Westminster Confession Of Faith – Lord’s Day 35 Chapter 21 – Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day (Cont.) Paragraphs 4-6 IV. Prayer is to be made for things lawful, and for all sorts of men living, or that shall live hereafter; but not for the dead, nor for those of whom it may be known …

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As a local church leadership in a country town we’re exploring again how we express the need to support the growth of healthy churches in other places. I believe doing so is an integral marker of a healthy church. From Thabiti Anyabwile. Every Neighborhood, Every Neighbor I believe it’s important that every local church, in …

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Thom Rainer lists six reasons why dying churches continue on a terminal trajectory. They refuse to admit they are sick, very sick. I have worked with churches whose attendance has declined by over 80 percent. They have no gospel witness in the community. They have not seen a person come to Christ in two decades. …

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