Being a Different Kind of Christian
We are Christ's ambassadors, and people will judge him based on what they see in us.
We are Christ's ambassadors, and people will judge him based on what they see in us.
Our emotions are just as broken by sin as everything else is. As the Spirit of God is making us more like Jesus, He is not only changing our behavior; He is redeeming our emotional lives as well, helping us increase our thirst for God's Word.
They need face-to-face relationships with believers. In fact, they who have been raised on electronic communication need face-to-face relationships in general. To have genuine friendships with older believers and strong Christian families is ideal for helping churches reach college students.
If we are going to present a compelling alternative to non-Christian sexual ethics today, we need to recover a New Testament understanding of brotherly and sisterly love. Everywhere I go, I meet brothers and sisters in Christ who are trusting that Jesus’ love is better than any human love, leaving same-sex sexual relationships to follow Jesus. If someone leaves a gay relationship to enter the church, they should find more love and not less.
Crossover Church recruits service project volunteers from every demographic.
People usually fear what they don’t know more than what they do. During seasons of change it’s important to increase the level of communication.
Let us not threaten lost people with the necessity of hell. The temptation to do that must be avoided at all costs.
5 core values help fuel robust growth at this Kenyan church.
When we come before God, we should always stop and think about who it is were addressing. Far too often we rush into our petitions and immediately begin to ask God for what we need without considering how to pray effectively.
Before I even knew I was coming, so many conversations had happened on how to honor the past, how to welcome a new leader, how to embrace a new vision. Eric Geiger on successful pastoral leadership transition.