08/15/15 Turning Mourning into Joy
READING: Jeremiah 30-31 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Jeremiah 31 may well be the most famous chapter in the book of Jeremiah. The passages about God’s writing the new covenant…
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READING: Jeremiah 26-29 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I may be wrong, but I don’t know of any “enemies” I have — that is, people adamantly opposed to me and out…
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6 Problems in Small Groups
Small groups are essential to the health of a church yet numerous problems can exist in church small groups.
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9 Reasons Churches and Small Groups Should be Prayerwalking
“Prayerwalking” is exactly what the word says: intentionally praying while I walk, particularly in neighborhoods. This approach has recently died down but there are many reasons to revive this practice in the local church.
Read More08/13/15 Hiding from God or in God?
READING: Jeremiah 23-25 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I remember one of my favorite hiding places as a boy: in the closet in the toy room, under a pile…
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10 Findings about Church Membership Classes
Several years ago, I completed a study and wrote a book about church membership classes. Since that time, I’ve continued to watch and listen as more and more churches develop a membership class.
Read More08/12/15 For Us or against Us?
READING: Jeremiah 18-22 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Have you ever seen repeated phrases and ideas in the scriptures? Look at these texts, and note the similarities about God,…
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11 Things I Learned the Hard Way as a Pastor
Two weeks ago, my younger brother preached at a church where a man I baptized almost three decades ago now attends. Since then, I’ve thought a lot about my early days as a pastor – both the good and the bad.
Read More08/11/15 Drippings
READING: Jeremiah 14-17 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Do you remember when you first became a follower of Jesus? When the Word of God was fresh and alive to…
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8 Requirements for Church Revitalization and Church Planting
A Great Commission approach to reaching North America is not either church planting or church revitalization; it is a both/and commitment. An honest look at the church in North America (and in much of the world, for that matter) reveals an obvious need for church revitalization.
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