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June 11, 2024

The Top 10 Duties of Church Members

Here are the top 10 duties of church members: 1. Attend church services regularly (Hebrews 10:25, Acts 2:42) 2. Participate in communion and baptism celebrations (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) 3. Engage in personal Bible study and prayer (2 Timothy 2:15, Philippians 4:6-7) 4. Support the church financially (Malachi 3:10, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7) 5. Serve others through volunteer work and ministry (Matthew 25:31-46, Galatians 5:13) 6. Share […]

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June 9, 2024

Abiding in Christ

In John 15:1-8, Jesus uses the metaphor of a vine and its branches to describe our relationship with Him. He says, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1-2). This powerful imagery […]

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December 22, 2022

Christmas 2022 is on Sunday

Christmas Day falls on Sunday this year – an occurrence that because of Leap Year, won’t happen again until 2033. Will you be attending services at your local church? Debate has been heating up online the last few days and weeks about whether or not churches will be holding services at all, and who will be attending – or not. Worshipping the Lord on His […]

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December 5, 2022

Discipleship & Counting the Cost

According to Scripture, a disciple involves personal growth characterized by the following: 1) Putting Jesus first in all things (Mark 8:34-38)2) Following Jesus’ teachings (John 8:31-32)3) Fruitfulness (John 15:5-8)4) Love for other disciples (John 13:34-35)5) Evangelism – Making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) In Luke 14, Jesus lays out the terms of discipleship. There were great crowds following Him. Everyone loved the miracles, healing, and free food. […]

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September 19, 2022

Bad news and Good news

Every human being born from a mom and dad who has ever set foot on this planet was sinful, and because of their sin, they were condemned. Galatians 5 shares this message of such sins: sleeping around with women you aren’t married to, wild partying and drunkenness and drug use, jealousy, fits of rage, sowing discord and gossip, and envy, and those who live like […]

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May 20, 2022

LOVER OR PROSTITUTE?

LOVER OR PROSTITUTE?The Question that Changed My Life by David Ryser. A number of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching at a school of ministry. My students were hungry for God, and I was constantly searching for ways to challenge them to fall more in love with Jesus and to become voices for revival in the Church. I came across a quote attributed […]