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Continue reading →: Spiritual Formation & the Cross
This discussion board will use the information from Wilhoit’s Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered, to evaluate this writer’s experience and dependence on the Cross, for salvation and sanctification. Secondly, it will show how the view of the necessity of the Cross has changed over time and what…
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Continue reading →: Importance of Knowing Church History
It is important to study Church history, because one must know where they came from to determine where they are headed and history is His story. Past performance is generally the best indicator for future behavior. Some refer to this as the principle of the path as it does…
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Continue reading →: Tasks and Roles of a Pastor
Understanding the tasks, as well as the traits of a pastor are both crucial to fulfilling the calling God has placed on one’s life. Additionally, as John MacArthur points out, “To understand one’s role as a minister, one [also] needs to understand the role of the church.”[1] Only…
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Continue reading →: Pentecost and Role of Holy Spirit Pre/Post
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts is one of the most significant events in history. It was more than just the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy[1] and it did so much more than just provide the disciples with what Jesus had promised would come after His…
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Continue reading →: Finding Joy
Finding joy in the midst of trials and circumstances can seem like searching for hidden treasure without a map or a shovel. However, if we seek God’s presence, He will grant us eternal blessings. Psalms 16:11 (ESV) says, “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence…
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Continue reading →: Paul’s Letters to the Galatians & Thessalonians
Paul wrote to the Galatians following his visit to the region, around 48 AD and this would be the first letter he would write to a church he had personally established. Michael Burer explains, “Whether the book was written to North or South Galatia is a central interpretive problem for…
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Continue reading →: Apostle Paul’s Mysticism & Theology of Christ as the End of the Law
F. F. Bruce’s use of “Mysticism” in regards to Paul and his visions: Mysticism in the life of Paul and his theology has at times been overlooked, exaggerated or completely disregarded. F. F. Bruce has provided varying views from Adolf Deissmann, Evelyn Underhill, and Albert Schweitzer, who all ascribe…
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Continue reading →: Jerry Coon Tribute
After receiving the call that Jerry had passed, I just began interceding for his family and all of his loved ones. All I could hear Jerry saying was how he is loved and how he is now new again. The blood of Jesus had transformed him and he is now…
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Continue reading →: Run Your Race & Finish Well
With broken legs we chase perfection. We need God more, but we choose to want Him less. We deny the promise of God’s presence and His powerful protection. Instead, we walk our own path, experiencing fear, doubt, and hopelessness. We forget about the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us.…
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Continue reading →: Unreached People Group Project: The Soninke of Mali
In order to fulfill the Great Commission in today’s world, one must first understand the command Jesus gives to His disciples, “to make disciples of all the nations,” flows from the very heart of God. Throughout the Old and the New Testament, God is seen moving toward the lost and…


