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What is Generosity?

I love generous people! Don’t you? And my congregation has many such people, who share their homes, their time, their talents, and their money. And God loves generous people, too, because generosity is a part of holiness. Our God is … Continue reading

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How to Give the Right Way

Note: This posting comes from an article that I wrote for the Manchester church of Christ on January 9. I thought that perhaps those who are in ministry or others who are disciples generally might be interested in thoughts about … 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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The Pattern of God — The Pattern of Worship, Part 3

Over the past few weeks we’ve been talking about the patterns that God has given us with regard to the church and over the last couple of weeks the patterns regarding the church’s worship. Hopefully, it has become clear that God … Continue reading

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Joyful giving — 2 Corinthians 7-9

Today’s reading takes us into the dangerous territory of giving. Are you brave enough? 🙂 Let’s dive right in. Repentance without regret — 2 Cor. 7:8-13 It is never easy to confront, correct, or discipline. There are fears that the … Continue reading

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Resurrection and more — 1 Cor. 15,16

Today we’ll be reading one of the more fascinating chapters in the New Testament, God’s revelation to us about the resurrection. Here we’ll find out more about the resurrection than any other passage in the Bible. For this reason, let’s … Continue reading

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