We should also ask that question concerning our churches. Do they make a real difference? For all our worship and teaching and events, are we really changing anyone? Are people getting saved? Are disciples being made? Are ministries being raised up?
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Today I recieved a Talk To a Pastor request from an agnostic. He was polite and seemed genuinely interested in resolving the conflict he sees between a loving God and an eternal hell. This question is on the minds of more people then you might imagine; even those who would tend to believe in a Christian [...]
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I am not even sure where I am going with this article or if anyone will read it, I just feel I have to write it, to get it off my chest - perhaps as closure for the brother who died. Perhaps because it so unfortunetly and viividly illustrates the things I see wrong in the Church today. I just know that the more I look at “church as usual” the more convinced I am that it is the very structure of modern church that hinders the Kindgom of God. The suicide of a pastor is an exclamation point in the commentary.
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May you wrestle with God over these issues as Jacob wrestled with God and walked away changed: limping, but blessed, with a new name and a new destiny in God’s kingdom purposes.
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When I read of the accounts of Christians in Viet Nam or Iran or Pakistan (the Bible is illegal in 57 countries) being murdered or maimed and their property stolen and houses burned (without any legal protection) it makes me wonder if the American version of Church and the gospel would make much of an impact over there.
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Contrary to popular belief, God does not want you to be religious. Actually, His desire is for you to be SPIRITUAL! There is a major difference.
Religion is man’s attempt to relate to God based on his own ideas and efforts. It may be a noble goal, but it is entirely futile according to God. Spirituality [...]
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There’s an old saying about killing two birds with one stone. It has been said by someone more cleaver than me that Jesus killed two stones with one bird. The two stones of course being the two tables the 10 commandments were written on and the Bird being representative of the Holy Spirit.
”For the law of the [...]
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In the last article (part 4 of ther series) we looked at the current concepts of “ministry.” The popular idea is that of position, power, authority and at least a little bit of being catered to. These are foreign notions to to New testament ministers and writers.
As we saw earlier, the word Ministry was the [...]
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Christian Chain Letters! Ever get one? You know the, “send this to 10 people and God will magically transform your life into a ‘happily ever after’ scene and a neat picture will pop up on your screen to boot.”
Well I got ANOTHER one yesterday and decided I had had enough of them. Normally I just [...]
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I believe we have a great opportunity to share the gospel with people who are increasingly concerned about the economy, world conditions and social concerns in America. However it is only whne we express the hope that world does not and can not know will we interest them enough to ask us why we live differently.
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