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A	Description
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?

B	Description
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?

C	Description
Cessationism	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!
Charismata	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?

D	Description
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?

E	Description
ENLIGHTENMENT	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.

F	Description
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?

G	Description
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?

H	DESCRIPTION
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

I	Description
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.
Individualism and Christianity	What ever happened to individual responsibility?
Is It Being Purpose Driven Or The Purpose That Drives Us? Part I (The Foundation)	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.

J	Description
Jesus	He always was, He is, He always will be
Judas daVinci	Much to do about nothing.

N	Description
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.

O	DESCRIPTION
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.

P	Description
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?

Q	DESCRIPTION
hum! No articles starting with "Q"	Remind me to write one.

L	Description
Lord's Day But why are you called a Christian?	Is the label "Christian" something more than just that, a label?
Lukewarm	because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth
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.
LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES	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.

M	Description
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"

R	DESCRIPTION
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.

S	DESCRIPTION
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 Gifts	Service 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"

T	Description
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.

U	Description
Under The Bridges Of The Santa Ana River	Charity begins where?
Unity	Brotherhood and Communion

V	Description
"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?

W	Description
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?

Y	Description
Y2K	Robert H. Schuller in his 1982 book, Self Esteem the New Reformation, predicts the year 2000 A.D. will be the end of the "Reactionary Age" in church history.
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?