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Tag Archives: enthusiasm
got excitement? (True Christianity does.)
What is the most exciting thing on earth? It’s gotta be true Christianity. Can anything be more exciting than the living God becoming a human, paying the price for our sins, rising from the dead, and coming to live in … Continue reading →
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What The Church Can Learn From Sports Tailgating
Millions of people love to gather in stadium parking lots for pre-game tailgating parties. According to the American Tailgaters Association (more than 300,000 members), between 20 – 50 million Americans tailgated in a stadium parking lot in 2006. Here is a quotation I found … Continue reading →
Posted in Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, college, house church, life, lifestyles, Nashville, National Football League, NFL, organic church, popular culture, Quotations, Quotes, religion, simple church, sports, Super Bowl, tailgate party, tailgating, Uncategorized, What is church?
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If The Chosen Are Frozen, How Can God’s Fire Rage Through Our World?
We live in a world that is fastly fleeing from traditional social and moral constraints. People nowadays uninhibitedly express their feelings and views without regard for what is decent, right, or wholesome, even when they are sober. There is no longer a need to … Continue reading →
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What The Church Can Learn From The NFL
The NFL generates tremendous excitement and enthusiasm in America, while the church is mostly ignored. The NFL fills stadiums, while a great many churches have almost empty buildings. The NFL even gets people excited about their draft when they pick … Continue reading →
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The Donkey Rider In Jerusalem
About 2,000 years ago a poor man from a tiny town rode into a big city on a borrowed donkey. The story of that ride is more famous than American history’s “midnight ride of Paul Revere”. It is the most famous donkey ride … Continue reading →
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