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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Jesus ain’t a program; He is Lord!
Christians usually meet to be passively instructed. Perhaps we could also meet to exercise our faith & spiritual gifts, with one another. Where there is no caring interaction there is no sense of community. (A church in Smyrna experienced life-changing … Continue reading
Posted in apostles, Christian leadership, church elders, church leadership, church order, church programming, church programs, church teachers, evangelists, leadership, movies, pastor-teachers, pastors, prophets, servant leadership, shepherds, teachers, Uncategorized, you ought to be teachers
Tagged 5-fold ministries, All Saints, All Saints movie, apest, Christianity, church, ekklesia, gifts of the Spirit, organic church
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#26 of my 95 Theses
My 95 Theses #26: Tear down the socioeconomic walls. Let rich & poor & in between worship together in the same gathering.
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95 Theses #25 — Be multiracial!
My 95 Theses #25: Be multiracial. There’s no excuse for churches to be some of the most segregated organizations around. when every church can look like Heaven and have people from various races and ethnicities loving one another through Christ!
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Luther’s 95 vs. my 95 — #24
My 95 Theses #24: If we stop church when we’re ready to end it, we may miss out on something beautiful God still wants to do.
Wanted: Tender Hearts & God’s Superstar
Wanted: Tender hearts willing to be led by the Holy Spirit. Contact God to apply. When tender hearts meet & surrender control to God’s Superstar (Jesus) ekklesia begins to take place. Dare to ask God to make your heart tender to the … Continue reading
Posted in conviction, conviction of sin, fruit of the Spirit, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, ordaination, ordained, superstar, support group, Uncategorized, vulnerability
Tagged Christianity, church, Jesus, love me tender, poem, tender warrior, Tenderness, try a little tenderness
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Taking down statues or putting them up?
As debate and conflict rages over statues of Confederate leaders and soldiers, some are crying, “Take them down!” while others are shouting “Keep ’em up!” So how about a compromise. How about leaving the statues up, but also putting up … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, black history, Civil War, conflict, General, race, racial healing, racial reconciliation, Robert E. Lee, runaway slaves, slavery, Uncategorized
Tagged American history, compromise, Confederate monuments, Confederate statues, history, removing monuments, statues, taking down statues
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The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation is Oct. 31
My 95 Theses #22: When someone feels prompted by God to speak up in church, let the person speaking graciously step aside. “If a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. For you can all … Continue reading
95 Theses #21: On the way to Reformation Day
My 95 Theses #21: Honor, listen to, & embrace the lowly & the humble. “Consider others better than yourself.”
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The joy of uncertainty
We must be careful not to present Christianity so well that people feel like they don’t need to implement it for themselves. It’s easy to see Christianity like a school subject; a class you go to occasionally & then immediately go … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible quotations, Bible quotes, church, don't grieve the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit a person, in the Spirit, obedience, Quench not the Spirit, spiritual formation, the Bible says, Uncategorized
Tagged ambiguity, change, Christianity, faith, quotes, spirituality, uncertainty
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