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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 Worship, part 2
Last time we talked about the more general patterns of worship found in the New Testament: location doesn’t matter now, it must be in spirit and truth, it must be a reflection of daily life, it must be God-oriented, it … Continue reading
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Tagged blood of Christ, body of Christ, church, communion, cross, cup of the new covenant, fingerprint, Lord's Supper, music, New Testament, obedience, pattern, remembrance, representation, representing, sacrifice, singing, song, standard, unleavened bread, worship
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Conduct yourself with wisdom — Colossians 1-4
Colossae was part of the orbit of Ephesus. It appears to have not been personally evangelized by Paul, but by someone among Paul’s fellow workers, Epaphras. It was in the valley of west central Asia Minor with Laodicea and Hieropolis … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, false teaching, gnosticism, Gospel, Jewish traditions, philosophy, singing
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Lay aside the old self — Ephesians 4-6
There just seem to be some sections of the Bible that are full to overflowing in good stuff. Ephesians, especially chapters 4-6, is one of those spots. Again, I’m going to have a hard time paring things down to just … Continue reading
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Tagged a cappella, biblical unity, church, denominations, divide, division, doctrinal matters, love, marriage, meaning, purpose, sin, singing, submit, unity
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A Cappella Obedience—What Happened?
For the first 1000 years after Jesus came and established His church, all those who claimed the name of Jesus worshipped the Lord in song with voice only. This was not simply a tradition, but rather was it was practiced … Continue reading →