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Category Archives: normal Christianity
Reality Christianity gives TV (True Vision)
It’s time for reality Christianity where ordinary people follow and obey the living Jesus with honesty, humility, and holiness. Reality Christianity is the risen Jesus living inside and through ordinary people who follow and obey His inner promptings. Reality Christianity … Continue reading
Dormant Christians don’t do much for God.
Pastor-dependency makes Christians drift into dormancy as they decide to “let the pastor do it.” It’s dangerous to delegate your spirituality to a pastor, because Jesus wants a direct relationship with you. Let Christ take the lead in your relationship with … Continue reading
Posted in Christian spirituality, Christianity, church, church leadership, delegation, false assurance, following Christ, hierarchy, lifestyle Christianity, membership, normal Christianity, pastor dependency, repentance, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, advice for pastors, assurance of salvation, fake news, pastor resources, pastoring, pastors, relationship with Christ, sermon insights
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Rediscovering Prechurch Christianity
Prechurch Christianity! There’s never been anything like it unleashed on earth! It came before organized Christianity and prechurch Christianity “turned the world upside down!” (See Acts 17:6) It can still “turn the world upside down.” Let’s re-experience it. Prechurch Christianity … Continue reading
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.
Reflections on Jesus
“Jesus rose,” is much more reasonable than “nothing produced everything.” A virgin birth is much more reasonable than time & chance creating the Universe. Jesus walking on water is much more reasonable than life creating itself. The living Jesus can personally … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive Christianity, alternative Christianity, biblical Christianity, Christianity with Power, counter culture Christianity, early Christianity, emergent Christianity, enthusiasm, experiencing Jesus, lifestyle Christianity, Looking unto Jesus, Mere Christianity, New Testament Christianity, normal Christianity, passion for God, passion of Christ, radical Christianity, seeing Jesus, spiritual passion, Uncategorized, What would Jesus do?
Tagged apologetics, Christianity, lifestyle, miracles, Pentecost, resurrection, theology, Virgin Birth, walking on water
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Say, “So long,” to going solo
Church services are tame; but 1st century worship meetings were wild. (See Acts.) When Jesus got connected to religion in people’s minds, Christianity became passive. Religion is tame, but follow & obey the risen Jesus & you’ll never be the same! Team … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive Christianity, alternative Christianity, alternative church, body of Christ, Christian community, Christianity, emergent Christianity, normal Christianity, organic chruch, the laborers are few, Uncategorized, unchurching
Tagged community, quotes, religion, team building, team work, togetherness
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Is there any “room in the inn” for the Headship of Jesus, when we gather in His name?
Is there any room in the inn for the Headship of Jesus, when we gather in His name? When Christ-followers meet without an agenda, the risen Jesus takes the lead. Christ’s birth isn’t about the past. It’s about “Emmanuel”–God with … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive Christianity, alternative Christianity, Beyond Church, Christianity, counter culture Christianity, emergent Christianity, Holy Spirit, house church, lifestyle Christianity, Mere Christianity, normal Christianity, Real Christianity, Salvation Army church, simple church, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, Emmanuel, God with us, Nashville, quotes, Room in the inn, Salvation Army, worship
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Mother Teresa did this:
Mother Teresa traced the tracks of Christ with her feet and while doing so she transformed her life and the life of countless others. Now the Catholic Church has officially called her a saint. The truth is: All genuine Christ-followers … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Christ followers, Christian history, church history, examples of forgiveness, Follow Me, followers of Christ, following Christ, Footprints In The Sand, history, holiness, In His steps, India, Indian history, Indians, normal Christianity, Quotations, Roman Catholic, The Normal Christian Life, Uncategorized
Tagged canonization, Catholic Church, Mother Teresa, new normal, quotes, saint, saints, Teresa of Calcutta
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Years of studying church history have shown me that during times of great spiritual awakening, church meetings are more about experiencing and obeying a Presence, than about sitting and listening to a program.
Posted in Christ, Christ in you, Christ's presence, church, church program, church programs, God's presence, great awakening, history, move of God, movement, non-church, non-liturgical, normal Christianity, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, participatory church, simple church, spiritual awakening, spiritual church, spiritual experience, spiritual gifts, spiritual movement, spiritual transformation, spiritual worship, spirituality, When you come together
Tagged Christianity, church history, church services, organic church, presence of Christ, real presence, revival
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“I’ll Fight” — How To Be A Spiritual Soldier
A famous quotation by William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, boldly repeats the words “I’ll fight!” His wife, Catherine Booth, preached Aggressive Christianity. They challenged their followers to be spiritual soldiers, not passive spectators. But how do you fight … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggressive Christianity, Catherine booth, quotations, religion, revival, spiritual formation, spiritual warfare, William Booth
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