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What Does It Mean to Make the Lord a Priority?
Let’s make the Lord a priority this year. Have you heard this exhortation before? It’s a common point in many a new year’s sermon or—ahem—bulletin article. And it is a point upon which many a Christian would nod their heads … Continue reading
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The Pattern of God — The Pattern of the Organization of the Church
Last week we talked about the overall pattern of the church, the identifying features or “fingerprints” of the bride of Christ. One of those patterns we identified was the organization of the church. Let’s look at that today. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles, Christ, church, church organization, deacons, elders, faith, faithfulness, jesus is the king, king jesus, kingdom of god, leadership, obedience, overseers, preachers, religion, shepherds, teachers, theology
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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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Off to Rome — Acts 25-28
Today’s reading is a little lengthy, due to the details of Paul’s defenses and the shipwreck report. The story is exciting, though you’ll be able to use a map to figure a few things out I wish — Acts 26:29 … Continue reading
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Only the King Makes the Rules
The book of Romans begins with a presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—ending in chapter 8 with “no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” (8:1) and how we “overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us” (8:37). What a great … Continue reading →