We are living in momentous times. Even if we were not, momentous decisions come into all of our lives. What guidance from God's word can help us with these? We will learn five things from the fourth chapter of the book of Esther.
Ephesians 6:21-24
Christ is the Prince of Peace. Peacemaking is our job description.
1 Corinthians 12:7-10; James 1:2-4, 12
While the Lord does not directly send sufferings, He nevertheless is mobilized to use them in our lives for our ultimate blessing and the advancement of His Kingdom.
You cannot run a marathon while carrying a trash can full of garbage. Neither can you engage dynamic growth in Christ if you are carrying a load of junk!
This is Jesus' church, and it is all about him. To the extent that we make it about us we forfeit his power and presence.
After all of the programs of the church grow old and inefficient, the work of personal discipling of others will carry the church forward. Christian families are a key part of this work.
Aren't you bored with all the cool things people are doing in the church? The only thing that matters in the church are the cool things God is doing.
Why would a transcendent God choose only to bless forms of worship which are familiar to us? His glory is so great that true worship will always contain an element of surprise.
How easy it is for any organization to lose track of why it exists. Learn how focus can be restored and maintained in the the church.
The Lord is our Shepherd, but he uses fallible people to give hands on guidance to his church. But what kind of leaders does Christ seek?
What is the role of individual Christians in building Christ's kingdom? Are we hired hands or contractors on a mission?
Success has many definitions. What are the elements of God's definition of traction in the church?
Conversion is an old term meaning a complete change of direction in our lives. But which direction? We get the answer to that question from the Captain of Our Salvation. Will we follow what he says?
The history of the church is one of either splitting into endless subgroups or crushing people into a false unity by authoritarian measures. Learn the marvelous way that Christ holds his church together.
God has chosen to reveal himself in the Bible. Christians have often divided over their understanding of it. Read how the revelation of God can be an unbelievably powerful force to hold our churches together.
The world is descending into a morass of moral ambiguity, and it is affecting the church as well. This study of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah shows us ten ways to dispel it.
Did you ever wonder if prayer really matters? Lessons from Abraham and Peter teach us that the possibilities are stupendous!
When our view of God is obscured, everything in life loses meaning. Could this happen even to a believing Christian?
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