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Rags to riches sermons may draw in the throngs, but they aren't Scriptural.
In their exaggerated zeal for "Social Missionology" churches are overlooking their unique calling and the world's most desperate needs.
Lessons from the Mommy of the Sons of Zebedee
And, a "Blue Law" Sunday to you too!
We may want to have both. We may have both; but we shouldn't brag about it because we aren't gonna get both in this life.
We clamor against worldliness and, by our actions, do everything to engage it.
In its mad rush to be likable and popular, the church is violating a fundamental Christian principle. We are rapidly submerging into a "worldized" church.
We talk about it. We hear sermons about it. But, what does it mean to be "active in the church?"
Shouldn't Christians be the most thankful people on the face of the earth? Then, isn't it about time we learned to say "thanks" instead of "gimmie?"
Teaching/preaching is a mechanical, perfunctory, impersonal, sterile and ineffective process. Its only saving grace is that we can sleep through most lessons - some of the best snooze time we get all week.
A modern-day fallacy.
It’s difficult to say if the pendulum has described its full arch. Regardless, it’s time for it to reverse course
The real concern is welcomed to what for what.
We pay more attention to whether on not our milk comes from satisfied California cows than to the Holy Spirit
What credentials should a "man of the cloth" really have before we give any credence to what he tells us is the Gospel Truth?
A new "reformation" must rethink the "church."
God is not one-dimensional as our limitations on understanding have made Him out to be.
Often we forget about the forest because our attention is focused on one or two trees.
We must ask, "How successful is the "Church" when people hear the word they think of money instead of Jesus the Christ?"
How often do we "mispronounce" the Gospel?"
The "church" is so far off course, it bears no resemblance to Biblical accounts and, consequently, does not deserve the title.
"Church" fads have gone from bad to worse - from "seeker friendly" to emerging.
Maybe we need a "Scopes Monkey Trial" to respond to the anti-Christianity sneaking its way into our congregations.
How much should the Gospel Message be modified to be "politically correct?'
Is Jesus watching and listening to contemporary preaching and shaking His head in consternation over how little things have changed since He castigated the Pharisees?
There's a lot to the Gospel Message. Care should be taken not to slight some of it to fit our personal preconceptions.
From our limited perspective (about that of a mayfly or a little less) we think the battles that are lost means the war is lost. Not so.
With the glad-handed rush to please everyone and offend no one, we must take care that we don't destroy the essentials of Christianity.
So Israel rejected God resulting in the utter destruction of it's nation. If we do the same, what is to make us think the results won't be the same?
There's a time and place for "missional" work, it just isn't in "church."
Can we logically dismiss the 120 + miracles recorded in Scripture. If we could, what would we have gained?
There's always the temptation on the part of so-called "intellectuals" to read and interpret the Bible to suit their agendas.
He has every right to be.
The Tribulation of the Church
The "church" has been the target of Lucifer from the beginning. Now, he has new allies and new ammunition to shoot at us.
It isn't so much that we have to "check our brains" at the church door as it is our image of God we need to check.
Like some beer, it is so close to being tasteless so it won't offend the taste of any but the most discriminating imbibers.
The two realities of the Christian faith are under a withering attack by an avant-garde intelligentsia.
From enticing non-believers to renovating the world, so-called "mournful saviors" will go to any extreme to accomplish their perceived mission.
This article deals with how the misbehavior of the "gathered church" as well as individual Christians can influence those around us.
Is an examination of the influence of pop culture on established Christian principles
Baptism for the dead is widespread and found in all Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations. Just look around.
What ever happened to a loving, caring group of friends that got together to offer up praises and to worship the Lord? That was the early church. Where did it go?
How can we distinguish the Truth from deceitfulness?
Since we've been preaching at the world for nearly 2,000 years, why is most of it still not convinced that He is the way?
What should the goals of any church be - to grow, to solve problems or what?
What will it be that drives our lives?
Did what Paul wrote to the saints in Corinth only apply to them?
With all the new "isms" cropping up, maybe it's time for Christianity to get refocused - "reborn."
The one and only source of lasting Truth with no compromise.
The last thing we want to hear in the Christian community is criticism of the likes of Benny Hinn and Paula White - right?
The "church" has been so busy minding everyone else's business, it has forgotten what it's is.
It is more than "loosey-goosey-anything-goes worship practices.
Why are we strangers to those who are out brothers and sisters in Christ?
If there was such a thing, would those who subscribed to it be called "couch potato Christians?"
There used to be an old saying, "Charity begins at home." What ever happened to that form of evangelism?
What kind of an example do church leaders set when their actions emulate those of the world?
It may not be the "healthy who need a doctor," but the unsaved certainly need a Savior.
What in the world ever happened to the simple message of the Gospel. Oh yes, it got worldly.
A prayer, a purpose, a resolution
Why do we persist in teaching the doctrines and commandments of men?
From OT to NT, we moved from the family to the person
How much commercialism is too much commercialism - especially this time of year?
If we grab the elements on the way out of church, are we showing sufficient respect?