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One of Jesus’ shortest parables has always stuck out to me — even haunted me. Just these few verses make me examine myself to see who I really am as a Christian, and often, I don’t like what I see. “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first […]

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]]> The Gospel According to Paul https://baonline.org/the-gospel-according-to-paul/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 06:00:27 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28418

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It is often said that the apostle Paul changed the focus of the Christian gospel from kingdom of God, stressed in the four Gospels (Matthew 9:35), to the saving work of Christ, stressed in his epistles. But did Paul really make such a profound change within Christianity? Letter to Corinth It is true that Paul […]

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]]> Rethinking Kingdom Expectations https://baonline.org/rethinking-kingdom-expectations/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:00:55 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28411

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“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). With these words, Mark’s Gospel inaugurates the ministry of Jesus. They carried tremendous impact in His day, and they should in ours as well. Jesus spoke into a time of heightened expectation. John the Baptist had shattered […]

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]]> The Kingdom of God https://baonline.org/the-kingdom-of-god/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:00:05 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28390

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Jesus broke into the history of humanity and began His ministry by declaring, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1:15). In fact, this statement represents the axis of His entire ministry. Kingdom centered The phrase kingdom of God appears more than seventy […]

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]]> Kingdom Rest https://baonline.org/kingdom-rest/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:00:19 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=28336

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“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28, 29). If there is a word that captures the character of […]

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]]> Our Work and Our Worship: Labor Day Reflections for Committed Disciples https://baonline.org/our-work-and-our-worship-labor-day-reflections-for-committed-disciples/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:02:12 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27612

Our Work and Our Worship

Our work becomes our worship. The work of our hands is elevated from a necessary evil we engage in to a labor of love done “as unto the Lord.”

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]]> How should we view 1 John 3:17, 18? https://baonline.org/how-should-we-view-1-john-317-18/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:27:35 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=27584

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How should we view 1 John 3:17, 18 and try to obey it? “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in […]

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]]> What happens during the millennium? https://baonline.org/what-happens-during-the-millennium/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:58:14 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=26808

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What happens during the millennium? I’m confused. Please help.  Your clearly stated question is one that might be asked by many earnest Bible students. Our shorthand reply aims to anchor the one thousand-year reign of Christ — the millennium — in several Bible texts that offer broad answers. Our first and last texts are bookends […]

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]]> Three Ways We Get Vocation Wrong https://baonline.org/three-ways-we-get-vocation-wrong/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 11:00:19 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24544

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A huge chunk of your life revolves around your work. It isn’t just clocking in, clocking out, and everything between. You plan your entire day around your work. It determines when you wake up, when you go to sleep, when you eat, and when you play. When it comes to being a Christian who works, […]

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]]> Kingdom-Focused Leadership https://baonline.org/kingdom-focused-leadership/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:58:50 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=5009

sunsetRemembering our mission of extending God's kingdom to those around us.

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]]> Not of This World https://baonline.org/not-of-this-world/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:45:47 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4756 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 world! His servants do not fight for His cause here. They are not of the world, even as He was not of the world. The centuries have passed and still […]

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