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The Crossroads
“Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16). Robert Johnson There is a legend in the world … Continue reading →
Posted in Ethics, life, prophets, Textual study
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Tagged 1930s, 1938, adam clarke, ask for the old paths, blues music legend, choices, clarksdale mississippi, crossroads, decisions, Deuteronomy 28, difficult way and broad way, eric clapton, heavenly rest, highway 49, highway 61, intersection highways 61 and 49, Jeremiah 10:23, Jeremiah 18:15, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:19, Jeremiah 7:23, judah, judah at a crossroads, Luke 13:23-24, making decisions, Mark 8:36-37, Matthew 11:28-29, Matthew 7:13-14, metaphor, mississippi, moral decisions, narrow and wide gate, old paths, Proverbs 14:12, Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 17:5, Psalm 23:3, rafael polcara, rebellion, rebellion of judah, Revelation 14:13, robert johnson, rockandrollgarage, selling soul to devil, stand in the ways and see, the good way, value of soul, walk in it, wayne jackson, we will not walk in it, which direction
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The Church: The Army of the Lord
“Finally, My brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:10-11). “This charge I … Continue reading →
Posted in Chruch, Dedication, evangelism, Fellowship, Soul Winning, Textual study, Unity, Work
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Tagged 1 Timothy 1:18, 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 2:3, armor of God, army, army of the Lord, authority, awol, book: the lamb who is a lion, charles wesley, church, church series, Commanding Officer, commitment, coward, devin dean, duty, Ephesians 6, evangelism, george webb, hardships, Jude 3, loyalty, metaphor, no one left behind, priority, sabine baring-gould, secular work, soldier, song: Hard fighting soldier, song: I'm in the Lord's army, song: onward Christian soldier, song: soldiers of Christ, song: stand up! stand up for Jesus!, Soul Winning, sword of the spirit, the Lord's army, thomas warren, tom moore, treason, warfare
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The Church: The Temple of God
“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16). The church is being referred to as the temple of God. Marion Fox comments, “The only correct … Continue reading →
Posted in Chruch, Textual study, Type/Antitype
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Peter 2:5, church, church series, church the temple of God, Ephesians 2:22, foundation, house of God, j.w. thompson, kainos, living stones, marion fox, metaphor, miraculous manifestation, pattern, randy scruggs, relationship with God, representation, song: sanctuary, structure, tabernacle, temple, type/antitype, worship
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The Church: The Family of God
“Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but… members of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19). What a change! God made it possible for those who were once “having no hope, and without God in the world” (Ephesians … Continue reading →
Posted in Chruch, Family, Fellowship, Love, Textual study, Unity
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Tagged bill and gloria gaither, brothers and sisters in Christ, church, church series, Ephesians 2:19, family, family of God, fellowship, household of God, jimmy jividen, koinonia, lannny wolfe, metaphor, our relationship with Jesus, philemon and onesimus, relationship between christians, relationship with Jesus, song: God's family, song: The family of God, the love of God
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The Church: The Body of Christ
“And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body…” (Ephesians 1:22-23). The book of Ephesians speaks of a body. There is one body (Ephesians 4:4). … Continue reading →
Posted in Chruch, Church Organization, Fellowship, Textual study, Unity
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 12, annie johnston flint, authority of Christ, Chrisr's body on earth, chrysostom, church series, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 1:24, ears and eyes, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:4, Ephesians 5:23, hands and feet, head of church, Holy Spirit, j.w. mcgarvey, jew and gentile, metaphor, miraculous gifts, poem christ has no hands, relationship of body and head, relationship of members, Romans 12, spiritual gifts, the body, the body of Christ, the church, the work of the church
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Acts of Worship – Partaking of the Lord’s Supper (Part 1)
It is called: (1) the Lord’s supper (1 Corinthians 11:20). (2) the breaking of bread (Acts 2:42; 20:7). (3) the bread and cup of the Lord (1 Corinthians 11:27). (4) Communion of the body and blood of Christ (1 Corinthians … Continue reading →
Posted in Lord's Supper, worship
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Tagged breaking of bread, communion, eucharist, figure of speech, frequency, Lord' Supper, metaphor, song you are my all in all
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