Posts Tagged ‘Church’
Qualities Required in Church Leaders
“People do not usually rise above their leaders.” That is very true. The character and effectiveness of any church is directly related to the quality of its leadership. Refusal to adhere to biblical standards for leadership are the cause of many of the problems in the church today. In fact that is why the charge is often…
Read MoreHow To Walk Worthy of Your Calling
In our series on Discovering the Church we have looked at four pictures of the church. We have seen the church as a family and the goal is maturity. We also saw the church as a field – the goal being the quantity of our fruitfulness. We have seen the church as a building the temple…
Read MoreBIBLICAL BAPTISM – AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH
I have entitled this study: “Biblical Baptism – an ordinance of the local church” (listen or download) because my intent this morning is to appeal directly to Scripture to get a clear understanding of this important and often misunderstood subject. An ordinance – authoritative order, a religious decree. There are two ordinances given by Christ to the…
Read MoreThe Church is a Building – the Goal is Quality!
1 Corinthians 3: 9b-17 Today we will resume a series that Phil and I have started long ago, before Easter. The subject of this series is “The Pictures of The Church.” The question we are seeking to answer is, “What is a church?” So far in this series we have seen that “The Church is…
Read MoreThe Church is a Field: The Goal is Quantity
We have all seen the signs along the road saying, “Have you eaten today? Thank a farmer.” There is a lot of truth to that sign. We all need food to survive, to stay healthy, and to grow. As a boy, I grew up on a family farm. I remember the year my Dad told…
Read MoreThe Church Is A Family
Nothing brings more joy than the birth of a child. The goal a family has for a child is not just that a child is born, but it is to see the child grow to maturity and to live a productive life. There is great joy in watching the early development of a baby – the first…
Read MoreA Model Church For A Modern World
A church is a gathering of Christians for the purpose of displaying God’s glory by becoming increasingly like Jesus Christ (Eph. 3:10-11).
“The church is God’s missile of salt and light hurled into the world to proclaim the triumphant message of sins forgiven and lives transformed.” – R. Kent Hughes, Acts
Read MoreCharacteristics of a Model Church for a Modern World
What comes to mind when you hear the word “church”? A building with a steeple and a cross? A denomination with ecclesiastical hierarchy? There was a time when I was boy that I would have told you that the first thing I thought of when I heard the word “church” was boring! What is this…
Read MoreWhose Sons & Daughters Are You?
The Setting (37) Jesus’ public ministry was marked by increasing levels of conflict and opposition from the religious leaders of his day, the Pharisees. It was ultimately this conflict which God used to bring to pass his plan eternal plan for Christ—that he would suffer a violent death as the penalty for sin and become…
Read MoreGoing On To Spiritual Maturity
Becoming a Christian happens when you turn from your sin to Christ and receive God’s forgiveness by faith Jesus. John calls this being “born again” (Jn. 3:1-18). Birth is a wonderful thing but ecoming a Christian is just the beginning of a new life. God’s plan for His children is that they go on to…
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