Tag Archives: benevolence

Cooperation

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Bryan Hodge

Webster defines the word “cooperation” to mean, “To act jointly with others; to unite for a common effort.” Luke 5:4-11 provides an example of cooperation. In this passage, we find two fishing boats cooperating together to bring in a great … Continue reading →

Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Soul Winning | Tagged 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Acts 15, anti-ism, argument from lesser to greater, benevolence, chalk illustration, church autonomy, church cooperation, cooperation, cooperation in benevolence, cooperation in evangelism, emergency help only?, evangelism, jew and gentile relations, purpose of the great collection, Romans 15:25-26, the great collection, thomas warren | Leave a comment

A Living Sacrifice

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bryan Hodge

Some view life as a meaningless existence. Steven Lloyd paraphrased Ecclesiastes 1:4-7 with these words, “We go to bed late, we get up early, we go to work, we drive home, eat and go to bed, to get up early, … Continue reading →

Posted in christian growth, Christian Influence, Chruch, Fellowship, Humility, Meaning and Purpose, Peace, Repentance, Textual study | Tagged acceptable to God, associate with humble, avenge not yourself, be not conformed but be transformed, be not overcome by evel, benevolence, book of Ecclesiastes, butterfly, caterpillar, change of mind leads to a change in behavior, chrysostom, church as a body, coping, distributing to the saints, foy wallace jr., friendliness, give place to wrath, good study for new converts, Grace, humility, if possible live peaceably, j.w. deventer, kindly affectionate, living sacrifice, love without hypocrisy, Meaning and Purpose, metamorpheo, of same mind, overcome evil with good, preference one to another, proegomai, reasonable service, rejoice with those who rejoice, relationship with brethren, relationship with God, relationship with others, relationship with self, relationship with sinful world, renew mind, Romans 12, Romans 12 the christian manual, Romans 12 the little Bible, roy deaver, set not mind on high things, song all to Jesus I surrender, steven lloyd, thorns and crowns, transformed, vanity, vengence is mine, weep with those who weep | Leave a comment

Saints Only Benevolence

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Bryan Hodge

“Some brethren have argued that the church is authorized to help church members and their dependents out of the church treasury, but no others. They reason that many times do we read of the church aiding and assisting “saints,” “disciples,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible authority, Giving | Tagged 2 Corinthians 9, all, anti-ism, benevolence, calvinism, church treasury, g.k. wallace, gospel advocate, kindness, pantos, roy cogdill, saints only benevolence, the church budget, who can church money be used to help? | 4 Comments

The Work of the Church

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Bryan Hodge

If a church loses its focus, then nearly anything can be imagined as the work of the church. Some churches are extremely busy. They have this activity and that activity. They have numerous programs and works that they do. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Chruch, Priorities | Tagged benevolence, edification, evangelism, work of church | 2 Comments

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