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A BOOK REPORT
Wouldn't it be nice if there was
Scriptural support for restricting "ministerial" and "pastoral" gifts and
then elevating them to preeminence within the community of saints?
A Certain Man
Which do
you suppose hurt worse, the trouncing at the hands of the robbers or the
snubbing from his fellow Jews?
A Dead End
The
apostle James spoke of faith without works as being dead
A HIGH VIEW OF THE
CHURCH
Have you noticed an absence of
lessons about the Holy Spirit?
A
Paradigm Shift
American Christianity is facing
the very serious problem that it is no longer a significant force in society
A Neighbor of
Mine
We think our allotted time is
endless until it is too late.
A Priest, A Levite A Neighbor?
We are
that man lying in the gutter. But God had mercy on us and didn't pass us by.
A Relational or an Organizational God
Is it true that God has moved
away from personal relationships?
A Rich Man Died Today;
Everyone Cried
If the "church"
is full of partiality, can it be full of the Spirit?
A Time and a Place
Christ’s
commands to the "church" to Go ye into all the world, just as surely
as, Feed my sheep. Yet, they represent two distinct Gospel messages.
ALL
GOD'S PEOPLE ARE MINISTERS
Whether
it is the reticence from vested self-interest or from a genuine belief to
the contrary, most contemporary clergy today seem unable to embrace a
meaningful lay movement.
All of Israel Will Be Saved
Are there Scriptures
commissioning Christians to forthrightly participate in creating a new
nation called "Israel,"
All I Have Needed
We, living in the most
prosperous and powerful country in the world, complain.
Ambition
If you can dream it, should you
do it?
America and the New Jerusalem
And I saw a new heaven and a new
earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away;
Am I My Brother's Keeper?
What is,
or perhaps we should ask, what should be our response to an errant brother
or sister in Christ?
An Empty Belly and Charity
If things were right with
Christianity, we would not see hunger and hurting in our communities.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
Worship cannot be isolated from
life.
And Grieve
Not
Why would grieving the Holy
Spirit put us in danger of eternal damnation?
And I Saw No Temple
Therein
No temple; no priests; no
sacrifices; no mortal intercessor.
And Make
Disciples
Does a disciple "graduate?" Is
there a point when we have learned sufficient that we may stop?
And the Word Was Made Flesh
There is something troubling
about the person of Christ existing for the sole purpose of atonement
Apostles
In selecting the twelve, was
Jesus singling out these few to be an elite class within the church?
At Last: Factual/Scientific Proof for Christianity
Answering Skeptics, Encouraging
Believers
And They Shall Make An Ark
Repeating the same mistakes over and over.
A Good Return on Your Investment
Hum, maybe an answer to the first essay.
A Volunteer
Reformation
Has something gone amiss if we have to create
"a vision that will inspire and motivate your congregation to become
committed and thriving volunteers."
A Titanic Fraud
Guess what! The tomb of Mary, Mary Magdalene,
Jesus and His son has been discovered. Wow! Scientifically verified and all!
So what!
Are We To Question Our Leaders
Most leaders (pastors/ministers) say no. But
shouldn’t that depend upon who they are?
A Free Pass
Do we need to evangelize Jews and Muslims
alike?
Are You Saved?
Do we "split hairs" over matters of humanly
devised doctrines?
Appeasement
More and more we are being called upon to
soften the perceived harshness of Christianity, its judgmental character, in
order not to alienate non-believers.
A False Face
Representing something, anything for other than
what it really is fraud. How often do we misrepresent our faith to others in
the hopes of gaining converts?
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Be Still
Relax, stop struggling so much, to leave matters to God
Back
to Basics
It seems
unlikely we can build bridges or become contagious Christians without
knowing the fundamentals of our own faith.
Building
the Body or the Body Building
Does the "church" help us
disciple or do members build buildings?
Baptism
Baptism could well be described as the door to Christian
fellowship.
Biblical Originalism
Does the Bible need to be updated, brought into the 21st
Century to more closely conform to today's standards?
Boycott
.Does legalization of abortion, divorce and homosexuality
change God's views on these and other such subjects? Should such action
affect a Christian's attitude and/or behavior on them? Maybe instead of
boycotting we should just approach those involved in such behaviors and let
them know they're playing with fire - eternally
Brass
Snakes
Things restrict and confine what they are supposed
represent.
