communion Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg communion Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 The Leadership Conversation: What does Communion with God Look Like? https://baonline.org/leadership-conversation-communion-part1/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 04:00:12 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=6210

Orange background with text: What Does Communion with God Look Like? Artios Christian College logo in corner.“Communion with God” is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in Christian circles. This idea has a tendency to sound super spiritual, but it can be hard to conceptualize. In this Leadership Conversation, Israel Steinmetz and Amber Riggs (co-directors of Artios Christian College) sit down to answer the question: what does communion with […]

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]]> Koinonia and the Cross https://baonline.org/koinonia-and-the-cross/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:58:57 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4957

Person sitting on a wall gazing at an urban skyline across the water in sepia tones.

Paradox is a Christian word. That is, God is larger than logic, which means God, by His nature, is paradoxical. His grace that forgives us through the cross of Christ allows relationship with Him, contradicting how we should be treated for our sins. When we are brought into new life with Him, we begin to […]

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]]> What’s in an Ordinance? https://baonline.org/whats-in-an-ordinance/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:59:01 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4892

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The Church of God (Seventh Day) has observed two ordinances since our inception in 1858. We have always baptized new converts by immersion in water, in the name of Jesus. But our observance of the Lord’s Supper service evolved from “whenever” to annually. Unfortunately, our observance of the Lord’s Supper service has been beset by […]

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]]> We Need to Study God (And Here’s How) https://baonline.org/study-god/ Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:00:27 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=5879

Bible  “There weren’t a lot of books on leadership in those days. So I studied leadership by reading biographies of leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr.” When my mentor shared how he had studied leadership as a young man, it initially took me by surprise. Especially when I mentally surveyed my growing […]

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]]> Leadership Essentials: Christ-Centered Character https://baonline.org/leadership-essentials-character/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:00:03 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=5405

walking on railroad tracksWe all remember the childhood game Follow the Leader. Whatever the leader does, you do. Wherever the leader goes, you go. We all understand leadership from an early age. We experience all kinds of leadership examples in our lives especially in the form of Christian leadership. While there are a number of characteristics vital to […]

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]]> A New Covenant Ordinance https://baonline.org/a-new-covenant-ordinance/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:27:29 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4519

Clay cup with bread, text Lord's Supper March 29th, on a linen cloth background.

I’m confident that 90 percent of my Lord’s Supper experiences as a child and youth were positive ones. Based on the family I grew up in, the folks in our local church, and the men who served us as pastors, it could hardly have been otherwise. Why is it, then, that I find it easier […]

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