Tag: church ministry
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Second Sunday of Epiphany-Jan 18
Modeling Christ When we read the Gospels, we often see the teachings and miss what Jesus does. If we read them closely, we will notice that He met needs as He went along. He healed the blind man, the crippled man, and the leper. He also fed the people. He did it primarily because He…
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Eleventh Sunday of Kingdomtide Value of Children-B Nov 16
While children come as a blank slate and need training in obedience and caring for others, our society believes that they know what to do and should be left to themselves to find their own way. In fact, any kind of discipline is viewed as abuse. Yet they wonder why children act like wild animals.…
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study course-Reaching the Lost
Jesus told His disciples to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, starting in Jerusalem. Often churches today send out missionaries to far off lands but fail to reach those who live near the church. Many church members tell me they would like to reach those around them but don’t know how. Pastors…
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MAGA-A-E
It seems like the country is in a mess and the church has been unable to do anything to change it but many churches have allowed sin to enter the church and many other churches hold up Biblical standards but do not teach their people how to live like Christ would have us. As a…
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Third Sunday of Kingdomtide-Sept 21
organized teaching-In addition to a firm foundation, members need organized teaching. Often, the preaching and the adult Sunday Schools of many churches are very haphazard with no master plan. Sermons are often chosen week by week or from a series that hits the pastor’s fancy. Adult Sunday School classes are often chosen for each quarter…
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Second Sunday of Kingdomtide-Sept 14
A firm foundation- Catechism. When I began my ministry, it was common for churches to have a concentrated time of study for those coming of age, generally considered about age twelve, to give them a basic foundation of understanding of the church and its beliefs. Few churches today, particularly evangelical churches, have any organized classes…
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First Sunday of Kingdomtide-Sept 7
Growing in faith-Learning By Doing-A Children learn by doing and new Christians learn the same way. Unfortunately, few churches today have training programs where new Christians can work alongside more mature Christians. By involving new Christians in hands-on ministry in the congregation and in Christian ministries under the tutorage of more mature Christians, new Christians learn…
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First Sunday of Kingdomtide-Sept 7
Growing in faith by watching Kingdomtide is a time when the church should be active in helping new converts grow deeper. While few new converts are coming into the church this is vitally important today when so few churches teach members how to live a life pleasing to Christ. Many members who transfer in from…
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study course-Church in the 21st Century-free coupon
Up to the 1960’s, the church was successful in influencing the culture and Christian values dominated the culture but the church has allowed itself to rest on its success and the world’s values have spread throughout our culture. As a result, the church has declined from a position of dominance in our culture to where…