8 Steps to Reaching a Lost Loved One
Tomorrow would have been the 78th birthday of my dad, who passed away four years ago. He became a believer at age 71. Maybe these steps will help you if you’re trying to reach a lost loved one.
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12/01/16 The Greater Gift
READING: 1 Corinthians 12-14 The church really is an amazing thing. Somehow, the Spirit of God takes believers from various backgrounds and places us in the…
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10 Life Lessons I’d Love to Teach Young Ministers
Perhaps we can learn these lessons only through ministry and life experiences – and maybe we wouldn’t have listened to them anyway when we were younger – but here are some lessons I’d love to teach young ministers.
Read More11/30/16 False Gods
READING: 1 Corinthians 9-11 As Christians, we are trying to reach a world that includes millions of followers of other world faiths. We seek to…
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10 Discipleship Questions to Consider Now for 2017
For years, I have set goals for the new year during the first week of December. Tomorrow is the first day of December 2016. Setting goals this next week will give me a few weeks to pray about and prepare for meeting those goals.
Read More11/29/16 Sexual Immorality
READING: 1 Corinthians 5-8 Just look around, and you’ll quickly see the hold that sex has on our culture. We’re hardly the first generation to face…
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A Quiz: Are You a Teachable Person?
I recognize that I’m not always teachable, so I hesitate to write this post. At the same time, humility is to be a mark of the Christian (James 4:6) – and humility is characterized by teachability.
Read More11/28/16 Division
READING: 1 Corinthians 1-4 Quarrels. Conflict. Division. Competition. Rivalry. I’ve seen all of these issues in local churches. And, if I’m honest, I’ve been a part of some…
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10 Guest Parking Problems
Most of us who write about church facilities give attention to the importance of guest parking. Some churches, though, still don’t understand why it matters – or they don’t give enough attention to it.
Read More11/27/16 Crushing the Serpent
READING: Romans 14-16 The story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3 does not name the serpent as Satan, but it does show that…
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