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The Organization of the Lord’s Church
It shouldn’t surprise the Bible student that the Lord has given a pattern for the church. In the construction of both the Tabernacle in the wilderness (Exodus 25-31) and the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 28:11,12,19) patterns were given by … Continue reading
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Tagged bishops, church, discipleship, elders, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, leadership, obedience, overseers, pastors, pattern, presbyters, religion, shepherds, theology, truth, wisdom
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Jeroboam Consulted
Jeroboam was a rising star in Solomon’s kingdom. He was an Ephraimite who had been a valiant warrior in Solomon’s army, and his hard work had won him a position as overseer over the forced labor in Ephraim. Moreover, God … Continue reading
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Tagged a cappella, Christ, church, courage, David, discipleship, disobedience, divided kingdom, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, Gospel, idolatry, Jeroboam, Jesus, judgment, leadership, obedience, pattern, persecution, promises, prophecy, sin, truth, wisdom, worship
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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
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Tagged Christ, church, compassion, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, follow through, Gospel, grace, love, Messiah, obedience, sacrifice, salvation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged baptism, Christ, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, grace, meaning of life, obedience, religion, sacrifice, salvation, wisdom
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Are You a Gambler?
OK, on the surface of it, it may sound like I’m asking for a confession of sin or something, But in this post I’m actually encouraging you to gamble—just, not the way that you may think. I’m encouraging you to … Continue reading →