By Whatever Means?
Is it anything goes for the Protestant church?
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Now, they are telling us the
Holy Spirit is dead.
Curb Your Advice
How seriously should someone
take the "advice" of a Christian and accept salvation when there is no
telling him from anyone else?
Cultural Christianity
It is a
lack of commitment critics use to belittle religion as a moving and dynamic
force in human affairs.
Christians and Civil Disobedience
Are Christians forbidden from
rebelling against unjust and unreasonable authority?
Called,
Appointed, Ordained
In the New Testament,
the process of one becoming an apostle, bishop, elder or deacon is somewhat
confusing.
Christian Capitalists
Is the idea of a "Christian
capitalist" an oxymoron?
Contemporary Christianity's Second Great Commandment
Christians like to haggle
CAIAPHAS
Astonishing that the works of
men had totally supplanted the will of God in the church of the Chosen
People.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
By what authority do we hear
confession of sin and grant forgiveness?
Cold Storage
New Christians start
out being treated like trays of frozen food in cold storage.
Christian Communalism
All things in common? You've got
to be kidding!
Should Christians be able to "make a living"
from their "gifts?" Are they for sale?
Chancellor of the
Exchequer
This has to do with a different view of
"stewardship." His instead of ours. Is He keeping His set of books?
Can A Smart Person Believe in God?
Is this even the right question to
ask?
Clouds, Temples and Thrones
At one time there were all three. Now all reside
in our hearts.
Cultic
When is a "cult" a cult? Who decides such
things? Based on what evidence?
Clues To The Church’s Real Purpose
It is so different, the first generation
Christians wouldn't recognize what we call the "church."
Church Or Synagogue?
The nature of the synagogue has greatly
influenced the nature of our churches.
Crucify Me on a Gilded Cross
I'm waiting for God to out spend
me. I tithed, where's my 100 fold?
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Do You Trust the Holy Spirit?
One of the tragedies of modern Christianity
is that it has trivialized the Holy Spirit and dismissed Him.
Dispensationalism
Do the doctrines of the Bible
still apply Today?
Directed by the Spirit or How Strong is Our Faith
Contemporary
Christian theologians appear to believe in others paying for their ministry
Distractions
What distracts Christian organizations
Distractions II
We don’t seem to profit from reading
of others mistakes.
DIVIDED WE STAND
Do
we need a new "paradigm" for the church?
Directed by the Spirit or How Strong is Our Faith
Contemporary Christian theologians
appear to believe in others paying for their ministry
Democratic
Christianity
Since when do we decide what we
believe by popular vote?
Domino Evangelism
Is it time for a less expensive
more effective model of evangelism?
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Are human
intellectual capabilities sufficient to replace the work of the Holy Spirit?
Evangelical
Or Something Got Lost In The Translation
What in the world ever happened to the simple message of the Gospel. Oh yes,
it got worldly.
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Faith/Works
This new strategy must help churchgoers
identify what is necessary for them to advance along the "Faith/Works
Continuum.
False Pretences
Are we about to see a TV program called "The
Come to Christ Game?"
Foolishness of Man
The Pleasure Principle
has become a Christian virtue.
Fellowship
Fellowship is the
cornerstone of the true church
Focus
Jesus knew the power of
perception long before any psychological theory.
Feed My Sheep
Where are the
pastures for His sheep?
False Preachers and Teachers
How are we to separate truth
from lies? How are we to know who is preaching the True Gospel and who is
not?
Faith Based
Christianity
Where is it written that Christians are supposed
to know everything and understand everything?
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God's Wrath, His Love and Our Sins
And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that
rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as
stubble.
God's Rating Scale
Recently a group of Christians was asked to think
about people’s lives
and how God would rate them.
God's External Manifestations and His Intimate Spirit
The external, provisional, and temporary nature of the
Old Testament Covenant was full of things
God is For
Us, With Us, In Us
We think linearly,
from yesterday to today and plan tomorrow not yet ours. God
is yesterday, today and tomorrow. We are becoming, He
is.
