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What Ever Happened to the Original Church of Jerusalem?
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #16) The church of Jerusalem, the megachurch that was the world’s first church (Acts 8:1; 11:22), was never intended to be the planet’s only church. God’s plan was always for those believers to … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Evangelism, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Persecution, Preaching, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", The Gospel, Witnessing
Tagged christianity, Herod killing James, Herod putting Peter in prison, house churches, Jerusalem being destroyed in A.D. 70, Rome's siege of Jerusalem, the churches of the New Testament, the end of the church of Jerusalem, the famine that struck Jerusalem, the house churches of the Bible, the Jewish revolt in A.D. 66, the prophet Agabus, these who have turned the world upside down, What happened to the church of Jerusalem?
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The World’s First Megachurch
A megachurch is generally defined as being any Christian congregation that has a sustained weekly attendance of 2,000 people or more in its worship services. With that definition in mind we can say that the world’s first church was also … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Bible Study, Christian Liberty, Church, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Evangelism, God's Word, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Money, Needs, Pastors, Prayer, Preaching, Salvation, Scripture, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Service, Stewardship, Sunday School, The Bible, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Witnessing, Worship
Tagged christianity, definition of a megachurch, How big was the Jerusalem church?, the communal system of the Jerusalem church, the first church, the Jerusalem church, the world's first megachurch, things we can learn from the first church, What is a megachurch?, Where did the Jerusalem church meet?
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4 Basic Questions About Speaking in Tongues
(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #6) We’re in a series on the early church of Jerusalem, and we’ve now reached a place where I’m going to devote a couple of posts to the issue of speaking in tongues. … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Communication, Discernment, Evangelism, Missions, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Speaking in Tongues, Spiritual Gifts, The Holy Spirit, The Tongue, Witnessing
Tagged Are there rules regarding speaking in tongues?, Bible passages about speaking in tongues, christianity, holy-spirit, Is every Christian supposed to speak in tongues?, tongues are a sign for unbelievers, What is speaking in tongues?
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The People Had a Mind to Work
So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. (Nehemiah 4:6, N.K.J.V.) The book of Nehemiah tells the story of a Jew named Nehemiah. … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Complaining, Deacons, God's Work, Ministry, Missions, Money, Pastors, Sacrifice, Service, Sunday School, Work, Worship
Tagged born again or born against?, nehemiah, Nehemiah rebuilding the walls, problems at church, the people had a mind to work, why our churches are struggling
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Going Back Home
New York’s Bowery Mission was founded in 1879 and still serves today as a rescue mission and men’s shelter. Sam Hadley was once the superintendent there and told a certain story about the place. I’d like to share that story … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Belief, Brokenness, Change, Children, Confession, Conviction, Disobedience, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Guilt, Love, Missions, New Year, Parenting, Problems, Rebellion, Reconciliation, Repentance, Salvation, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, Youth
Tagged Bowery Mission, coming back home to God, Sam Hadley, story about the boy who ran away from home, telegraph "Come Home. Father."
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A Changed Heart
Each year at this time thousands of people participate in Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree program. The names of the children of inmates are placed as “angel ornaments” on Christmas trees in churches, businesses, and shopping malls. Along with each name … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Change, Children, Christmas, Christmas Traditions, Doing Good, God's Word, God's Work, Grace, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Motherhood, Restoration, Salvation, Scripture, The Gospel, The Heart
Tagged angel tree, Christmas, Ezekiel 36:26-27, gifts for the children of inmates, I will give you a new heart, jesus, Mary Kay, Mary Kay angel tree, Mary Kay Beard, Prison Fellowship, Prison Fellowship angel tree, prison ministry
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The Disciple's Road 