Tag Archives: Basic Christianity

Working Through Luke and Acts – Luke 1, verses 1-4

The extended narrative of Luke-Acts is one of my Bible favorites. It covers the earthly ministry of Jesus (Luke), and the beginnings of the ministry of His church (Acts). I’m working my way through these books once again, and thought … Continue reading

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Leadership Keys To Preventing and Healing Hurt Feelings – part 3

Key #3 – KNOW YOUR PEOPLE In this post I want to share a secret that can vastly improve your effectiveness as a leader in the church. Once grasped and applied, this one secret will have an almost magical ability … Continue reading

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Leadership Keys To Preventing and Healing Hurt Feelings – part 2

Key #2 – KNOW YOUR GOAL If you are the leader of a ministry in the church, you may feel that you already have a pretty good handle on what your goals for that ministry should be. You want your … Continue reading

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Leadership Keys To Preventing and Healing Hurt Feelings – part 1

Are you a leader of a ministry in the church? Perhaps a praise team leader, or the team lead for the greeter ministry or the grounds crew. If you have a leadership role of any type in the body of … Continue reading

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God, The Creator

Up until this point in our study of God, we have relied on information from the Bible that we have accepted by faith. For example, we know that Yahweh is God’s personal name only because, as the children’s Sunday School … Continue reading

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What is God’s Name?

Did you know that God has a name? Many Christians have never even thought about that question. If you were to ask them what God’s name is, their reply would probably be something along the lines of, “His name is … Continue reading

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Getting To Know God

Who is God? If God really is the creator and ruler of the universe, then there is no more important question that could be asked. The Bible puts it this way: Proverbs 9:10  The fear of the LORD is the … Continue reading

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