Get the "Lay" out of Ministry
Is the day over of an ordained minister of Word and
sacrament in every church
Give and It Shall Be Given Unto You
Lessons on living.
Giving as an
Investment
Bribery is defined as the act of promising, giving, receiving,
or agreeing to receive money or some other item of value with the
corrupt aim of influencing a public official in the discharge of his
official duties.
Gangs Dressed in the
Clothes of Religion
Apostasy comes in many forms; not always easy to recognize
Growing Churches
Christianity in America seems to be
in "The Jesus Market."
Good Friday
Resurrectionists
Christianity sees itself waiting for the Lord
(or the vicar/pastor) to do everything. Assuming no responsibility.
Giving
Looks into the nature of our giving. Is there a
solid Biblical basis for it?
Gideon's Robes
Is it the way things start out or the way they
wind up?
Ghosts of Christians Past
Has the message changed or just the preaching?
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He Kissed Us
Isn't the account of how the LORD God
created us just simply beautiful?
How Can I Know God?
The comfort we draw from our
knowledge that Christ, the Scriptures and the other sources reveal God has a
double edge.
High Watermark
What is the high point of our Christian careers?
He Breathed on Them
Has Jesus breathed on us? We were not at the tomb or at
Pentecost. Is the Holy Ghost with us? Are we His apostles?
He is Patient for Our Sake
He would that not one would be lost.
He followeth Not With Us
Should we be so hasty in condemning the beliefs of other
Christians?
Harmony
What price, what must Christians sacrifice in the name of
harmony?
Holdest Thy Peace
What when and where is Christian witness?
How the Lilies Grow
Is materialism and worldly
pleasures meaningful goals for today's Christians?
Harmony, Reconciliation and Christian Values
Where is it written that
Christians are to strive for peace or religious neutrality?
How Many Souls Have You Saved Today?
Unless we are part of that
Trinity, perhaps we should not lay claim to any of their accomplishments.
Have We Gone Too Far?
What could be more Christ-like than humility as we recognize
our total dependency upon Him?
How To Find A Church
What should we really be looking for
in our church home?
Heaven's "Lend-Lease"
Program
We might be in for a surprise. Some of us, as we approach
the Throne of Judgment
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In the Beginning
Isn't it fascinating how even
the most brilliant humans cannot quite figure out the Alpha and Omega of
existence?
It is I Speaking in
Righteousness, Mighty to Save
"Who is this robed in splendor,
striding forward in the greatness of His strength?"
In Its Fullness
Are you receiving the fullness of the
Gospel?
If You Continue in My Word
And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the
Son of the living God
Ich Und Du (I and Thou)
What is this love we are to strive for?
Its God's Plan for My Life
When we say it do we know it? How?
It Took
Two (and it still wasn't enough)
No sacrifice done by human hands is sufficient atonement.
Imagine There is No Hell!
What is our
Christian responsibility to non-believers?
I Will Strike the Shepherd
The Bible is full
of the folly of men, none more common than our inclination to rely on our
own strength and understanding.
It Started in the Garden
With our lips we
make empty concessions to His control over our lives, in our hearts we seek
our own.
INDULGENCES? WHY NOT?
Why not use a tried and true method for fund
raising?
INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Is the same "disconnectivity" found in
Washington, D.C. infecting the church?
Is It A Matter of Name Calling?
Speak not evil one of another, brethren.
Insiders/Outsiders
Do we sometimes confuse
ourselves about how we treat Christians and non-Christians?
Is Bigger Really Better?
Bigness,
greatness, fame and recognition are the corner stones
of success in America, but does this apply to
Christianity?
Is the Christian Life
a Journey filled With Good Fortune?
We, above all, are so very blessed. How could we want
for anything?
Is The Book Open?
Whether they do or not, the question is are all
Christians capable of reading and comprehend the Bible?
Its Not The Healthy Who Need A
Doctor
It may not be the "healthy who need a doctor,"
but the unsaved certainly need a Savior.
What ever happened to individual responsibility?
What purpose is driving 21st Century
Christianity?
Is it Being Purpose
Driven or the Purpose that Drives Us?
Part II (The Church)
What was the "church" of the Bible?
Is it Being Purpose
Driven or the Propose that Drives Us Part III (The Priesthood)
Who are our mentors?
