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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
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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
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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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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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Tagged assembly, Bible reading, bible reading schedule, Bible study, Christ, Christianity, church, coming to church, communication, deeds, encouragement, faith, faithfulness, fellowship, friends, involvement, love, meaning of life, obedience, personal growth, personal spiritual growth, prayer, religion, salvation, spiritual growth, spirituality, support, theology, wisdom, worship
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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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The Pattern of God— The Pattern of Personal Growth, Part 1
Although we might not be initially inclined to think of spiritual growth as a pattern, there is a definite expectation in Scripture that that everyone who becomes a Christian will grow spiritually. Just as in the physical realm, when a … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles' teachings, Bible, Christ, church, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, follow, generosity, Gospel, grace, growth, hope, how to grow spiritually, love, meaning of life, New Testament, pattern, sin
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The Pattern of God, The General Pattern of Worship
In an earlier posting we talked about the “fingerprints” of the bride of Christ, the church, that helps us identify her clearly. We’ve spoken about the “fingerprint” pattern of the organization of the church, and for the next couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged assembly, church, love, meaning of life, New Testament, obedience, orderly, pattern, purpose, spirit, standard, truth, worship
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The Pattern of God — The Pattern and Identity of the Church
Last week we examined the truth that God has revealed and uses spiritual patterns that we should follow — as individuals and also as a church. God’s people, have often been compared to a bride (e.g., Hosea 1-3 or Revelation … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, Christ, church, cinderella s glass slipper, courage, faith, faithfulness, fingerprint, Gospel, grace, hope, love, meaning of life, obedience, organization, pattern, religion, salvation, spiritual patterns, standard, theology, worship
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Devotion to God
Do you have spiritual A.D.D.? Attention Deficit Disorder? Physical A.D.D. is a widely (probably over-) diagnosed problem among kids these days, but it has been applied to a number of adults, too. This may be attributable to how we’ve trained … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, attention, attention deficit disorder, baptism, Christ, church, devotion, disciples of jesus, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hope, love, meaning of life, mercy, obedience, olivia newton john, persecution, religion, sacrifice, salvation, spirituality, suffering, wisdom
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Tolerance 2
Yesterday I talked in this posting about tolerance’s virtues and vices. The world just gives “tolerance” a one-size- fits-all approach and tolerates everything, no matter how bad. But Christians are commanded to be tolerant about somethings and to refuse to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, faith, false teaching, fear, grace, judgment, justice, love, mercy, obedience, persecution, pride, sacrifice, sin, wisdom
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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 →