Tag: serving God
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The Worthless Person
Above all else, I think I fear worthlessness. I want my life to mean something in the grand scheme. I believe that worry is a sin and that we don’t accomplish anything by worrying, but if I am to be honest, I do sometimes worry that I might waste so much of my life away…
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Music Matters and Matters of Music
One of the greatest dividers in both society and in the church over the centuries has been music. Most people love music. It has become an almost essential part of our worship gatherings. It has become such an integral part of our services that when people perceive that it is not done properly it divides…
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Is There Really a Place for Preaching and Teaching in the Local Church?
There are a few different philosophies regarding the place of preaching and teaching in the church. Admittedly, I am a little biased. I am a preacher. Different churches have chosen to do things in different ways. There are churches who have much teaching and little of anything else, churches who limit the sermon time to…
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Programming Matters
The church isn’t a program. We’ve heard this statement before. As a blanket statement, I would agree. The church is a family in Christ. That being said, we can’t remove ourselves from programming in an organizational sense. Without some sort of order, there is chaos, so we plan. The way we plan matters. We communicate…
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As for Me and My House We Will Serve ________?
This month we have studied the book of Joshua together and learned that God will place each of us in a position to serve Him. Wherever we are now, we are to serve the Lord: directing attention away from ourselves and to God. God promises to reward us for the work we do. He challenges…