Is it Being Purpose Driven or the Purpose that Drives Us?
Part IV (Sharing)
Giving comes from a compassionate heart. It also comes from a desire
not to hurt and not to exclude or ostracize people.
I Never
Knew You
Boy, are some folks going to be surprised.
Instead of an invitation to sit at the head table, they won't even be on the
invitation list.
It Began. Where Did It End?
We know when and where the Old Testament
Priesthood began. Did it ever end?
Is God for Us or For Himself?
Some actually question His motives - after all
He has done and still does for us.
I Wanna You Gotta
Some preachers are telling their followers that
we have the right to tell God what to do. In the end, He'll tell them what
to do and where to go.
It Took Two (and it
still wasn't enough)
No sacrifice done by human hands is sufficient
atonement.
Its Not The Healthy Who Need A
Doctor
It may not be the "healthy who need a doctor,"
but the unsaved certainly need a Savior.
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He always was, He is, He
always will be
Much to do about nothing.
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Lord's Day But why are you called a Christian?
Is the label "Christian"
something more than just that, a label?
Lukewarm
Life's Decisions
By
the decisions we make, we are forever changed.
Love Thy Neighbor
For many of us, love thy neighbor is more an exercise in toleration than an
expression of love.
LAWGIVER
The Biblical foundations
of the church. What was and what isn't.
Some modern-day "Herodians would have
us believe the "church" with its "liturgy" and "sacraments" is the guardian
of His Sacred Word.
Lessons From Israel
Throughout the Old Testament, the
people of Israel were told to keep the Commandments of God. We are too.
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Mote Beam and the other Son
Who are we to condemn?
Me and My SUV
I'd rather be
with my children ??
Me And My Bible
Our "Eternal Positioning System"
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Neturei-Karta Guardians
of the City
National Zionism is selfish, anti-Semitic,
because it condemns the Jews of the world who, like other heathens, have not
accepted Christ.
Now
Life is metered
out in seconds, not days, weeks, months or years.
Nothing to Do
It is a question of who is in charge.
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On The Other Hand
Jesus was not a "mild-mannered Clark Kent"
Our Prayer Lives
How much do we really believe in the effectiveness of prayer?
On Love and
War
Our first reaction to an insult is usually to insult back; when hit to
hit back, when hurt, to hurt back. Who can blame us? But is that as it
should be?
Oh Lord My God
It’s getting increasingly difficult to "see" the works
of His hands.
One Holy,
Universal Catholic Church
Can one imagine a worse nightmare than such a monstrosity?
Out of Church Into Church
We have been taught to
think of Sunday morning as the limits of our "church" obligations.
Out of Missions Into Missions
The classical
missionary/evangelical model has failed. It has failed at home. It has
failed abroad. It failed in the past. It is failing today.
One Of You
Not only do organizations preserve, some would say stultify, they also
depersonalize.
Ownership
Most Christians do not feel the "church" belongs to them
OPPORTUNISTS~CHRISTOTUNITST
Faith
The cause may be just, the mission holy and certainly the "flock"
righteous.
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Paraclete
Perhaps there is no
English word broad enough to cover all the significance of
the word "Paraclete" except the word "Helper.
Preach the Gospel
When is preaching the Gospel second best?
Pride
We all need to be "empty" waiting for the urging of the Holy Spirit
Parables
Why did He speak in parables?
Pathos
And the "lust" is a desire or craving of other
things,
not just for persons of the opposite sex.
Persecution in
America
If we look carefully, Christianity is under attack in
America.
Problems, We Got Problems
The world is full of them. American seems swallowed up by them.
Practicing
Women
Maybe females could ascend to the
pulpit if they weren’t "practicing women
Prosperity
The "good
life" is it really a Christian right?
Perks
Do you ever get
tired of being told about the advantages of being
Christian?
Promises
Shouldn't we be careful of the "benefit package" we offer to
non-Christians?
Poimhvn (Pastor or
shepherd)
The word "pastor" appears one time in the New Testament?
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hum! No articles starting with "Q"
Remind me to write one.
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Receive
the Gift of the Holy
Spirit
That is what Peter
told the "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem" on
the day of Pentecost.
Resolution
Promises, promises is that all there
is?
