I had a dream. In it, people discovered the fullness of Jesus Christ. People gathered together daily, ate their meals together, and shared the Lord’s Supper in an atmosphere of joy and celebration. People gave, and without man-made limitations. They gave everything they owned, everything they were, and every spiritual gift they had received from [...]
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Tagged Church Issues, Community, Dream, Fellowship, Hope, Love, Trinity
Tim Challies at Challies.com posted twice this last week on the issue of unity within a church (“Satan’s Great Desire” and “How to Build Unity in Your Church“). As usual, Tim does a good job of noting the problem, rooting it to Scripture, and offering a solid biblical response to maintaining unity. But what is [...]
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Tagged Challies, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Church Leaders, Community, Disunity, Fellowship, Humility, Leaders, Leadership, Love, Service
Without fail, the Lord provides a burden for me each year that I have typically shared here. Over the last few months, the one aspect of our walk with Christ that has been most apparent and problematic has been the way we American Christians practice community—or fail to practice it, as the case more often [...]
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Tagged 2012, Brotherhood, Church Issues, Community, Fellowship, Gathering, Selflessness
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