Measuring a Church’s Relational Health “We are a friendly church.” This is a statement that has been used by most churches. The reality is that while some churches have appeared friendly during “meet and greet” times, they have no effort made towards integration and fellowship. A church with a warm greeting may still have a coldContinue reading “Church Health: Relational Health”
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Church Health: Missional Health
Measuring a Church’s Missional Health The first point of business is to define what exactly is missional health. To do this we will break down the ideas between the two words, missional, and health. One of the first ideas that comes our mind when using the word missional is its likeness to missionary. A missionalContinue reading “Church Health: Missional Health”
Why Pray?
There are several reasons why we pray. We are commanded to pray in scriptures (Phil. 4:6-7, 1 Thess. 5:17), prayer is communication with God (Heb. 4:15-16), Jesus prayed (Mark 1:35), and Jesus even seemed to expect it as a work of piety (Matt. 6:5-15). But the question, “Why pray,” is one that is asking whatContinue reading “Why Pray?”
Washing the Saint’s Feet
Some do and some don’t. That is the observance of washing one another’s feet. I’m not going to make a distinction of whether you should or shouldn’t but just that this is a very positive experience that we are told of by Jesus. He says in John 13:17, “If ye know these things, happy areContinue reading “Washing the Saint’s Feet”
Jesus Brings Hope: Palm Sunday Sermon Recap
We know the story of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding on a young donkey with a multitude of people in high celebration… “And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes thatContinue reading “Jesus Brings Hope: Palm Sunday Sermon Recap”
Bible Study: Psalm 134
“Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.” We’ve made it. We have reached the mountain peak of ChristianContinue reading “Bible Study: Psalm 134”
Bible Study: Psalm 133
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon theContinue reading “Bible Study: Psalm 133”
Bible Study: Psalm 132
“Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Until I find outContinue reading “Bible Study: Psalm 132”
Bible Study: Psalm 131
“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. Let Israel hope in the LordContinue reading “Bible Study: Psalm 131”
Bible Study: Psalm 130
“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soulContinue reading “Bible Study: Psalm 130”
