Some boundaries should remain unmoved.
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The Beauty of Biblical Symbolism One of the many things I love about Scripture is the symbolism stretched across its pages. It’s everywhere. Of course, it’s all meant to conjure imagery and teach lessons within lessons. Almost every story in the Bible contains a message within a lesson within another moral. I realize we can get carried away and start imagining things that aren’t actually there. We might extract beliefs that aren’t divinely intended without careful consideration, which can be dangerous. And many of my friends are understandably wary of focusing too much on biblical symbolism. I get that. However,…
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While we used to think that people mostly misrepresented themselves on social media, studies are finding more and more that the opposite is actually true. Studies are discovering that people represent themselves more accurately on their Facebook accounts than they do in person. This is encouraging and distressing at the same time. We have known for over a decade now that people’s inhibitions are lowered when using passive-aggressive forms of social interaction, that’s why so many inappropriate relationships and affairs have begun on places like Facebook and MySpace (back in the day). Similarly, that’s why people become bullies on Twitter…
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Apostolic - Bible - Carnal Christians - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Church Attendence - Church Culture - Church Faithfulness - church growth - church leadership - Church Structure - Clergy - Evangelism - Faith - FaithfulnessChurch Growth (Practical and Spiritual Insights) – Part 2
If you missed part one, just click the picture below. Take the pulse of your congregation to determine if they want to grow and reach the lost. Most churches that aren’t growing simply don’t want to grow. Perhaps the pastor wants it to grow but the saints don’t share the vision or feel the burden. There are numerous reasons that churches don’t want to grow; laziness, complacency, fear of losing position or control, anti-social tendencies, fear of change, less access to the pastor, and more. Getting a true sense of whether or not the church is sharing in the burden…
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Apostle Paul - Apostolic - Backslidden - Backslidding - Backslide - Bible - Calvanism - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Doctrine - Eternal Security - False Doctrine - Godliness - gospel - Grace - Jesus - Jesus Christ - Living For God - Once Saved Always Saved - Pentecostal - Religion - Religious - Righteousness - Salvation - Saved - Scripture - Scriptures - SIn - Stay in Church - TheologyThe Myth of Once Saved, Always Saved – Debunking False Doctrines
Few false doctrines are more dangerous than the Calvinistic assertion of “eternal security” or “once saved, always saved.” This belief has become pervasive far beyond theological academia’s reach. “Once saved, always saved” is a popular mantra for the average “low information” Christian. It crosses denominational lines, bleeds between theological spectrums, and slips into everyday dogmas. The doctrine of eternal security essentially states that nothing can cause them to be disfellowshipped from God once a person is saved. Without going too deep, it should be noted that there are numerous variations and machinations of this doctrine. In its most extreme form,…
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Apostolic - Bible - Carnal Christians - chosen - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Church Culture - Church Structure - Culture - Faith - God - God's Chosen - Godly - gospel - Guard Dog - Holiness - IBC - Indiana Bible College - Jennifer Mast - Jesus - Jesus Christ - Leadership - Living For God - Lord - Ministry - mission - Pastoral Leadership - Religion - Revival - Scripture - Scriptures - TheologyGuard Dog or God’s Chosen?
Though the church is immersed in this extreme culture, it is imperative, both ministers and saints recognize we cannot slumber and we cannot rage.
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Acts - Apostle Paul - Apostolic - Bible - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Church Attendence - Church Culture - Church Faithfulness - church growth - church leadership - Church Structure - Evangelism - Facebook - Faith - FaithfulnessChurch Growth (Practical and Spiritual Insights) – Part 1
If you’re anything like me, you’re leery of church growth books and articles. I’ve read them by the dozens and most of them are either completely irrelevant for apostolic churches, full of platitudes, totally unrealistic, or so technical that you need a college degree just to wade through the formulas. It can be more discouraging than encouraging by the time you’re through. I’m writing this with that in mind. I’ve hesitated to broach this topic for some time now because just writing about church growth can sound smug and braggadocios. I for one, do not claim to have all the answers…
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Alton Sterling - Apostolic - baton rouge - Bible - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Church Culture - Dallas shooting - Family of God - God - Hate - hetred - Jesus - Jesus Christ - Love - MLK - Peace - police - Pray - Prayer - racial tension - Racism - Spiritual - Spiritual Warfare - The Value of Human Life - TragedyA Biblical Response to Racial Tensions
ALL racism is rooted in hatred and hatred is a sin.
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Apostolic - Christ - Christian - Christian Faith - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Church Culture - church leadership - Church Structure - depression - discouragement - Faith - Fear - Godly - gospel - Insecurity - Jesus - Jesus Christ - Leadership - Ministerial Discouragement - Ministerial Insecurity - Ministry - Pastor - Pastoral Leadership - Pastoring - Pastors - Pentecost - Pentecostal - Religion - Religious - Scripture - Scriptures - WorldlinessOvercoming Ministerial Insecurities
This article first appeared as a guest posting on the blog www.searchofkings.net curated by Evangelist Timothy Hadden. The Search of Kings is a tremendous site full of well-articulated Apostolic content. Incidentally, Rev. Timothy Hadden is one of the premier evangelists of our day and the founder of Transition Ministries. Be sure to follow him on Twitter with the handle @T_C_hadden for daily inspiration. The Bible emphatically declares that the meek will inherit the earth (Mark 5:5). As many before me have pointed out, meekness is not weakness. In fact, meekness can only be actuated from a place of inner strength. We…
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Acts - Ahab - Altar - Apostolic - Bible - Christ - Christian - Christian Living - Christianity - Church - Culture - Elijah - Evangelism - Faith - Famine - Fasting - FIre - Holy Ghost - Holy Spirit - Israelites - Jezebel - Pentecost - Prayer - Rain - Revival - SacrificeFire Then Rain
For me personally there is probably no passage of Scripture that has given more inspiration to me than the epic story of Elijah calling down fire from Heaven on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:36-39). It’s inspirational on many levels because it shows how one person of faith can change the course of a nation. It shows that we are not alone even when we think that we’re alone. It shows that God works all things together for good to those that love and trust Him. It shows that evil does not have to prevail. It shows that you don’t have…
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