Tag: healthy church
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Make Pastors Small Again
Starting about six years ago, my philosophy of pastoral ministry has changed significantly. The shift was so significant that I ended up quitting the ministry altogether. Part of my departure from ministry had to do with church hurt. Most of it had to do with my pride and the fact that I found my identity…
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Dear Healthy Local Church
In the previous passage, we read Jesus’s letter through John to dead local churches. In this passage, we read Jesus’s letter through John to healthy local churches. Simply because a church is healthy or a believer is mature in the faith does not mean God has nothing more to say to that local church or…
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3 Necessary Tests For Your Faith
Do you have eternal life? [qsm quiz=1] Is your local church a true local church? [qsm quiz=2] Are you a false teacher? [qsm quiz=3] Download or purchase the book to see these questions explained expositorily. Use this book as an outreach tool for your church.
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The Unmet Need In Most Churches According to Scripture- multiple biblical elders
“There were a couple of good, quiet, godly men who usually rallied the group. But few seemed to have the ability to look at God’s Word and heed its instruction for giving shape to the church. Inertia had set in years earlier. Uncertainty about the future had frozen the leaders and the congregation. I was…
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The Forgotten Power of the Local Church Meeting
We worship the God who is sovereign over all things. He has all power. In Him we find peace and rest. He gives life. Yet, churches in our day seem to lack the power and peace and rest and life that we find in Christ. Imagine waking up on Sunday morning, getting dressed, and making…
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Am I a Friend of God?
How would you define friendship? I typed “friend” into my web-browser’s image search and these images are some that came up. The first picture is a website banner for a rewards program. When we think about friendship, it is tempting to think about our friends as people who, by our knowing, benefit us in some…
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Is Faith Actually Profitable?
Last week, we learned together that we eagerly give our time to the things that we love. If we love Christ, we spend time with Him. If we love people, we spend time with them. If we love food, we spend our time eating. Amen? The action of taking time to listen to what God…
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Church(ish)- New Book Now Available!
The story is too familiar. You visit a church and everyone is nice, but no one seems to truly care. The people wear masks of righteousness only to, after you have committed yourself, remove those masks to reveal the face of a horrid witch-like creature. Or, perhaps, a different mask is worn: a mask…
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Is Your Church Healthy?
What is a healthy church? Is a healthy church one that is always growing? Is it one that never experiences deficit or one that has a certain number of members? Does a healthy church support missions? Is it part of an association or of a certain denomination? Does it…