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Meet God in His Word
The bottom line of why we are to study the Bible is so we may know God, His Way, and grow in our knowledge and faith in Him so we can then be better used by Him. We are called … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Sermons
Tagged anti-intellectualism, bible, Bible Illiteracy, Bible teacher, Biblical Illiteracy, biblical interpretation, Christian growth, Churches, discipline, effectual teaching, false teaching, God’s Word, His Word, Illiteracy, Meet God, pew sitters, problems, scholarly, seeker, sermonettes, shallow, transformed
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God Really does have a Purpose behind your Problems!
God is our refuge and strength! As a pastor I hear this lament all of the time, sometimes it even comes from my own lips, “Why doesn’t God help me in my troubles?” This is a legitimate question to ask. … Continue reading
DO YOU WANT TO GET WELL?
Open Q: What are you like when you are sick? Attitude and behaviors to God and others? Review: in the last two weeks we looked at a man who desired to know the truth but he was cut off with … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged attitude, behaviors, John, pride, problems, traditions, well
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What makes a Church Healthy or Unhealthy?
This comes from a big problem we have in most churches today, that is the tendency of leaders not effectually growing in the Lord and thus do not practice their faith and this dispenses down to the congregation. And the … Continue reading
Posted in Church Growth, church leadership, pastor’s, Speaking
Tagged attitude, authentic, Biblical, Church, Church Growth, church leadership, Churches, conference, conflict, connection, effective, effectual, Fail, fit in, gossip, hypocrisy, inhospitality, judgmental, leadership, leave a church, pastor, pastor’s, pastors, problems, Schaeffer, sin, solved, teaching, vision, why churches fail
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Significant Health Factors of Churches
We have a call to make sure our hearts are lined up with His. When they are Christ blesses us and our church. We have to be careful that our hearts are after His and not chasing evil or pride … Continue reading
Posted in Church Growth, church leadership, pastor’s, Speaking
Tagged attitude, authentic, Biblical, Church, Church Growth, church leadership, Churches, conference, conflict, connection, effective, effectual, Fail, fit in, gossip, hypocrisy, inhospitality, judgmental, leadership, leave a church, pastor, pastor’s, pastors, problems, Schaeffer, sin, solved, teaching, vision, why churches fail
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Church Life as it Relates to being Devoted to Christ
In Scripture we are given a call to our spiritual formation; and to do so, we must think, study, and ponder how His principles are to affect and impact us as He is Christ the Lord. We are to see … Continue reading
Posted in Church Growth, pastor’s, Speaking
Tagged attitude, authentic, Biblical, Church, Church Growth, church leadership, Churches, conference, conflict, connection, effective, effectual, Fail, fit in, gossip, hypocrisy, inhospitality, judgmental, leadership, leave a church, pastor, pastor’s, pastors, problems, Schaeffer, sin, solved, teaching, vision, why churches fail
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What is Going on with the Pastors in America?
Here are some startling statistics on pastors; FASICLD (Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development). This quest started in 1989 as a Fuller Institute project that was picked up by FASICLD in 1998. After over 18 years of researching … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, authentic, Biblical, Church, Church Growth, church leadership, Churches, conference, conflict, connection, effective, effectual, Fail, fit in, gossip, hypocrisy, inhospitality, judgmental, leadership, leave a church, pastor, pastor’s, pastors, problems, Schaeffer, sin, solved, teaching, vision, why churches fail
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Why Churches Fail
Are you willing to take an honest look at some of the reasons why people are not coming to your church? 1,103 churches surveyed and tracked for 12-plus years These are raw data scores given for each criterion as communicated … Continue reading
Posted in Schaeffer, Speaking
Tagged attitude, authentic, Biblical, Church, Church Growth, church leadership, Churches, conference, conflict, connection, effective, effectual, Fail, fit in, gossip, hypocrisy, inhospitality, judgmental, leadership, leave a church, pastor, pastor’s, pastors, problems, Schaeffer, sin, solved, teaching, vision, why churches fail
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A Heart After Christ 