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Tag Archives: local church
Authority Gives Life
Far from being a curse, authority, if it is good authority, is a gift from God’s open hand. Mark Dever & Jonathan Leeman helpfully explain what good authority looks like: Good authority authors life. It creates and empowers and uplifts. … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, baptist, jonathan leeman, local church, mark dever, pastoral ministry
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The Saturday Post(s)
How Much Do You Know About What the Bible Teaches About the Bible? “How well do you know the doctrine of the Scripture? How well do you know what the Bible tells us about the Bible? This short thirty-three question … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, complementarianism, dating, family worship, gender, gospel, jesus, local church, love, marriage, membership, scripture, social media, technology, youth ministry
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Loving the Universal Church vs. the Local Church
“I don’t need to be a member of a local church because I am a member of the universal church.” “I am more interested in the capital C ‘Church,’ and not as much the lower case C ‘church.’” Have you … Continue reading
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Tagged church membership, local church, love, warren wiersbe
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Do You Live Close to Your Church?
Do you live close to your church? In such a mobile society, lots of folks go to churches they aren’t geographically close to. I’ve met many who drive 45 minutes to get to church on Sunday. Recently, I heard about … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Truth & Compassion in Action. “Gay activists prepared to protest FIRE Church in Concord, North Carolina. Their event leader posted their plan on Facebook…We are going to STAND TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY to show that our love is stronger than … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, baptism, bible, bible study, celebrity, counseling, discipleship, homosexuality, islam, jesus, john piper, local church, mentor, motherhood, pastoral ministry, romans, suffering, theology
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Eight Words That Will Change the Shape of Your Christianity
“Love each other as I have loved you.“ John 15:12 In this passage, and in John’s writing in general, one another is specifically applied to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Not that we shouldn’t love our non-believing friends, family, … Continue reading
College Students & the Local Church
I have had a growing concern for Christian college students that began when I was a young college student. My concern is this: many Christian college students have little to no significant membership with a local church. They may be a part … Continue reading
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Tagged christian living, church, church membership, college, local church, worship, youth, youth ministry
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The Scandal of the Semi-Churched
I read this post by Kevin DeYoung a long time ago and thought I would call my readers’ attention to it. It isn’t about the unchurched or the anti-churched, but the semi-churched folks within our local congregations. Kevin DeYoung writes: I … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church membership, church service, kevin deyoung, local church, pastoral ministry
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8 Ways to Submit to a Local Church
Below is the concise summation of an excellent chapter from an amazing book simply titled, “Church Membership” by Jonathan Leeman. In this chapter Leeman answers the question, “How does a Christian submit to a Church?” He provides eight excellent answers … Continue reading
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The Saturday Post(s)
Things Jesus Didn’t Say. I like the end: “When Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were super cool with his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had a realistic understanding of the Bible and helped the disciples … Continue reading
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Tagged books, encouragement, evangelism, journaling, liberalism, local church, purity, reading, sex, sexual immorality, theology, women
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A Pilgrim's Friend 