These posts discuss various aspects of personal development. They focus on practical ways that we can bring change to our lives.
While every individual Christian is going to express their faith and live it out differently, there are some sound practices and principles that every believer should participate in. This article will outline four of these practices. These activities, and others, are often referred to as spiritual “disciplines.” They are designed to help us grow in […]
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My friend Thiago Souza is with Youth With a Mission in Brazil. Part of his job is to create leadership and training videos. A couple of months ago, Thiago asked me to share a few thoughts on leadership as it pertains to our work with C3 Church in Brazil. The video is only a couple of minutes
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The next book in the the Christian Scriptures is the Acts of the Apostles. This book was originally a part of a two-volume set that included the Gospel of Luke. Luke is commonly accepted as the author of both books. Acts is a fast-moving and fascinating look at the first thrity years of the Church.
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The New Testament is often referred to as “The Christian Bible” or “The Christian Scriptures.” This is a bit of a misnomer because the vast majority of Bibles that Christians own contain both the Old and New Testaments. Since the time of Christ, Christians have benefited from and been enriched by the Hebrew Scriptures as
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One of the reasons for the enduring popularity of American Civil War History is the cast of characters that were involved. While the generals get much of the ink, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are also notable for their key roles. Lincoln inherited the presidency in March of 1861, just a month before the
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The Apostle Paul was the first New Testament writer to clearly lay out the doctrine of Salvation by Faith. One of Paul’s clearest statements on faith is found in Romans 5:1-“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord
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The idea of faith has always been an integral part of Christianity. The first recorded sermon of Jesus had to do with believing: “At last the time has come!” Jesus announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Turn from your sins and believe this Good News!” (Mark 1:15) Jesus chastised His closest followers for
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The earliest New Testament writing to mention the idea of “redemption” was the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Most scholars believe that Galatians was one of the first, if not the very first, of the New Testament documents to be written. In fact, it is very likely that most of Paul’s letters were written
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“Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. Frantically they woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you even care that we are going to drown?” When he woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the water, “Quiet down!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great
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“But as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14 This message is from our recent series on “The Holy Spirit.” There have been books written, sermons preached, and conferences organized around the theme of being led by the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, this verse of Scripture
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