That cannot always be preached.
What God has created is beautiful, but us humans have a way of messing it up at times. It happens in His Church, and at times those that challenge the “status quo” like Jesus Christ, are shunned by the leaders in the Body of Christ. God leads us, draws us from outside of where we are at. We all must have the courage to listen and open our hearts and minds to the Holy Spirit if we are seeking to fulfill the purpose we have been brought together for.
Here is a thought, we should all drop the names off our churches and replace it something like a sign of a fish, “Ichthys <” or maybe Here is a thought, we all have the same name, like “The Way”. We would still all continue meeting in our same locations. Can you imagine how things…
To you bishops, to us pastors, to you evangelists, to you teachers, to you deacons, and to every believer who is a priest in the Royal Priesthood, every one of us is on the hook to strive for unity in the body.
We are in the world but not of the world…Christian unity needs to become a priority. If we truly believe we are citizens of the kingdom of God and not citizens of the world, we need to treat one another as part of the same team.
Ok, I will come right out and say it! Many that go to church each weekend, most weekends, and some weekends are fooling themselves if they think they are Christians. Why would I say this? Christians are followers of Jesus Christ. Christians are disciples of Jesus Christ. Christians are active members of His Body that…
Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1 thru 2:11 March 29,2020 Today my thought revolves around the relationship we have with our God. At no point in any of our lives will we fully know the breadth and depth of God, yet at times we can find ourselves content with the level of knowledge and…
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I am blessed to live in a town where a group of ten or so pastors each week have chosen to lay aside denominational identifications and gather to pray and share as the family the Lord’s Word, fellowship, and support. God did not direct just one denomination to share the hope of His Gospel, but…
. She thought a short moment and returned with the statement, “They need to learn that they should not be so rude when they come in and eat after church.” When I dug a little deeper into why she responded with this comment she stated the consensus of the server staff feels the church crowd…
Here is a truth that many times gets forgotten in our daily lives and the lives of those within the body of Christ here on earth. WE ARE AT WAR! Let me set the stage When Jesus came to earth, He was the fullness of the Godhead bodily. ( Col 2:9 NKJV For in…
The Challenge of Unity in the Face of Denominationalism You may agree with my view or not and that is fine, but seeking unity in the church within the denominational backdrop seems very contradictory. I am a pastor of a non-denomination church. A frequent question asked deals with my thoughts on denominations versus non-denomination and…
What do I see as the greatest opportunity presently in the Christian church in America? To fulfill this commandment given by Jesus: John 15:12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. It is because of the present situation within the church that presents such barriers to attempt to…
The messages I have been sharing at church recently centered on the persecuted church. Here in the U.S. we look at the persecution we see our brothers and sisters face in other parts of the world and pray it does not come here to greet us. But, has it not already visited us? The purpose…
Intolerant to our views but we must continue in tolerance
Eph 4:11-16 NKJV And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, (13) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge…
“Why do I have to go to church?” This is a question my children asked me during their teen years. It is also a question many adults think but do not verbalize. First let me clarify what a “church” is. It can consist of a home group of less than 20 people, a church the…
Posted on January 1, 2018 All human beings know what life is and we all have to answer the question of what happens after death. Looking around and seeing how people address the issue of what happens after our last breath reminds me of placing bets at a roulette table. Some place their bet that…
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