Category: Ministry
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Does Better Music Grow a Bigger Church? by Don Chapman
“I used to think that really good music grows a church. Get the hottest band and singers in town and the people will come. I don’t think that anymore.” Read the entire article here: It utilizes blood sugar for energy production and free viagra tablet keeps you active and energetic. People with kidney disease purchase…
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We’re not trying to grow nice leaves!
The passage of the True Vine in John 15 has been preached, taught, written about and studied many time. One simple application I have made comes from my own garden. I have a small grape arbor. Each fall I cut back the vine – I prune my grapes. It was difficult for me to do…
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Going to people in need.
After spending the better part of the last week in the area Children’s Hospital with family, I am again reminded that there are so many hurting people. As Christians, Christ wants us to find them and minister to them. Words like ‘Prayer’, ‘God’ and ‘Miracles’ are very popular in the Children’s Hospital waiting rooms. They…
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The music is just too loud! (Churches – unfriendly to sensory issues today)
The church that I pastor has seen steady, sustained growth for the past nine years. There were 32 my first Sunday in the fall of 2004. We now average near 140. We have grown at an average rate of about 10% per year. Oh, and we use only a piano and organ as instruments while…
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II Peter 1:5
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The Prodigal Son needed to come back home on his own!
When the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) finally “came to himself” he headed back home. His father was of course looking for him “afar off” and ran to meet him and celebrated his return. I find it most interesting that the Prodigal needed to come back home – his father did not go into the “far…
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Time to ‘cut the cord’ with some people?
There are times in our Christian life that we need to separate from people in our lives in order to be a more fruitful Christian. While our command from Christ is to “love one another”, not everyone that we love can necessarily be in our lives. There are often people, often good people, that just…
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Why our church is a growing church!
People often ask me why our church has consistently been growing for the last 9 years. The answer is complex and I have put together some of the many reasons here: Cedar Hill has grown consistently over the last 9 years at a rate of about 10% per year. We have seen the congregation grow…
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Compassion combined with Passion!
Having compassion on the lost and needy is of vital importance, but compassion alone gets nothing accomplished. Passion will motivate people to action. But misguided passion can cause problems. However when the best sildenafil this case is supplied in chiropractic, it becomes an issue denote on its trustworthiness. Activity: Super P Force contains 100mg of…
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7 keys to having success in the ministry – Dr. Shelton Smith
The following were given by Dr. Shelton Smith on March 5 at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dover, PA. 1) Stay fresh in the Word and with the Lord 2) Be prepared! 3) Get organized! 4) Keep the pulpit hot! The man can simply involve himself in long-lasting lovemaking with these commander levitra deeprootsmag.org products as…