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True Brotherly Love: Rejoicing and Weeping
"If Christian fellowship is considered to be shaking hands and asking about your church friends' week and then sitting down and singing and listening to preaching and then going home, how is that any different than going to the bar and seeing familiar faces over a couple of beers?" -
Is Jesus the Only Way? (Matt. 22:1-14; John 14:5-6)
It may surprise you to know what many Americans consider to be the most serious sin. -
Portrait of a Minister (1 Timothy 4:6-16)
It is important to get the right portrait of the right person.
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So, You're Preaching This Sunday...
Let’s suppose you’re a pastor and you’re preaching this Sunday. That’s six days away. To the man or woman in the pew, that seems like a long time, but it’s not. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Preacher’s Calendar. It goes like this... -
Is Dialogue a Basis for Christian Unity?
The call for dialogue among Christians often comes from those with inter-faith sensibilities. And talking respectfully with people of other religions is a good thing, however, in many circles "dialogue" merely serves as an antidote to evangelism. -
Do You Long for the Goodness of Life?
When you look at the disintegration of marriages, homes, families, relationships, morals, and society in general, do you wonder what is happening? Do you wonder why godly life principles, a sense of honor and moral restraint, graciousness, and propriety are slipping away?
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It is Never Right to be Angry with God
John Piper explains how our feelings are either good or bad depending on how they relate to God. -
Bookends of the Christian Life
Using a bookends motif, Bridges and Bevington show how justification and sanctification can help you overcome guilt and self-righteousness, develop the motivation to grow, be assured of God's love, and bring about lasting change in your life. -
Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: Does the Bible Teach Both?
God is the sovereign ruler over the universe and all human affairs, and human beings are responsible before God for the moral choices and actions they make. Yes, the Bible teaches both and both are true.
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Illustration: Memory
Two middle-aged couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?" -
Illustration: Missions and Evangelism
In an article in the July 26, 2003 issue of World magazine, Gene Veith points out that, “Christianity is growing at a rate that is nearly unparalleled in the history of the church. Yet this growth primarily is taking place in cultures that previously have not been Christian at all. In historically Christian societies, where for centuries upon centuries the church has thrived, Christianity seems to be fading. -
Illustration: Apologies
British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to Washington and spoke to a joint session of Congress on July 17, 2003. Early in his speech he commented, “On our way down here, Sen. Frist was kind enough to show me the fireplace where in 1814 the British had burned the Congressional Library. I know this is kind of late, but: Sorry.”