Tag: character
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On Evaluating a Sermon
I know. It sounds really unspiritual to say we would ever evaluate someone’s sermon. If we are to follow Jesus, we need to know if what we hear from people is, in fact, from Him. It is not bad to think well about what we hear from the pulpit. There is good preaching. There is…
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Fighting the Good Fight in Transitional Seasons: Notes from 1 Timothy 1:15-20
Love from a pure heart, good conscience, and sincere faith is the most important thing churches in transition should remember (1:3-7). Paul also warns about immoral men sneaking in and turning the churches toward fruitlessness and sin (1:8-11). At the end of his first chapter, Paul uses himself as an example—not because he is qualified…
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Servanthood Discipleship
When we think about discipleship, we often think of it in terms of pop-culture rather than true biblical discipleship. We develop a model based more on the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker than the relationship that Jesus had with His disciples. Because of this trend in the church, we have developed this environment where…
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The Christian Family: a people of heart, not outward appearance
The last time we were together, we started Paul’s letter to Philemon. Here’s what we discovered: All those people who are in Christ are coworkers and siblings There is only one Christian body and our local churches are a part of that body. Because of this, we resolve not to condemn one another but, instead,…
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Good Politico: is having character actually important?
There is something to be said for consistency. As people, we used to think that having good character was a respectable thing. With our new entertainment and our political trends as of late, we have proven that character is not truly important to us. We praise our actors for pretending and we are quick to…