Thank You, Church Workers
Thank you, church worker, for your service today. In a world of billions of people, hundreds of thousands of church workers, and even a…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
2 Chronicles 20:12b “For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but…
Read More09/20/15 Consider Our Ways
READING: Haggai 1-2 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: We probably don’t think enough about where we’ve been, what we should have learned, and how those lessons should help us…
Read More09/19/15 Weeping in a Foreign Land
READING: Ezra 4-6, Psalm 137 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: The anguish of the exiles must have been deep. Scholars differ about the timing of Psalm 137 (whether…
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15 Ways to Welcome New Church Staff
The first weeks of a new ministry are usually great especially when the church welcome is warm and encouraging.
Read More09/18/15 Worshiping Despite Fear
READING: Ezra 1-3 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: The book of Ezra is one part of the story of the Hebrews returning from exile in Babylon. Under the…
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12 Things to Watch and Listen For at Church this Weekend
For most of us, attending church is a habit. That’s too bad, because we sometimes miss what God’s doing around us.
Read More09/17/15 Go On Your Way
READING: Daniel 10-12 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Because of my interest in spiritual warfare, I have spent much time in Daniel 10 examining the nature of the “prince of…
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9 More Findings from Church Health Surveys
Some months ago, I posted general findings about churches based on our Lawless Group’s Church Health Survey. Here are nine more of those general findings.
Read More09/16/15 The Basis of Our Praying
READING: Daniel 7-9 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: On what basis do we pray? Daniel 9 is Daniel’s petition on behalf of the exiles, whose exile was…
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