Red Letter Christians
Its a matter of whom we consider our Master to be.
Robbers of the Church
There are those who have stolen the "church" from us.
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Search for the Ark of the Covenant
The importance of the ark was not in its construction but
as a symbol of Gods very presence among the Israelites.
Superstars
Do who we consider our "super stars" tell us (and others)
something about what we consider important?
Servanthood
What purpose(s) drives our lives?
Super Christian
Instead of resisting the lusts of life, we are being taught
to seek after them.
Sin and the
Perfect Life
We can claim perfection only if we don’t include the full
spectrum of sinful behavior in our list.
Synagogue
It is not an exaggeration to say that no other institution has more affected
Christianity than the synagogue
So
Continuing Daily With One Accord
The "People of the Way" were in agreement
Should A
Church Grow?
Maybe it depends upon why we go to "church."
Should a Church Grow II?
In what way? Why?
Science and
Religion – "Both Searching for the Truth?"
For the most fundamental question in all creation, science
is deaf, dumb and blind – "deprived of practical significance" - moot.
Should We Search for
Common Ground?
Must the "church" accept our sinfulness as a standard for
our beliefs?
Something
Out Of Nothing
Suddenly, everything just went "poof!"
Saved
To what for what? Questions seldom asked
Scripture
We must take care not to
extract a single passage and build an entire theological principle on that
one passage.
Satan is the Accuser of the Brethren
He who resists criticism has something to hide.
Stage Struck
Its all about hero worship
Stepping Behind the Veil
There was a time when the
people of God were separated from Him by a curtain dividing the Tabernacle.
Success and Power
If the world loves us, maybe we should worry.
Sanctification
His presence in us.
Stewardship
Before talking about what Christian stewardship is, let us
look at what it is not
Seize the Promises/Claim the Victory
Whatever one might say about how well off Christians are
cannot possibly be an overstatement.
Submit To Government
We are to obey those in authority over us – regardless.
Send
Money: Stay Home
The myth of missions
Signs of a Successful Church
No kidding, this is an attempt to ask
what an honest to God successful church might really be like
SUPEREROGATION
Is the church today appearing to "broker" deals with its
members in its fundraising efforts?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Are Spiritual Gifts confined to the organized church?
STEPS IN THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRIESTHOOD
"A priest," we are told by Bruce Larson, "is someone who
stands between God and another person as a link or a channel person."
Successful, Masterful Ministry
and Spiritual GiftsService to others is the expression of such love for God.
Selling the Blood of
Jesus
Judas stole from the church, if in no other way he stole the
life of our Master
Street Friendly Churches
Going to church is getting stranger
and stranger.
Sugar Coated
Tickle their ears. Tell them, and other signs of
desperation, anything just to get them to come back next Sunday.
Should We Yoke About This? I -
Doctrine
If the First Century "church" at Corinth had made such
absurd statements as we hear today, Paul would have thrown up his arms in
total despair.
Should We Yoke About This II?
(The Congregation)
We have invented the "non-church church"
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The New Reformation: In God's Image
We are created in His image and in His likeness. When we
look in the mirror, or at a fellow human being, we should remember that.
The Fatherhood of God
There is nothing more basic in Christianity than confessing
the Fatherhood of God.
The Sovereignty of God
We often forget He is supreme in all the universe
The Glorification of God
Why are you a Christian? How is your life different
now than before you accepted Jesus Christ?
The Biblical Nations of Israel and the
Children of God
There is a distinct difference between the nations of Israel
found in the pages of the Old Testament, what exists today
The Cart And The Horse
Those who proselytize the Christian faith usually put the
"cart before the horse. " Consequently, those who become Christian
have the "cart before the horse."
The Law and The Prophets
Many seem to stumble over what He meant by saying He came to
fulfill the Law and the Prophets
There Is But One
Sometimes we forget how important names were in the cultures
of Jesus earthly ministry. Mom and dad didn’t just pick His name out of a
directory as we frequently do today
The Forgotten Member of the Trinity
It is possible for every Christian to have a direct
encounter with the Lord God Almighty
Tongues of Fire
What did Jesus leave behind for us?
THEN
AN ARK
The Pillars and the Ark dwell within each of us as the Holy
Spirit.
