Class XI: Serving and Giving
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010What do we mean by serving or giving? We mean spending yourself—your time, your gifts, your resources, your energy—for the good of the church.
The Greatest Danger Facing the Church
By Jim Hamilton | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 03.01.2010In our day, the greatest danger facing the church may well come from well-meaning pastors.
Class VIII: Church Leadership
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010Through submission we model the godly humility that should characterize us as a church, and we maintain our Christian unity in the midst of disagreement.
What in the World is the Missional Church?
By Jonathan Leeman | 9Marks Journal: The Church's Mission | 03.01.2010The basic premise of the missional church is that „missions“ is not simply one of the functions or programs of a church. It constitutes the very essence or nature of the church.
Class III: Preaching
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010We cannot claim that our church is founded on the Word of God unless our church is founded on the preaching of that Word.
Class II: Church Membership
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010I. INTRODUCTION Good morning and welcome! This is the second class in a thirteen-week course on living together as a church. This morning, we will consider the idea of church … keep reading…
Recommended Books on Biblical Theology For Church Members
By 9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology | 03.01.2010Walk into Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s „bookstall“ and you’ll find these books on biblical theology for sale.
Class I: Introduction
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010God calls us today—the very imperfect people who compose his Church—to the task of displaying the glory of his perfect character
One of the Dirtiest Words Today: C——–n
By Brad Wheeler | 9Marks Journal: Biblical Theology | 03.01.2010My analogy didn’t have the intended effect, or perhaps it did, for he quickly retorted, „You’re not actually trying to convert people, are you?“
Class XIII: Corporate Evangelism
By Greg Gilbert | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010Throughout the Bible and the history of the church, God has used the witness of the church to draw people to himself.
Satanism, Starbucks, and Other Gospel Challengers
By David Wells | 9Marks Journal: The Gospel | 03.01.2010What we should be doing, however, is looking at the culture—whether high or low—and asking the question, „At what points is this antithetical to the Word of God?“
Class XII: Worship
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010What is worship? What does it mean to worship God? And what does worship have to do with the unity that should exist in the body of Christ?
Class X: Encouragement
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010As Christians, and especially as fellow church members, we are accountable for each other.
Class IX: Church Discipline
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010How should we react to unrepentant sin in the church?
Class VII: Discontentment
By Jamie Dunlop | 9Marks Journal: Living As a Church | 03.01.2010Can you recall the last time you were deeply disappointed by another church member? What about the last time you felt like a church let you down?
