The Bible says in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” This is known as “the Great Commission.” The Great Commission is a joint mission between us and the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:4-8 says, “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but
not you who lives but Christ’. We have to ask these hard questions. “If God desires success for me than why do the evil so often prosper more than the righteous” “If it is not I who lives, how can I mess so much up” Success “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 ESV A familiar verse to many of us. Some of you may have been quick in your thoughts to reference it’s context though. I applaud
activities of induvial or organized groups so that they follow and do willingly what the leader wants them to do (Human Relations pg.234). Leading a team or group is a real skill that takes time, thought and dedication. Leadership is the most studied aspect of business and any kind of organization because it is the one overarching topic that makes the difference between success and failure. A church leader is one of the leader that I respect all the time. Church Leadership is designed to enable those whose
Encouragement to Be Faithful 3I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. 8So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, 10but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life
My faith journey, began when I was born I was basically born and raised to be a Christian going to church every Sunday. To praying every night, to accepting the body a blood a Jesus, to understanding that all the holidays weren’t just for the gifts but it was meant for my savor Jesus Christ. My journey on to my Christian faith began when I was born so I basically didn’t feel. I had a choice not to be a Christian but I never asked why am I a Christian because I felt as though being a child of god
opens with a prayer of thanksgiving; “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you” (1:3 NKJ) for the Philippians. The church at Philippi had been source of great a joy to Paul by their fellowship. Paul prayed that God will complete the work that he began through them and they should grow spiritually as well. Paul encourages the Philippian believers that even though he is in prison, the word of God has spread with the prison guards and has help spread the gospel “I am appointed for the defense of the
When you consider who the Holy Spirit is, something will stir up within your spirit. The more knowledge your spirit-man receives the stronger it will become and you become abundantly dependent towards the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person that bears witness in the Godhead. The book of Acts describes Him as “…a rushing mighty wind” (Acts 2:2). This is not just an ordinary Spirit that you have been sealed with, He is mighty and able to take down forces, He is rushing to fill you and
Treatise on Christian Liberty destroyed the motivation to live a morally good life would be an all too quick and equally false presumption. Rather, I feel that the opposite is true. In dealing with Luther's essay as well as my own personal beliefs I feel that Luther in fact strengthens every Christian's motivation for faith by way of grace and in relation, the use of works to exude an already present faith in Christ. Though it may seem that Luther shuns the idea of works he in fact presents, quite thoroughly
you? When you hear "the Church," what do you think of? Maybe, it is that place where you are forced to go every weekend, something to do with Jesus and God, but you aren 't quite sure, or, do you think of Jesus dying for you? Well, whatever you think of, I am going to explain to you what, from the Bible passages that I have read, what I think God was trying to explain to us. God tries to explain what the Church should mean to us in the Bible passages through the apostles and people he has sent down
Introduction Christians have been celebrating the Lord’s Supper for almost two thousand years. In this paper I will refer to the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance of the church. “An ordinance is an outward rite prescribed by Christ to be performed by His Church.” There are quite a few varying interpretations among the different churches on how the Lord’s Supper is to be practiced. I Corinthians 11:23-34 provides Christians with the scriptural meaning and reasons for observing the Lord’s Supper,