This Is The Church
Yesterday was a great day. But, yesterday was not abnormal. Yesterday was an ordinary Sunday, but ordinary Sundays are pretty extraordinary. Where were you, yesterday?
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Christian Living
You Can Be a Missionary in Your Community
What is your plan to reach your neighbors, friends, relatives, classmates, and co-workers? Do you have a plan? You need
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Steps to Help Your Pastor Grow
Church member, you can help your pastor improve. You have the ability to help him grow as a pastor, as a preacher, and as a member of your community. But it may not be easy.
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7 Steps For A Deeper Connection With Your Church
People often tell me that they want to get more out of their church or that they want to feel
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God Is in Control (And That Is a Good Thing)
God is sovereign. That means that God exists in and of himself and has no needs outside of himself. The
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Root Yourself in a Local Church
Plant your roots. After nearly twenty years of vocational ministry, I can say that little is as beneficial to the
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Helping Teens Grow Up Without Giving Up
The teens and young adults into whom you invest need to know that high school and college are hard. But they also need to know that life is going to get more complex and challenging. We must encourage them to learn to cope with life today so that they can find success in life tomorrow. If 10 pushups are so hard and discouraging that you never try to do pushups again, you’ll never get to 100. But, if someone comes alongside you who can do 50 pushups and acknowledges your struggle and encourages you to try again tomorrow, you might just meet your goal.
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Christianity is Uncomfortable
If you aren’t uncomfortable, you may not be following Jesus. Just consider the group of people following Jesus toward Jerusalem as he moved toward Palm Sunday. As he started out on his journey, he was met by a rich young man who asked how he could get into heaven. Jesus told him to sell everything and give his money to the poor because it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven. This teaching from Jesus was so radical that the disciples were left wondering who in the world could be saved. While they were still reeling from this, Jesus “comforted” them by saying,
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Have a Seat at the Kid’s Table
His kingdom is not like any other. His kingdom is upside down and backwards, but it only seems that way because our hearts and minds haven’t been re-oriented to the things of Christ. He invites you to feast on his mercy and grace be satisfied. He invites you to join him at the kids table with all the rich, poor, needy, blind, Jews, Gentiles, slaves, outcast, and free men and women who have understood that only Jesus offers true rest and life. He is enough, and he stands ready to receive you!
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What If…
Who should a Christian be? What should a Christian do? We often wrestle over these questions, but the answer should be pretty clear because Jesus was once asked about the greatest commandment. His answer:
A Prayer for Your Pastor
Your pastor needs your prayers. I’ve taken a prayer from The Valley of Vision and edited it so that it
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Some Holy Experiences for Holy Week
In recent weeks I have been blessed to see God move in some pretty amazing ways within our church body.
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