TOTALLY HUMAN
The requirement of the sacrifice He was to become
The New Reformation:
The Lordship of Jesus Christ
The Scramble for the Head Table
Why do we try so hard to get the advantage over our brothers
and sisters in the faith?
The Fifty Minute Hour
The average Christian makes appointments with God. We
"pencil Him in;" "set aside time for Him" in our busy schedule.
The Jesus Paradigm
It doesn't seem our plans for the world and universe are
working; what might His be?
The Reformation of the Fruit of the
Spirit
Can the music emanating from most churches be described as
"dough," come to me?"
Thy Kingdom Come
Is all we have to do is sit around until we’re "caught up"
The Outcome Is Already Known
In doubt about the future? Don't be!
The Lost Art of Humility
When we think we are, we aren't
Truth About Discipleship
What is a “disciple” anyway. The chances are we first think
of the Twelve original ones (well, maybe 11) and the chances are we first
think of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (what?) would have some difficulty
naming the rest.
Top of the Heap
Explores if it is getting to the top of the heap that should
be the purpose that drives us or exactly what the heap is made of.
The Purpose that Drives Us - Sharing
If we love our neighbors as we are supposed to, won't we
share the Gospel with them?
The
Three Legged Stool
With so many opinions, how can we know the Truth?
The Temple and the Church
We must divorce the idea of the Christian church from the
old idea of the Temple.
TRUE RICHES Or Is 10% Really Enough?
You can't take it with you, but you can send it on ahead"
They
Rejected Him
They continue to this day in their rebellion.
Twelve
Legions of Angels
Do you really think He need our help?
The
Prince of Peace
Islam preaches, encourages, "jihad"
(religious war), war for "just" purposes with promises of heavenly bliss.
Does Christ Jesus?
The
Prince of This World
If the preacher is telling us to seek health, wealth and
happiness, which master is he telling us to serve?
The
Proof of the Pudding
Are we are willing to concede that God has authored
confusion?
Then And
Now
Christian worship is no longer confined to a temple – a
building
To Die:
To Sleep
Do we need an "attitude adjustment" about living and dying?
The Peter Principle
Is there an ecclesiastical Peter Principle; "machinery" to
enthrone successors to the "throne" of Peter?
The Empty Temple
Are we still waiting? When is the Temple to be rebuilt?
Where?
The Gospel of Moderation
It will get you absolutely no where
The Ascension
And a greater work we are to do.
The Gospel of Moderation II
??
When did Christianity become one of moderation?
To
What Limits?
How far are we willing to go to "attract" non-believers into
our "churches?"
The Law
It isn’t too much to suggest that we are rapidly descending
into the pit of lawless anarchy
The Law and the Covenant
??
The Fabric of Our Lives
Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our
lives, and some weave gold thread
The
Christ Plan
Do we sometimes confuse our plan for His plan?
Truth
The Scriptures, not some celebrity preacher must
be the focus of our lives and the source of our information
The Secularization of Christianity
When did we start looking for human,
secular explanations for God’s wonders?
To Tell the Truth
Christianity is the most unreasonable faith
conceivable – it is truly "blind faith."
The Empty Room
How much have things changed?
The Casino Church
Why fool around with half-hearted toward the
Vegas-style of “venues” designed to please and entice the audiences?
The Immediate Ascension of the Baptized
If the work of the “ordinary” Christian is
finished, why not?
The Last Dispensation
We appear to be missing a few things in our
Disciples manual. Why?
The Storm Has Passed
Is the idea of a purpose driven life so new?
Isn’t that what the Bible’s all about?
The Founding Father
Lest we forget, we have just one "Founding
Father."
The Sabbath
Did Jesus do away with the Ten Commandments or
not?
This is about Christian Ministry
Our fundamental belief is service in the glorification of
God.
The Commission
Jesus invites us to follow Him.
Tenacious Erasumus
We need to become convicted that the elementary doctrine of
Christianity is that man exists to glorify God rather than God existing for
man’s convenience
The Apostolic People
"Acts of the Apostles" may not be the best title for the
Book of Acts.
The Third Miracle
Is that the end of it, then?
The Extra Ordinary Ordinary
Hero-worship, our cultural tendency to focus on the lives of
extraordinary people, can cloud and confuse the issue of living.
