drugs, Gambling, Giving, Gluttony, Lust, Perseverance, Prayer, Problems, Sin, Temptation, The Tongue, Witnessing
Tagged building momentum in church, making changes for the Lord, Moses holding up the rod, the Amalekites attacking the Israelites, the problem of the flesh, the-spirit-indeed-is-willing-but-the-flesh-is-weak
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Easter Bells
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Christ's Resurrection, Church, Church Attendance, Depression, Easter, Eternity, Fear, Joy, Praise, Problems, Resurrection, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged church bells, Easter, Easter bells ringing, Feldkirch, General Andre Massena, General Franz Jellacic, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, jesus, Napoleon's Austrian campaign, Resurrection
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Bigger Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better
The idea that divine favor manifests itself by way of worldly success goes back a long way. History shows us two things about the races of antiquity. #1: They all worshiped some form of god or plurality of gods. #2: … Continue reading
Do It Now
Here’s a true story. A church in San Antonio, Texas, committed to a fundraising drive to build a new building. On a chosen Sunday morning, a special offering would be taken up to help toward reaching the monetary goal. Each … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Disobedience, Doing Good, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Will, God's Work, Money, Obedience, Service
Tagged Abraham sacrificing Isaac, church member who donated $10000, immediately doing what God tells you to do, man killed after making donation to the church, Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch
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Jesus: The Unkept Hippie
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #7) Johnny Paycheck was a country music star who had his biggest success in the 1970s. He was most famous for his hit Take This Job & Shove It, which went to #1 on the … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Church, Church Attendance, Discernment, Discipleship, Dress and Appearance, Personal, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Salvation, Sanctification, Series: "The Jesus You Know"
Tagged Did Jesus have a beard?, Did Jesus have long hair?, Do everything in the name of Jesus, God looks at the heart, If a man has long hair it is a dishonor to him, Jesus was a hippie, Johnny Paycheck, present your bodies a living sacrifice, Take This Job and Shove It, The Outlaw's Prayer
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Jesus: The Black Deliverer
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #3) I was born October 3rd, 1966, which means that I am very much a product of the 1970s and ’80s. When I was young, one of my favorite television shows was “Good Times,” … Continue reading
Selling Hamburgers
I have never served as the pastor of a megachurch, and I don’t figure that I ever will. My pastoral ministry has always involved small, rural churches. Still, I’ll admit that, like megachurch pastors, I feel the internal pressure to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Church, Church Attendance, Music, Pastors, Personal, Preaching, Worship, Youth
Tagged a business plan for growing a church, christianity, Church, church growth, the best location for a church, the problems with megachurches, the problems with the church growth movement, Worship
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