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Uncomfortable Questions and Discussions
Sometimes you're going to come across some uncomfortable questions and discussions, whether someone brings them up to you or whether you brought them up. It's important not to always brush these things aside, because if you can't answer a question or have a helpful...
Laborers for the Harvest
The last post didn't have room for what I wanted to share from second missionary on Sunday evening, so here it is. He spoke from Matthew 9:35-10:16 about laborers for the harvest. The missionary pointed out that when Jesus said in Matthew 9:38 to "pray" the Lord of...
Tips on Running the Race
We're kicking off Missions Conference at church this week, and we've already had missionaries speak. Yesterday morning the first missionary taught from Hebrews 12:1-3 about running the race. The missionary reminded us that this race is not a sprint, it's a marathon....
Working Together for Good
Not everything negative that happens to us is because of Satan. God very often uses uncomfortable and negative circumstances in our lives to point us where we need to be. For example, when the early church was started (see the book of Acts), it was mostly hanging...
Jews, Gentiles, and Church Ministry
Last night at church we had a Jewish pastor speak. He said some things that I didn't know needed to be said about church ministry to Jewish people, so I'm going to write about it. I'll start with this: Romans 1:16 says the Gospel is for both the Jew and the Gentile...
Reading the Bible Properly
How to approach the Bible properly for reading and studying has come to my mind again lately. Sometimes what we'll do is come to the Bible with a preconceived notion or belief, then find parts of the Bible that support that idea. Sometimes we teach that way, too, but...