In the southeastern part of the US, where we live, there are many churches. It seems there are churches on every corner. Many of those churches are made up of people who seem to be perfectly satisfied to go week after week with empty pews, instead of being filled with people. Many churches go an [...]
I recently heard a preacher preach a sermon which he entitled, “Why Churches Don’t Grow.” The main point of his sermon was that some churches don’t grow because they are preaching the true word of God, and people don’t want to hear that. I think he was wrong. While preaching is the central activity within [...]
Sometimes we refer to the church with which we are affiliated as, “my church.” That’s okay as long as we understand that it really doesn’t belong to us, but is ours only in the sense that we identify with it. If it’s not mine, whose is it? Does it belong to the total membership? Legally, [...]
It is called a little member with great potential. It is said that if it can be controlled, the entire body is controlled. It is so important that we are told that if we confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in our heart that God has raised Him from the dead, we [...]
You can’t avoid it. Some people are just difficult. We all know down in our soul that we need to try and be redemptiive. There are two biblical principles of which we need to be reminded: Pray for difficult people. Jesus said, “Pray for those who persecute you.” Application can be made to people of [...]