From a blog post refers to a longer form conversation between Louie Priolo and Harry Reeder, Reeder offers this observation: The good works of a Christian are never the reason for our salvation but they do reveal the evidence of our salvation. Therefore, the free benefits of the cross of Christ call us to the …
Tomorrow evening there’ll be a gathering of people from churches in our town. There’ll be singing, prayer and a Bible talk. Here’s a helpful chart to prepare for event. Thanks to Andrew Clarke on Facebook.
Ray Ortlund helps me understand what a local church should be. I’ve been satisfied with mgpc’s mission statement, but this is the essence of a wonderful vision statement. It’s what everyone needs. Everyone. Gospel + safety + time. A lot of gospel + a lot of safety + a lot of time. Gospel: good news …
Practical tips from Bobby Jamieson at 9Marks which follow prior posts on the subject of making sure groups exist to serve the church and not have the church exist to run groups. 1. Put better content in the programs you’ve got. If you’ve got programs that aren’t going away any time soon, figure out how …
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