We are called to spiritual growth—that is, the formation of the investment of faith Christ gives us that we give back to Him in dividends. This is a deep conviction of our faith, a practiced submission that shows our obedience, and a life of personal and relational maturity. We have to listen to God; if [...]
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Research Conducted between 2002 and 2007: We recently rested these statistics with no significant variation….so the same as today, no real improvements in the church today… · Sixty-percent (60%) of the church leaders and pastors surveyed said that more than 60% of their congregational members do not have an accurate view of biblical truths. · [...]
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The relationship of Law and Gospel, not understanding this will cause false teaching and or a weak church. If you do not get this, you do not belong in leadership. If you are not maturing in the faith, then do not be a leader. “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as [...]
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The Importance Of Our Motivation and Inspiration Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53: [...]
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For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4: 17-18 One of the clearest evidences of [...]
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What does it Mean to be a Mature Christian? What are you willing to do to become one? If you have spent any significant time in the Christian faith, you will have observed that all of us are not on the same playing field of faith and maturity. We Christians have all had different experiences [...]
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Truth. Can we talk? Because I fear that we have a lot of Pastor Weiners out there. Nearly everyone I’ve talked to has met a Pastor Weiner at one point or another in their life. Here are the characteristics of a Pastor Weiner: 1. They many times have a strong conviction about Biblical truth, but [...]
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There is no substitute to time spent in the face of our Lord! The capable leader for any church or ministry must be rooted in Christ first and foremost! Like a Bible student who is and grounded in the spiritual disciplines of the faith, whose drive is their passionate love relationship to the Lordship of [...]
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