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A Cappella Obedience—What Happened?
For the first 1000 years after Jesus came and established His church, all those who claimed the name of Jesus worshipped the Lord in song with voice only. This was not simply a tradition, but rather was it was practiced … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged a cappella, Christ, discipleship, false teaching, hermeneutics, hymns, Jesus, musical instruments, obedience, opinions, pattern, religion, singing, song, spiritual songs, tradition, truth, worship
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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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Giving Glory to God
Glorifying God is not something that ends at the conclusion of a worship assembly. Giving glory to God for a Christians is a 7 day a week, 24 hour a day endeavor. But how do we do this? Some believe … Continue reading
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Tagged answers, attitudes, Christ, church, courage, discipleship, dress, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, glory, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus, leadership, possessions, religion, speech, 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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What’s the Best Thing for Me?
Deuteronomy 4:5-8 ““See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do thus in the land where you are entering to possess it. “So keep and do them, for that … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, courage, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, Jesus, love, meaning of life, obedience, promises, salvation, sin, wisdom
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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—Diligence
2 Peter 1:10 “Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;” In my last post about our calling I talked about … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, Christ, courage, diligence, discipleship, effort, faith, faithfulness, focus, leadership, love, purpose, religion, work
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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 →