What’s the number one thing we can do to fill our churches? It’s probably not what you think. By John Stonestreet, at http://www.breakpoint.org, May 9, 2017 According to a new Gallup survey, the quality of the worship band isn’t the main reason people go to church. Neither is it thriving kids’ programs. Or […]
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(…continued) God himself has promised to be in these words, inadequate and unpolished as they might be from me or any other preacher, or, as unwanted as they might sometimes be by you. In Isaiah 55:10-11, God says about his word: “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do
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I was ordained thirty-six years ago today. The following is from a sermon I gave when my congregation celebrated my first 25 years in the ministry. One day when my son was about nine years old, he and several of the neighborhood kids were playing in our yard. I was also outside, working
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(…continued) Let’s apply this (from part one) to another setting. Imagine yourself at the doctor’s office. Your doctor is a good doctor, but a rather bland and boring person. He never smiles, doesn’t have time for a joke, and he always has the same dull look on his face. One day he says
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From sermon / March 2011 On March 12th, Jay Leno, host of the Tonight Show, will be performing at Mystic Lake Casino near Shakopee. Tickets for the show are $75. Think about that. In many ways, what I do for a living is the exact same thing as what Jay Leno does. He,
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