Is our cultural context as Christ-followers more like God’s people living in Israel or more like God’s people living in Babylon? How one answers that question will impact how one responds to the world around us.

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What Happen When We Pray for One Another? 7 Staggering Things!

Mark Altrogge - September 18, 2023

Praying for one another is part and parcel of the Christian life. Paul told the Ephesians to pray for one another and asked them to pray for him. Here's what happens when we pray for one another.

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Steps to Peace With God? Maybe It’s the Shoes!

JDPayne - September 15, 2023

We were taught to ask, “have you made peace with God” and “have you experienced the peace of God in your life?” It often seems one generation’s emphasis is the next generation’s neglect.

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Death Leads to the Good Life

Paul David Tripp - September 13, 2023

It is one of the foundational paradoxes of grace. You cannot understand God’s work of redemption if you don’t pursue this theological paradox: Death leads to life.

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Developing a Strategic Plan for Your Church

Gavin Adams - September 13, 2023

This is the second in a series of four artciles on developing a strategic plan for your church. Gavin Adams guides us through the process.

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4 Reasons Every Church Needs Senior Saints Ministry – And IN Ministry

Tim Counts - September 13, 2023

Sometimes senior saints question their usefulness in the church as they age. That’s unfortunate because they’re an essential part of the body of Christ. Here are four reasons every local church needs them.

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8 Elements Common to Answered Prayers

Clint Archer - September 11, 2023

Our God tells us what to ask for, and even when we ask amiss, he grants us only that which is good for us and for his glory. Today we examine another stanza from Psalm 119 that tells us how to know what requests to make of God for answered prayers.

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What Is Christian Meditation?

Mike Myers - September 10, 2023

I propose the following definition: Christian meditation is the focused contemplation of the renewed mind upon the treasury of divine truth.

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4 Steps To Launch a New Ministry in Your Church

Ron Edmondson - September 8, 2023

A verse comes to mind. “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin”. (‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭4:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬) I have found, however, that to launch a new ministry is often easier than we think.

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James Emery White: Satan’s Winning Strategy

James Emery White - September 8, 2023

A recent Gallup report found similar results with only 58% believing, down from 71% just two decades ago. And if you're the Devil, this is a winning strategy.

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Disabling the Idolatry of Ableism

Rut Etheridge III - September 7, 2023

Ableism is ungodly preferential treatment which exalts the able-bodied and dehumanizes the physically less capable.

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Bad Church Stewardship Ideas: 4 Mistakes Churches Make

Ryan Shelton - September 6, 2023

Change can be hard. Evaluate where you are honestly, and consider these church stewardship ideas. Then take the next faithful step toward teaching your church how to be more generous.

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Two Reasons Why Our Evangelism Isn’t Working

Jonathan Dodson - September 6, 2023

Our evangelism isn't working. While a person’s response to Christ is ultimately a matter that rests in God’s sovereign hands—something we have no control over—a person’s hearing of the gospel is a matter we do have control over and responsibility for.

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I Stand by the Door

James Emery White - September 5, 2023

"Nothing else matters compared to helping them find it, and open it, and walk in, and find Him. So I stand by the door." And so should we all.

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Beware of the Sizzle of Miracles

Greg Stier - September 4, 2023

Far too many Christians are more excited about the sizzle of miracles than the steak of salvation.

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13 Characteristics of the Holy Spirit

John Van Gelderen - September 4, 2023

The Scripture provides a number of phrases that describe the characteristics of the Holy Spirit.

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Most Churches Are Not Ready To Be Ethnically Diverse—Here’s Why

Sam Rainer - September 2, 2023

While specific churches are leading the way toward being ethnically diverse, a movement of tens of thousands of churches does not exist. Perhaps we’re at the beginning stages of such a movement.

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No More Generations? When Labels Limit and Differences Divide

Christina Embree - September 1, 2023

Pew Research recently published in article in which they shared that they will be moving away from using generation-specific language in sharing their findings with the general public.

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