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Author Archives: Bryan Hodge
Thoughts on Church Growth
In my personal reading, I’ve found a few thoughts I wish to share with you: 1. The church needs to be among society. Alexander Campbell: “That the church may have an influence upon society at large, there is wanting a … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Chruch, Fellowship, Giving, Soul Winning, Work
Tagged alexander campbell, all members need to be included in the work, carl mitchell, christians need to be involved in one another's lives, church growth, edification, fellowship, flavil yeakley jr., friendships, jerry jones, jimmy jividen, liberal giving is needed, mission work v. dog food, money, money no substitute for work, quote if this is not a place.., reap what we sow, song lead me to one soul today, Soul Winning, stats on friendship and relationships in church, the church needs to be among society, v.p. black, we need to put into pratice what we know, wendell p. loveless
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Christians Do The Same
There is frequently a cry of moral equivalency between Islam and Christianity. “Muslims have been violent, but so have Christians. Muslims are waging jihad, but what about the crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Conquistadors? The Quran teaches warfare, but so … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Islam, psalms, Stats
Tagged abrahamic covanent, all is not fair in war, american spectator, amorite, anti-semitism, atheistic governments, Ben Franklin, cambodia, canaanite, china, church discipline, conquistadors, dave miller, depravity full, does the n.t teach violence?, germany, girgashite, God's wrath, hitler, hittite, hivite, hungary, ibn jubayr, imprecatory psalms, is the Bible a book of violence?, Islam, jebusite, jihad, john lennon, mao, market of ideas, moral equivalency, new world, noah's flood, numbers killed by atheistic and totalitarian governments, p.i.g., perizzites, peter skurkiss, pol pot, pursue peace, removal of the canaanites, repay no one evil for evil, robert spencer, rules of engagment, sean hannity, song imagine, spain, stalin, stephen wiggins, terrorism, the crusades, the spanish inquisition, the sword of the spirit, timothy mcveigh, turn other cheek, ussr, utopia, wayne jackson recommended article
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Does God Hear the Prayers of Sinners?
This is not a question which can be answered with a simple “yes” or “no.” The terms need to be defined before answering. What is meant by “hear”? The word “hear” can mean “to hear a sound without understanding” (e.g. … Continue reading
Hospitality
Three men appeared before Abraham in the heat of the day, as he sat in the door of his tent (Genesis 18:2). These, though they had the appearance of men, were no ordinary men. At least two of these men … Continue reading
Sent Feet, Beautiful Feet
“And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15). Let’s look more closely at this text. … Continue reading
Posted in Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning, Textual study
Tagged beautiful feet, curtis cates, Ezekiel 24, Ezekiel 33, fall of babylon, fall of jerusalem, franklin camp, how shall they hear without a preacher, how shall they preach except they be sent, Isaiah 52, jeremiah 50, Romans 10, sent feet
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The Devil Tempts Jesus
“We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Let us consider how the devil tempted Jesus and how Jesus handled the … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Temptation, Textual study
Tagged dave miller, Deuteronomy 6, Deuteronomy 8, earthly ambition, ego, fleshly appetites, get behind me satan, Hebrews 4:15, james snowden, Jesus quotes scripture, Jesus tempted, kerry duke, Luke 4, lust of eye, lust of flesh, Matthew 4, peter and satan simular rebuke, pride of life, Psalm 91, satan, satan quotes scripture, satan's lures, short cut to kingdom, temptation, the devil, vain glory
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“When It’s Your Time to Go…”
At times, I have been in a conversation with someone talking about death, and they say, “It was just his time to go. When your time is up, it’s up,” This is fatalism. Fatalism is a doctrine that God has … Continue reading
What Do I Say? (2)
The Muslims try to use certain Bible verses to say that the Bible foretells of Muhammad. For example: Deuteronomy 18:15, 18 – “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your … Continue reading
Posted in Islam
Tagged a prophet like moses, Deuteronomy 18, did God appear in flesh?, did Jesus prophecy of muhammad?, does Bible prophecy of muhammad?, has Bible been corrupted?, muhammad did no miracles, Quran on Bible, quran on cross, Quran on Jesus, quran on Jesus' miracles, what do I say?
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