Category: The Church Body
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Drop The Names
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…
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Leadership and Unity
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.
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What do they see?
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…
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How do we Act in Public?
. 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…
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Our Kingdom at War
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…
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Are they fooling themselves?
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…
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Do We Really Want Unity?
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…
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The Church’s Greatest Opportunity
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…
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Christian Unity, are we strangers in this world?
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.
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Why should I go to church?
“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…
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