What is the Mission of the Church?
Does the church have a mission to fulfill in this increasingly chaotic time? Can and should we make a difference in the world today? Yes,…
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What’s Really Going on in the United States Right Now?
Visionary Leadership in a Global Crisis These are troubling times. As I’m writing, the World Health Organization is reporting over 16,000,000 global cases of COVID-19…
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Are We Loving Each Other?
Actively love each other. Remember that your church family are members of the body of Christ, just as you are a member of the body…
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What is the Gospel?
What is the gospel? Before I answer that, we need to understand that many people answer the question with much excess baggage.
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Building Beautiful Churches for Jesus
Jesus is building His church; let us rise and build churches that are agents of transformation, all for love’s sake, at such a time as…
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Ground Zero Perspectives NEW: Remembering September 11 and the Lessons We Learned
This collective jolt back to reality only happens when a nation finds itself at “Ground Zero,” and we need Ground Zero perspectives again.
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Is going to church necessary?
I don’t go to church anymore. I’ve been hurt too many times. Is church necessary? Yes, it is — and not just for the…
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Shouldn’t we be God-centered instead of Christ-centered?
Christ Centered is first in CoG7’s Vision of a Vibrant 21st Century Church. Does this rob God of His glory? Shouldn’t we be God centered instead? To…
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The Law of Christ
The law of the Old Testament — what we call the Torah — may confuse more people in the church today than any other topic.…
Read MoreNot of This World
Standing, unafraid before the haughty Roman governor, we find our Lord declaring one of the great truths of His kingdom. It is not of this…
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