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The Encouragement of Involvement
After the defeat of Ammonites and Moabites, lands east of the Jordan River, the Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh came to Moses and asked if it were possible for them to settle east of the Jordan. They … Continue reading
DEVOTED TO…FELLOWSHIP… BROKE BREAD IN THEIR HOUSES
How much time do you spend in secular or worldly influences in your everyday life? Battling the traffic to and from work or school; interacting with friends, associates, and colleagues during the day; surfing the web for a while; talking … Continue reading
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The Therapeutic Level
In the world of medicine there is a term that is used of prescribed drugs, the “therapeutic level”. It means the amount of drug that must be present in the body to achieve the desired benefit. While it is a … Continue reading
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Tagged backsliding, church, church attendance, discipleship, encouragement, Hebrews, judgment, love, madness, money, obedience, obedient, purpose, religion, salvation, sin disobedience, spiritual backsliding, spiritual health, spiritual strength, therapeutic level, wisdom, worship
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The Pattern of God — The Pattern of Personal Growth, part 3
Personal spiritual growth is a goal for every serious Christian. Moreover, it is an expectation of God (e.g., Hebrew 5:11—6:3). But it’s not obtained by just any ol’ way. Although there have been numerous spiritual growth suggestions made over the … Continue reading
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The Pattern of God— The Pattern of Personal Growth, Part 2
Though we sometimes think of spiritual growth as being a personal journey, different for every individual, the Scripture tells us that there actually are certain things that universally promote the spiritual growth of the Christian — call them patterns. Last … Continue reading
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Tagged attendance, Bible classes, church, church attendance, communion, encouragement, friends, generosity, giving, hymns, influences, Lord's Supper, love, obedience, pattern, prayer, preaching, salvation, singing, spiritual growth, wisdom, worship
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“Church People Judge Me” — Lessons for Christians to Learn
Many avoid coming to church, according to research (see my last posting), because of fear that they will be judged instead of well received. Some of their fear of judgment is really just a bad conscience that doesn’t want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, care, church, encouragement, faithfulness, fear, forgiveness, grace, holidays, hope, judgment, love, obedience, opinions, sin, stumbling block, wisdom
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Hang tough – Hebrews 12,13
The great crowd of witnesses — 12:1 Although it isn’t likely that those who have gone on before can really see what the current world is doing, the figure of speech here does motivate us to faithfulness to think that … Continue reading
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Slugs and anchors — Hebrew 4-6
Today’s reading continues to encourage Jewish Christians to remain true to the covenant established by Jesus by drawing analogy been their present circumstances and the circumstances of most of their forebears in the wilderness — because they wanted to turn … Continue reading
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Never despise the day of small things — Zechariah 4-6
Zechariah continues to use symbols and metaphors in his apocalyptic book. Almost every new section uses a new symbol: the menorah for light of the Lord, olive trees for fruitfulness, a personification of Wickedness taken away to Babylon, etc. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, encouragement, small things, Temple, the church of Christ
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Christian Leadership, Part 2
In my last post I began a short series on Christian leadership. Again, this isn’t a prelude to the process of appointing elders, which is usually one of the only times we visit the topic; but it about general Christian leadership … Continue reading →