The Apostolic Box
while boxes organize and separate, they also isolate and
fragment. How much of our religious life is "boxed up?
The Passover Plot
The mystery of the response to the empty tomb.
The Company We Keep
We are a nation of joiners and the company we keep judges
us.
The Lord Granted Their Wish
How often do we pray for things we do not need or should not
have?
The
Gap
What would we see if we saw what others see?
Take Up His Cross
There is a built-in appeal in what is nominally called
"Prosperity Christianity," especially for Americans.
Teach Them To Fish
Fishers of men that is.
The Stewardship of Gifts
As you sit in you’re favorite spot on Sunday morning
listening to the preacher extolling God’s word have you ever wondered about
your stewardship and your gifts?
To
Dream the Impossible Dream
How is the font of one’s dreams to be evaluated? By their
outcomes – the consequences?
THE
CHURCH THAT PETER BUILT
"Peter, because of your strength of character, your growth
in wisdom and piety, I will call you apart?"
THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH
How we derived such structure and complexity from the
simplicity of Jesus' teachings
There's A Fresh Wind Blowing
Somewhere between Pentecost and today. the "church"
separated itself from the "People of the Way."
THREE TABERNACLES
Our inclinations for buildings
THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH
What is that? What does the Holy Catholic Church really
refer to?
The
Good Shepherd
David, you might remember was a shepherd boy. Has the role
been exaggerated?
THE MULTIGIFTED BODY OF CHRIST
We have different gifts. Paul wrote in his letter to the
Romans. It is unfortunate that so many of us feel, if we have any, it is the
gift of "bench (pew) warming.
The Key to Knowledge
These hoary gentlemen of the cloth were respected leaders
and teachers of the church.
The Persecution of the Church
The American "church" seems to have a renewed, if somewhat
belated and embarrassed, interest in the subject of the persecuted "church."
The Reformation - Part I
Reformation means to put an end to abuse, to correct or
improve something that is wrong, corrupt or unsatisfactory.
The First Reformation - Part II
What is greatness? What is blessedness?
The Lord Is Long Suffering
Swift to judge? Quick to condemn to eternal damnation?
Evidently, such haste is characteristic of humankind rather than the Divine.
The
Priesthood and the Gifts of the Spirit
Is it possible for solely human organizations to carry out
God’s plan or is there need for His Spirit to help us?
The Church and a Decaying Nation
While campaigns and rallies against abortion, homosexuality
and pornography have their place, they must not usurp the fundamental role
of the church to teach and spread the Word.
Too
Big?
Is there such a thing as a church that is too big?
The Disenfranchised
Modern Christians suffer from the same lack of ownership of
the church as the public.
The
Welcome Mat
How much of the greeting we get at church is little more
than a professionally administered "glad hand."
The
Broken Chain of Apostolic Authority
Just who was it Peter ordained - or who was authorized to
carry on the work after the Apostles?
The Preachers of Worldliness
How else to fill the pews?
The Disenfranchised Church
What ever happened to the ""Priesthood of all Believers,"
the "Royal Priesthood?"
The
Parking-Lot Church
Architectural forms have been broken, rituals, customs and
liturgical traditions have been set aside
The Impoverished Church
If buildings were the answer, Europe would be a hotbed of
evangelism.
The Distraction of the Church
When does the "price of doing business" become too much?
The Fabric of Our
Lives
Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and
some weave gold thread
The Unit of Salvation
From OT to NT, we moved from the family to the person
The
Babylonian Captivity of the Church
Why do we persist in teaching the doctrines and commandments
of men?
The Emerging Church
It is more than "loosey-goosey-anything-goes" worship
practices.
The Book of Knowledge
The one and only source of lasting Truth with no compromise.
True Evangelism
There used to be an old saying, "Charity begins at home."
What ever happened to that form of evangelism?
The Peter
Principle
Is there an ecclesiastical Peter Principle; "machinery" to
enthrone successors to the "throne" of Peter?
The Proper Support Of Church
Edifices And Church Institutions – Part 1
The Church, as it so pride fully calls itself, tries to
substantiate its position on "proper support" by the argument that it is a
"visible organization."
