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  1. RSS Robot

    6 More Characteristics of an Effective Ministry Team

    by RSS Robot
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    In the previous post, we looked at five characteristics of an effective ministry team: Calling: We must be confident in the calling and equipping of God. Attitude of Faith: We can approach our area of service with pessimistic discouragement or with an attitude of faith that assumes “God can do anything.” Understanding of Spiritual Gifts: Being aware of the spiritual gifts God has given to us and to the others on our team leads to a synergy and humility that brings excellence. Character: The ministry is no place for slackers. Effective teams are comprised of men and women with moral integrity and a serious work ethic. Compassion: The heart of Jesus is a heart of com…

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  3. RSS Robot

    09 Home: Consistent Christian Living, Part 2

    by RSS Robot
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    THE HOME: CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN LIVING Continued: The path of Holiness and Spiritual Victory: A know-so salvation, a good understanding of position and practice, a Christ-centered life, a heavenly mindset, surrender dying to self-will, nonconformity to the world, the transformation of the life by the renewing of the mind, living by faith in God's Word, walking in the Spirit, a scriptural relationship with a sound New Testament churchView the full article

    RSS Robot
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  4. RSS Robot

    08 Home: Consistent Christian Living

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    THE HOME: CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN LIVING: The Home; The essential Role of the Home; The Spiritual atmosphere of the homeView the full article

    RSS Robot
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  5. RSS Robot

    07 Dealing with Children about Salvation, Part 2

    by RSS Robot
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    CHILDREN AND SALVATION Continued: 4. Don't pressure them, 5. Discipline them, 6. Pray, Pray, Pray, 7. Look for the convincing, drawing work of the Holy Spirit, 8. If a child does profess saving faith in Christ, encourage them to seek the Lord and His will, 9. Look for scriptural evidence of salvation in the child's life, 11. Provide a check pointView the full article

    RSS Robot
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  6. RSS Robot

    5 Characteristics of an Effective Ministry Team

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    Being on a sports team is awesome when everyone on the team is team-spirted and individually skilled. Cohesive teams with motivated individuals win championships. But when any single player loses either the drive to personally excel or the humility to further the success of team as a whole, everyone’s experience suffers. The same is true for ministry teams—only with far more significant ramifications. Each person serving the Lord on the team can make a tremendous difference based on their personal growth as well as their humility and investment in the team as a whole. Ministry teams in the local church may be paid or volunteer, but if they are effective, they will als…

    RSS Robot
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  7. baptist senior

    Samson

    by baptist senior

    The Bible never says that Samson was a judge, so why do people believe that he was a judge

    BrotherTony
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  8. RSS Robot

    05 Quick Prayerism

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    QUICK PRAYERISM: An evangelistic methodology that is quick to get people to pray a "sinner's prayer"; The Seeker's Bible StudyView the full article

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  9. RSS Robot

    04 Biblical Conversion

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    BIBLICAL CONVERSION: a Biblical conversion experience must be emphasized; NOT say that children can't be saved; Receiving Church membersView the full article

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  10. RSS Robot

    03 Can We Keep The Kids?

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    CAN WE KEEP THE KIDS? Godly discipline prepares the way for salvation; Many misconceptions about Proverbs 22:6; PRIORITY: CHILD TRAINING: a major Objective for parents; This husband and wife made Godly children a solemn Covenant before the Lord; This couple DID NOT the status Quo; Whatever it takes: Nothing gets in the wayView the full article

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  11. RSS Robot

    02 The Battle is Fierce

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    THE BATTLE IS FIERCE: Spiritual warfare is raging; the enemy is not man; the battle can be won; Dangers of the emerging church; Most churches are losing the battle for the kids; We don't have to be devoured; We CAN help the kidsView the full article

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  12. RSS Robot

    01 Series Introduction

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    Series Introduction, Important Issues, The Home, The Children, Separation, Pastor's Objectives, grandparent's responsibilities, NO PERFECT FORMULA, create right atmosphere where God will work, Keeping the Kids is a matter of a Biblical Church and a Biblical Family, A matter if God's supernatural Life, Power and WisdomView the full article

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  13. MikeWatson1

    Voting in membership

    by MikeWatson1

    I am wanting to join a church . I've been attending for a couple of months now.. I want to get a membership transfer .. and be voted in..but don't know if it is going to happen. . The senior pastor said it won't be a problem to get a transfer..but nothing has happened.. What do I do?

    BrotherTony
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  14. RSS Robot

    A Conversation about Planting Churches in Challenging Places: Spiritual Leadership Podcast

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    At a recent California for Christ meeting, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Alan Fong, Robbie Yapp, and James Kim to discuss the need for and challenges of church planting. It was our joy nearly twenty-five years ago to help Pastor Fong in planting Heritage Baptist Church in San Leandro, CA. It was a blessing to me then in this discussion to join with Pastor Fong to encourage a new generation of church planters on their journey. Robbie Yapp and James Kim are preparing to plant new churches in Los Angeles and Orange Counties here in Southern California next year. In this episode of the podcast, the four of us discuss several topics that relate to sending out …

    RSS Robot
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  15. Joe Chandler

    What Makes God Repent?

    by Joe Chandler

    Genesis 6:6 ¶ And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. When God does not repent. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 1 Samuel 15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Psalm 110:4 …

