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Getting “20/20 Foresight”
I’ve been listening to a class from Yale on the history of western civilization. It’s been interesting on a number of history-geek levels, but one thing that really has struck me has been how certain pivotal events in history didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, hope, judgment, meaning of life, obedience, pattern, religion, repentance, salvation, sin, suffering, wisdom
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To God, the Things That Are God’s
“And He *said to them, ‘Whose likeness and inscription is this?’ They *said to Him, ‘Caesar’s.’ Then He *said to them, ‘Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.’” (Matthew 22:20, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, fear, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, love, meaning of life, obedience, religion, salvation, worship
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But First We Must Run Aground
Last Sunday I preached from Acts 27:25, where Paul tells the crew and other passengers on his storm-embattled ship that he had received a message from God that everyone on board would be saved—and he believed God. A short statement … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, Parenting
Tagged blessing, challenges, courage, discipleship, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, hard work, hardship, leadership, love, obedience, path to blessing, persecution, pray in faith, salvation, tribulation, trouble
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The Same, but Different
Romans 6:3, 4 “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity
Tagged attendance, baptism, baptize, Bible, changes, courage, dealing with temptation, different, family, generosity, grace, life changes, love, meaning of life, money, prayer, purpose, religion, salvation, stresses, suffering, time usage, trials, use of time, wisdom
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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
Posted in Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
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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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
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, disciples of jesus, faith, generosity, Gospel, grace, hope, humility, judgment, love, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, pattern, religion, sacrifice, salvation, sin, theology, wisdom
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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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Just Say…Jesus
Former first lady, Nancy reagan, in her efforts to stop drug usage among young people was asked what to say to kids to help them to stay away from them. Her response was to tell them to “Just say no!” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged burdens, Christ, courage, drugs, eternity, faith, forgiveness, grace, guilt, heaven, hope, Jesus, Just say no, knowledge, life, love, meaning of life, obedience, purpose, religion, repentance, salvation, truth, willpower, wisdom
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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
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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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Following Jesus into Places We Might Not Expect, Back to the Scriptures
We still sing “Anywhere With Jesus” in our hymnal and I’m thankful that we do. It’s a wonderful reminder of what discipleship has always supposed to have been about— following. It’s easy to forget these days, you know. In a … Continue reading →