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10 Ways for Churches to Keep the Peace

1. Admit a relationship between biblical interpretation and church affiliation. 2. Discern the difference between culture and Scripture. 3. Admit the difference between doctrine and opinion. 4. Preach salvation by grace, not works. 5. Don’t force people with personal faith … Continue reading

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Grow

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Church on Fire

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One thing you quickly notice when you read through the book of Acts and the other letters to the churches found in the New Testament is that growth is normal. Wherever there is a description about the impact and the activity of the church there is also recognition to the growth taking place… Continue reading

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Wild Card in Church Growth

“We need to understand that the wild card in all of our efforts at church growth is the sovereignty of God. God causes the church to grow for his own pleasure and to advance his sovereign purposes not ours.” – … Continue reading

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What are We In this For?

This message is a reminder to my church of what we are all about. It has relevance to every Christian in the church universal as well. In the introduction I emphasize the importance of “counting the cost” in order to remain effective and potent in our personal and corporate impact in the world. Continue reading

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Using Your Shape

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Improving Your Serve

Today, we?re going to see that in order to effectively serve we must make sure that we?ve surrendered to Christ and that we have a proper estimation of self. In other words, we must first go deep before we can go long. Continue reading

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