The Proper Support Of Church Edifices And
Church Institutions – Part 2
The median (most frequent) pastor’s take-home salary in the
United States today is $79,446
The
Temple of God
For generations, Judaism has talked about rebuilding the
Temple and reinitiating the sacrificial system not realizing the Temple is
already among us - in us.
The Truth
It is not in the wisdom of men where we should seek Truth
The Hotbed of Christianity
What happened to the Middle East, the cradle of
Christianity?
That's What Sells!
Why do we go to church? Because it doesn’t challenge us to
be any different than we are naturally or to bask in the reflected glory of
our famous pastor.
Theological Prostitution
To look at the ministry of Jesus as any less than a
revolutionary; to believe that our only duty as Christians is to show up and
pay up on Sunday are lies.
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| Under The Bridges Of The Santa Ana River | Charity begins where? |
| Unity | Brotherhood and Communion |
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| "Volunteer Opportunities!" | That’s how one church announces the opportunity to become part of the church. |
| Venues | On the face of it, which would/should be more important for a congregation to consider, differences in musical tastes or learning styles? |
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| What Will God Ask? | When we finally meet Him face to face, who will be answering the questions? |
| We Three Kings – Aren’t | It is important that these "Wise Men" came to pay homage to Jesus. |
| Who Am i | God's conversation with Moses |
| Who Is Our Enemy? | It does not seem that hatred is to be in our emotional vocabulary |
| What Goes Around, Comes Around | Are we so naïve to believe we can deceive God? |
| What If It Were True? | What would the world be like if we all tried to be disciples? |
| Where Only the Perfect Dare to Tread | Some say that Christians have a "zero tolerance policy" for the shortcomings of others. |
| Were You Born in a Barn? | Many slur the poor among us as lazy and uncouth and shun them all together. Jesus didn’t. |
| Who, After All, Is Our Teacher | What separates preacher from the throngs of people being preached to? |
| What's in Your Sermon? | The "meat and potatoes" of the Gospel or selfish ambition? |
| What's A Priest? What's A Priesthood? | It appears we retain the Old Testament’s priestly class without any of its substance. |
| Who Flies Under a False Flag? | Who is our ultimate authority, our teacher, our mentor? |
| Where have all the Christians Gone? | Is it God's plan for the overwhelming numbers of humanity to go the Hell? |
| WHAT? | Do we still have “Judaizers” in our midst telling us to conform to outdated traditions? |
| Worry | Our Master teaches us not to worry about the material things of this life. |
| We Who Are Many | To the saints at Ephesus, the city of the Amazons where the mother goddess of the earth was born, Paul stressed the importance of fellowship |
| Where Did the Dinosaurs Go? | Why are we compelled to defend ourselves against a scheme that tells us the entire universe capriciously originated |
| What Do You Pray For? | Perhaps we should take great care in not only what we pray for but how and why we pray as well |
| WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ORDAINED? | Have you considered the possibility that you are already ordained? |
| Why does the Church Exist II | Is it true that Christians "shoot their wounded?" |
| Why is the World Going to the Dogs? | If America was once more virtuous, more ethical, more Christ-like than now how do we account for our slide into perdition? |
| What Hath Man Wrought? | What is "morally capable?" Can gays and lesbians be guardians of the faith? |
| What Happened? | With all the resources being used, why hasn't the world already been evangelized? |
| What Is And What Is Not | What’s vogue in the Christian church is as changeable as the fads in the fashion industry |
| When is Big Too Big? | Is there an upper limit on church growth? |
| What's Left? | If we look at a full spectrum of Scripture that is rejected by science, what's left? |
| What Is A Toxic Church | Leader’s of today’s toxic religions peddle the Word for profit (2 Corinthians 2:17). In Romans, Paul describes them as such, |
| Who? | Is there a "lynchpin" to Christian Theology? If so, what is it? |
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| You Pay, I Pray | Why do we have to pay someone to pray for us? |
Your Eyes Shall Be Opened |
It seems we don’t sin once in a while, we don’t "backslide" now and then, but that we are, by our very nature sin. |
Your Sin Is Greater Than Mine |
Can we try to excuse ourselves by casting aspersions at other people's transgressions? |
Your Denomination |
Where do our loyalties actually lie? |
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