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What’s a “Salvation Issue”?
Denominational theologians use the phrase in the religious world to try to smooth over the deep doctrinal divides between religious groups. Sometimes even leaders in the Lord’s church have used the phrase in an attempt to avoid splits and divisions. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged baptism, Christ, church, courage, discipleship, disobedience, faith, false teaching, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, leadership, meaning of life, obedience, obey, pattern, religion, salvation, salvation issues, sin, theology, truth, worship
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Who Has the Words of Eternal Life?
Jesus had been teaching, healing, and feeding the people. His fame had spread all over Galilee, and tremendous crowds were following Him. But many were following for the wrong reasons; they wanted to make Him a political king, because He … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged associations, Bible, Christ, church, corruption, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faithfulness, false teaching, God's word, guidance, influence, Jesus, leadership, loyalty, marriage, obedience, pattern, popularity, relationships, religion, sin, stumbling block, truth
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It Works Both Ways
The newly appointed manager of a chain of hotels was on his first inspection trip. In the kitchen of one of the hotels observed a particularly unhappy looking dishwasher. “Cheer up, my good man,” the new manager said, giving the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged baptism, Christ, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, grace, meaning of life, obedience, religion, sacrifice, salvation, wisdom
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Does It Matter What Church I Go To?
Our world is very confused about religion these days. It’s easy to understand why: it’s become “all about me” and what I want. Ask someone about why they go here or there for church and you’ll get different answers. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged baptism, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, love, obedience, religion, theology, worship
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About Negative Teaching
“Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged Admonition, Bible, Christ, church, correction, courage, faithfulness, false teaching, God's word, judgment, leadership, negative, obedience, positive, preachers, rebuke, religion, sin, teachers, truth, truth in love
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Certain About His Calling and Choosing You—Brotherly Kindness
2 Peter 1:7 “and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.” There are a number of commands in the Bible about loving others. We must love our enemies, our neighbors, our husband or wife, our children … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged church, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, Jesus, judgment, leadership, love, mercy, obedience, prayer, religion, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, truth, wisdom, worship
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Only the King Makes the Rules
The book of Romans begins with a presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—ending in chapter 8 with “no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” (8:1) and how we “overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us” (8:37). What a great … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged Abraham, chosen, Christ, church, courage, criteria, discipleship, elect, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, God's sovereignty, hope, Israel, Jacob, Jesus is Lord, judgment, kindness and severity of God, kingdom of god, kingdom of Heaven, mercy, Messiah, obedience, promises, prophecy, salvation, sovereign, sovereign choice, theology, truth, who's in, who's out
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Who’s Right?
Ezekiel 33:17-20 “Yet your fellow citizens say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right. When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, then he shall die in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, Old Testament
Tagged baptism, Christ, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, forgiveness, generosity, God's judgment, God's ways, good and bad, grace, obedience, pattern, religion, right, right and wrong, salvation, sin, theology, wisdom, worship, wrong
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Being Ananias
Ananias doesn’t get a lot of sermons done about him. I’ve never read a bulletin article about him. I’m not sure that I’ve ever heard of a church named “St. Ananias”. But he played a key role in one of … Continue reading →