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We must ask ourselves if our deepest desires and pleasures in life are dedicated to please Christ.

If you want to grow your church you have to get this imperative fact: Faith is the realization of God's providence and sovereignty. This means that God is in total control, and thus, we can trust our Lord completely. So, do you?

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Spiritual Maturity and its Importance

We are called to spiritual growth—that is, the formation of the investment of faith Christ gives us that we give back to Him in dividends.

 

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Biblical Insights, Research & Results for Leading your Church
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The Pelagian Captivity of the Church
Shortly after the Reformation began, in the first few years after Martin Luther posted the Ninety-Five Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, he issued some short booklets on a variety of subjects. One of the most provocative was titled The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. In this book Luther was looking back to that period of Old Testament history when Jerusalem was destroyed by the invading armies of Babylon and the elite of the people were carried off into captivity. (3/7/2008)
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The Shepherding Leader
Matthew 14: 13-21, The imagery here is of the Shepherd feeding His sheep! (2/1/2008)

 
Why is Theology Important?
We have a big problem in the church today as theology is ignored and good doctrine disappears or is watered down from the pulpit and the airways, and is replaced by what "feels good" or what we feel is needed-Christian junk food. When theology disappears from the church and its leaders, we will have a "free for all" of what we think is truth. The situation will be created where God is moved to the backseat to the god of self or of the favored trend of the day as the central focus of our faith and that will carve a road to hell. (1/3/2011)

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Another Simple Witnessing Idea
Here is a simple way to help people understand the Gospel, which I picked up from Young Life years ago. All you need is a Bible, a piece of paper, and a pen. (1/23/2008)
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The Scroll
Revelation 5: 1-7 (2/12/2008)

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