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How to Get the Most Out of Worship This Sunday (1)
1. Go to bed a little earlier on Saturday night so you can come rested and ready to worship. (Ecclesiastes 5:1) 2. Read or listen to five Psalms when you wake up to prepare your heart for worship (e.g., Psalm 120– 124). 3. Pray for your congregation on your way to worship. (1 Thessalonians 5:25) 4. Come early and greet people as they arrive. (1 Corinthians 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:26) 5. Smile at the people you meet and be pleasant.…
The Power of God’s Word
Our words carry great power! With our words we can encourage and build up, speak with love and compassion and with our words we can just as easily discourage and tear down. On average, we speak between 125 and 150 words per minute. There is great power on display every time our mouths open. That is why the Bible spends so much time referring to the tongue of man and the responsibility to harness its power (James 3:1-12). While it…
The Impact of Unhealthy Teaching
The book of Jude is about living for Jesus when others won’t. It is a book that deals with the unpopular topics of apostasy and false teaching and how God’s people should recognize and respond to it. The purpose statement of Jude is clearly set out in verse 3: “Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once…
Return to Jerusalem
A panicked mother asked her twelve-year-old son, “Child, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.” Of course, those familiar with Scripture will recognize these as the words of Mary to Jesus in Luke 2:48. His earthly parents supposed He was with relatives on the journey back home to Nazareth from Jerusalem. Luke says they went a day’s journey and then began to search for Jesus, only to find that…