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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Resolved! Making New Year Resolutions
Looking for a different and more effective approach to making New Year resolutions? You’ve come to the right place. Making New Year resolutions isn’t nearly…
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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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How Does Prayer Connect Us to God? Part 2
Prayer is a gift that allows leaders to come before God while God renews their mind and transforms them to be good and acceptable before…
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Gospel-Focused Preaching
Gospel-focused preaching has a two-fold aim: the saving of souls and helping believers better understand and appreciate the gospel.
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Preaching—What’s the Point?
There are an estimated 380,000 churches in the United States. In the vast majority of these churches, the pulpit and the sermon take center stage…
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What’s the relationship between law and gospel?
I’ve been hearing a lot about the grace of God without works and being saved by faith alone. Some preachers seem to say that obeying…
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What does “one faith” mean in Ephesians 4:5? Why is faith so important?
The Bible says there is “one faith” (Ephesians 4:5). Is it really that simple? How can we know if we have it? Why is faith…
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Of Pharaoh and Pharmaceuticals
Bondage is no archaic reality; it’s alive and well. This fact has been impressed on me repeatedly this week. First, my daily Bible readings have…
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This We Believe
Statement of Faith 9 Marriage This we believe: Marriage is an institution of God and is an exclusive lifetime union between one man and…
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