    SureWord
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  16. heartstrings

    Hate the Sin, Hate the Sinner

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    If Instagram links aren't allowed, I appologize. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtjYWB6gx_H/?fbclid=IwAR0xBfqWwgo9lL5yC93xfSCdzNi_m8PKoWlhqWOQXEvJuI-s7dVs1AGEkDs You know, Jesus even said you're supposed to "hate" your parents so, obviously, hate means different things in different contexts, no? God also tells us things like, we're to "love our enemies" so that we will be like Him. Well, if we are to love our enemies, when He hates His, that wouldn't be "like Him" at all would it? If loving the sinner is what WE are told to do, while God doesn't love them Himself....that would kind of make us better than Him in that respect wouldn't it?And I know that's not so.…

    TheGloryLand
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  17. Joe Chandler

    What was the sin of Onan?

    by Joe Chandler

    Here is the account in Genesis 38:8-10 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. Please notice Judah’s instructions to Onan in verse 8. “and marry her (Tamar), and raise up seed to thy brother.” This means that the product of the union of Tamar and Onan would inherit Er’s birthright, not Onan himself. This duty of the husband’s brother is …

    Joe Chandler
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  18. rstrats

    Sign given to the Pharisees of 3 days and 3 nights? 1 2

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    When responding to the Pharisees' request for a sign, why do you suppose the Messiah made the specific point that He would be in the "heart of the earth" for 3 days and 3 nights?

    BrotherTony
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  19. Joe Chandler

    The Last Supper and Christ our passover

    by Joe Chandler

    Have you ever been confused by Christ's word to His disciples at the last supper? I wondered what he meant for a long time, until I realized who He was talking to and what meal they were eating. The disciples were Jewish and the meal was the Passover Feast. The Passover was the day Israel was freed from Egypt. It was celebrated on the 14th day of the first month of the Jewish calendar, unless someone was providentially hindered, then provision was made so that person could celebrate the Passover on the 14th day of the second month. It is the only holy convocation with such a provision. (Exodus 12 and Numbers) So Christ was celebrating the Passover meal with His disciples.…

    BrotherTony
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  20. Guest Guest

    Where did the whale spit out Jonah? 1 2 3

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    "Jonah 2:10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land." "Jonah 3:1-4 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown." I had always been under the impression that the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time immediately after the whale spit him out. BUT …

    Invicta
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  21. Dr. Robert S. Morley

    Male and Female Were Designed and Redeemed to Be Spiritually Equal in Every Way

    by Dr. Robert S. Morley

    The Three Persons of the Godhead are Coequal The Bible depicts God as a plurality of three persons of equal rank, existing in mutual submission. This plurality in the Godhead first gets seen when “God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” (Gen. 1:26). The Bible speaks of the equality of the Son, “Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God” (Php. 2:5-6). And, of the Spirit’s deity, the Bible says, our “body is the temple of the Holy Ghost” (1 Cor. 6:19). Male and Female Depict God’s Image When “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them…

    HappyChristian
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  22. TheGloryLand

    The afterlife

    by TheGloryLand
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    When a Christian passes away, you often hear that they are in a better place. In the future will be with them, and they will be with us, those that believe in Jesus. How true is this, and what does the Bible tell us, about seeing our loved ones in heaven? We know it is a place where we will have new bodies, no sin. That we will all be worshiping God. But I believe, it does not mention the family you have here on earth, will be your family in heaven too. Thanks ? TGL

    Joe Chandler
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  23. RSS Robot

    Funding Your Church Plant: Should an Independent Baptist Accept Funds from the Southern Baptist Convention?

    by RSS Robot

    The article below is significantly longer than most blog posts. In fact, it’s actually a small booklet I have recently written relative to questions I’ve been asked regarding funding new church plants. If you would prefer to read this as a PDF, you can download the booklet here. In whichever way you read—booklet or blog post—I pray these thoughts are a helpful contribution to needful discussions and to forward momentum in planting gospel-preaching, Baptist churches. Introduction There are two years of ministry that stand out as launching forth moments in my mind. The first is 1986 when the Lord led my wife, Terrie, and me to Lancaster, California, where a small and …

    BrotherTony
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  24. Pastor Matt

    Woman Pastors are still unbiblical from Scripture alone!!!

    by Pastor Matt

    It's not my rule, it's how God set it up. The only way to support woman pastors is to quote more people than Scripture.

    Pastor Matt
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  25. Joe Chandler

    We count them happy which endure

    by Joe Chandler

    We often find ourselves unfulfilled with our circumstances, whether those circumstances are external or internal. Maybe our perspective is the answer. Take the long view through the eyes of faith. The short view is that the Lord has not returned yet. The long view is that He will return and the time draws nigh. The short view is that we haven't accomplished our goals. The long view is that we need to be patient and stablish our hearts. The short view is that the saints aren't all we had hoped. To live above with saints we love, ah that will be glory. To live below with saints we know, now that's another story. The long view is to let the Lord handle that. The short view i…

    Pastor Matt
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  26. Joe Chandler

    Do you read any Calvinist authors?

    by Joe Chandler

    I have read Arthur Pink, John Gill, C. H. Spurgeon, and John MacArthur. In addition, I have listened to Alan Cairns and Ian Paisley on Sermon Audio.

    Joe Chandler
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