Tag: in the church

  • Dear Leader, part 19 (Christ On Display Through Sound Doctrine)

    Dear Leader, part 19 (Christ On Display Through Sound Doctrine)

    This exercise is a continuation of a series we started at Grace with our leadership while I served as interim there. For those who are not pastors or deacons, but who lead in some capacity in any arena of life, these books are a tremendous resource in Scripture. I encourage all of those who would…

  • Buy a Book, Provide a Meal

    Buy a Book, Provide a Meal

    Is this the right place? My generation left the church and migrated to places like these because they offered something that the organized church did not- acceptance. That is, perhaps, the greatest travesty of our time. A whole generation responded to the negativity, the shallow semblance of true faith, and the condemnation of a people…

  • Youth’s Place in the Church- Biblical Youth Ministry

    Youth’s Place in the Church- Biblical Youth Ministry

    Ephesians is a book written by Paul to believers encouraging them to, by the grace of God, pursue unity and maturity in the faith. When we get to Ephesians 6, Paul addresses children specifically as a responsible part of the Christian body. My question regards Paul’s specific address to children. What place do children (what…

  • When the Church is God’s Enemy…

    When the Church is God’s Enemy…

    So far this month, we have talked about why God allows trials in our lives and the importance of our striving to control the words that we say. We learned together that sometimes we bring trials upon ourselves by making bad decisions and by giving in to sin. We learned that gossip is never good…

  • Control-Freaks (Outline Only)

    Share a story about a control-freak that you know! (please don’t mention their name). Opening questions Are there churches that work against God? o   What sort of churches might these be? Are there people who claim to be God’s people, but are actually God’s enemies? o   What sort of people might these be? Mark 12:1-12…

  • Dealing with Oppression? #racism #sexism

               There is much in the world today that causes me to wonder why the people of God suffer while those who hate God continue to prosper. I remember the Israelites, as they were captive in Egypt. While Egypt, a people who despised the God of the Israelites, prospered, God’s people were subject to slavery.…