The Church
February 10, 2015
I wrote recently of the call of the church to make disciples. Jesus is our example in this. He intentionally selected disciples, calling them to follow […]
January 15, 2015
The call of God for the church is not only to make converts, but to make disciples. Jesus gave what is known as the Great Commission […]
October 13, 2014
There are many ministries out there today that are dedicated to exposing false teaching, pointing out false prophets, and making the church aware of aberrant movements. […]
September 29, 2014
We know that unity is an important topic in the Bible. Jesus prayed for the unity of believers in His well-known prayer in John 17 (see […]
July 23, 2014
In my previous article, we looked at the question of whether or not there are modern day apostles. The early church was not primarily led by […]
July 14, 2014
Has it ever occurred to you that the church in the New Testament was not primarily led by pastors? While in our modern church culture, the […]
February 16, 2014
I have a strong aversion to the church being run like a business. Perhaps it has something to do with Jesus flipping tables over in the […]
August 17, 2013
There are certain truths and concepts in Scripture that are meant to be paired together. When these “divine pairs” work together they release the grace and […]
July 5, 2013
I have been contemplating recently how God is both a God of spontaneity and a God of structure. Spontaneity and structure are opposites—how could they ever […]
July 3, 2013
One of the subtle dangers in the Christian life is the temptation to react to error. We see an erroneous teaching or practice, and we rightly […]
June 16, 2013
One of the great needs in the church today is for spiritual fathers who will pour into the next generation. It seems that true spiritual fathers […]
June 7, 2013
When it comes to the fivefold ministry gifts, each of the five has a primary focus of ministry. For example, prophets and teachers are primarily focused […]