Tag: how to grow a church
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How to Grow the Church
As we continue through Jesus’s kingdom of Heaven parables, we see an interesting idea. We desire revival. We desire to see explosive growth regarding Christ’s kingdom. Jesus tells us how His kingdom grows, and it’s not what we expect from a human perspective. When we think about the next two parables, we will be prepared…
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Is Your Life Bearing Fruit, or are you just playing religion?
Every October, I spend time in deep and prayerful evaluation. This is evaluation of my own ministry in the context God has me in and of the church or ministry God has us leading. This year, my evaluations lead me to John 15. I was wondering if it was even Biblical to do evaluations because…
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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 Missionary, part 3: The Priority of Preaching and Reasoning
Acts 9:26-31 After this three-year period, Paul fled Damascus and went to Jerusalem where the apostles and some other disciples were. They did not accept him until Barnabas affirmed his conversion. Paul spoke out boldly in the name of Jesus, talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews. Paul was given such a heart that he…