4 Timeless Servanthood Principles to Embrace This Christmas
Prepare your heart for Christmas by embracing servanthood this Christmas. Keep your lamp burning and stay ready for Christ’s return.
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2 TECHNIQUES TO SHARING THE GOSPEL IN A SHIFTING CULTURE
Have You Felt The Shift? Canada, like most Western countries is shifting toward a post-Christian society. Upcoming generations have been jaded by the tradition of institutional church. And with a rising immigrant population, Western Christianity is being challenged. We must evaluate and adjust our techniques in order to continue reaching the lost. These thoughts stem…
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2 QUESTIONS MILLENNIALS ARE ASKING ABOUT YOUR CHURCH
Many Young Adults Have Walked Away. According to research, 40-50% of Millennials connected to the church in their teens will walk away after their senior year of high school. This trend has happened for almost a decade and it’s time to ask why? This thought stems from Conversation (Chapter) 5 of Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact,…
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WE’VE MOVED INTO A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE; NOW WHAT?
3 Questions To Ask Ourselves. There was a time when businesses were closed on Sundays, clubs and sports were sensitive when scheduling Sunday activities and church was the only place to be on a Sunday morning. Those days are gone. I’ve been working through Carey Nieuwhof’s book, Lasting Impact. As I reflect on Conversation #2…
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2 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN REVITALIZING A CHURCH
Challenged by “Lasting Impact“. The world is changing…and so is the church. For decades, the traditional, institutional-design of church has been the main-stay. Sunday Schools, Vacation Bible Schools, Prayer Meetings and a variety of committees have been focal points of weekly church-life. Structure has been so important, for so many years. Over the past decade,…
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2 TYPES OF GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP WE SHOULD EMBRACE
Thank You Lord for the Philippian Church! In the first century, the Apostle Paul needed resources to further the Gospel. Thankfully, the Philippian Church was willing to partner with him. The mission of the Gospel hasn’t changed; we still resources to send missionaries and plant churches. How should we be supporting Gospel-work in our city…
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WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT – MOTIVE OR MISSION?
Motive Tells A Story. Motive often tells the story of a person’s heart. The mental, relational and most importantly, spiritual motivation behind a word or deed, really does matter. For example, Jesus teaches past the act of murder to focus on the motivation behind murder, which is anger. (Mt. 5:21-22) Jesus teaches past adultery, to focus on the motive of adultery, which…
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WILL CHINA BE THE NEW CENTER OF CHRISTIANITY?
Some believe Christianity is dying. The truth is that Christianity in Western society is definitely on the decline. But Christianity on a global scale is on the rise. In an article by The Washington Post titled, “Think Christianity Is Dying? No, Christianity Is Shifting Dramatically” Wes Granberg-Michaelson paints a picture on what’s taking place within Christianity across the…
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3 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD EMBRACE HEAVEN EARLY
Individually & In Our Churches I believe that Jesus would want us to embrace heaven early! Why? Here’s three important reasons: 1. Because We’re Brothers & Sisters We need to embrace a heavenly mindset now, because we’re brothers and sisters. As individuals and as the local, national or global church, we can choose to be mindful that…
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HOW SECOND MARRIAGES POINT TO SOMETHING GREATER
Why They Must Point To Jesus. When a widow or widower finds a new partner, there’s a temptation to ignore the standards that are often set for first time marriages. Even in Christian circles, this is often the case. A pastor who emphasises the importance of the new partner’s faith may hear comments from friends or…
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HOW GOD IS USING THE PASSION OF YOUTH
Let’s talk about youth.
Depending on the English translation you’re using, the word “youth” appears 50 to 90 times in the Old Testament and 1 to 10 times in the New Testament.
This would be a straightforward word study if it weren’t for our current Western culture definition of youth (which often equates to being a teenager). You see, this doesn’t transfer over Biblically.
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THERE ARE NO EXTRAS IN THE GOSPEL
We All Have a Lead Role. I want to do a follow-up post to yesterday’s post titled, “The Extras of the Gospel“. We started this week by imagining the whole Gospel story had been culminated into a film series. Then we looked at the final passage of Paul‘s second letter to Timothy as scene from the movie, “Letters…
