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David’s Advice for Building a House for God
1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, distractions, divided loyalties, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, knowing the Lord, love, meaning of life, obedience, pattern, prayer, pride, purpose, religion, salvation, Temple, unity
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The Two Sides of Kindness
Kindness is not a topic that you are likely read too many posts about. It seems just sort of—well, bland. “Yeah, yeah, practice random acts of kindness, blah, blah, blah.” But for Christians it is a rather important virtue to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, emotions, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, feelings, gentleness, Gospel, grace, Jesus, judgment, kindness, love, parenthood, persecution, purpose, salvation, sin, wisdom
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Tell Me About the Christ, Part 1
What do you know about the Christ? It’s one of those things that we sort of take for granted, but we’re living in a world unlike what we’re used to that is among other things challenging even the basics of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged Christ, Christology, creator, deity, divinity, equality with God, faith, Gospel, Jesus, meaning of life, Messiah, pre existent, prophecy, Son of God, sustaining, the Lamb, the Word, theology
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Standing for 1st Century Christianity in the 21st Century — #3
We may complain a lot about trying to live a 1st century Christian life in the 21st century—there are so many new temptations that we have to contend with, so many cultural differences, so many challenges that we believe the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged ancient paganism, Christ, church, courage, current-events, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, Gospel, grace, idols, judgment, justice, love, obedience, pattern, persecution, religion, sacrifice, salvation, suffering, wisdom, worship
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The Fundamentals of Church Growth
The church of the first century exploded with growth — numerical and spiritual. Should we not be interested in a growing church, too? Not just for the sake of a larger bunch of people meeting on Sunday (like the membership … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged brotherhood, Christ, church, courage, enthusiasm, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fundamental things, Gospel, leadership, love, mustard seed, obedience, pattern, religion, salvation, theology, understanding, urgency of the Gospel, zeal
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The Angels Still Praise Him
Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, the Christ. In these little meditations I’m hopeful that you’ve noticed that the more things change about mankind, the more they remain … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged accomplishment, angels, Christ, church, eyes of faith, faith, generosity, glory, Gospel, grace, high priest, incarnation, judgment, king, love, Messiah, praise, redeemer, redemption, religion, sacrifice, salvation, sin, suffering, victory
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The World Still Doesn’t Recognize Him
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been taking a look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, the Savior. We’ve noted that a lot of fundamental things about humanity haven’t changed, since that time: “Wise men still seek … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged baptism, Christ, church, evangelism, faith, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hope, Jesus is the same, love, meaning of life, Messiah, religion, room in the inn, salvation
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Christmas Thoughts — The Evil Are Still Troubled By Him — Herod
We’re looking at the stories usually associated with Christmas in these weeks approaching Christmas. Last time we studied the story of the magi in Matthew 2:1-18, and we concluded that wise men always seek Jesus. This week we’ll take a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged baptism, chief priests, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, Herod the Great, Herodium, judgment, king, meaning of life, Messiah, obedience, persecution, pride, prophecy, purpose, religion, religious leaders, salvation, Satan, sin, wisdom
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Authentic Humility
Humility is a sneered-at word. Who wants to be humble? It is equated with weakness, being a victim, and impotency. Pride, on the other hand, is envied, vaunted, and promoted. Why? Possibly because we’ve often misunderstood what humility is. This … Continue reading →