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Church Attendance Decline
A school teacher told her students to bring an item that represented their religious faith. The little Jewish boy brought a menorah. The little Catholic boy brought a crucifix. The little Baptist boy brought a casserole. Speaking as a Baptist … Continue reading
Ministering to Lost People
And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. (Matthew 5:41, N.K.J.V.) In its specific scriptural context, this verse has nothing to do with putting in the extra hours required to become a success in the business … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Attitude, Complaining, Discipleship, Doing Good, Evangelism, God's Work, Good Works, Humility, Influence, Ministry, Persecution, Revenge, Service, Suffering, The Sermon On The Mount, Witnessing
Tagged do not resist an evil person, going the second mile, ministering to lost people, the Christian serving the lost person
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Christians Bringing a Touch of Christ’s Kingdom to Earth
Series: “Christ’s Kingdom” (post #5) Jesus spent His three-and-a-half-year earthly ministry bringing a touch of His heavenly kingdom to the earth. Then, after being crucified, He resurrected and ascended back to heaven. This left a gaping hole in regards to … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Character, Discernment, Discipleship, Disobedience, Doing Good, Extending Forgiveness, Faithfulness, Forgiveness, Giving, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Good Works, Influence, Lust, Marriage, Ministry, Needs, Obedience, Persecution, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Priorities, Prosperity, Reconciliation, Revenge, Reward, Righteousness, Salvation, Sanctification, Scripture, Series: "Christ's Kingdom", Service, Temptation, The Bible, The Heart, The Old Testament Law, The Sermon On The Mount, Worry
Tagged Christians using the sermon on the mount to evidence salvation, the audience for the sermon on the mount, the citizen of the kingdom, the kingdom man, the kingdom woman, The Sermon On The Mount, the teachings of the sermon on the mount
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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 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 Disciple's Road 