Rejoicing in Persecution Without Romanticizing Pain
Persecution doesn’t result in growth alone.
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Persecution doesn’t result in growth alone.
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Elders need to fine-tune the exercise of their authority by adjusting the dials of confidence and humility depending on the issue.
Discussing difficult issues at members meetings is an opportunity to train the church.
If you can answer four questions affirmatively then I think you’re looking at a true baptism.
Despite any poor past or present experiences, members meetings can and should offer opportunities for the family of God to build itself up in unity and love.
Scripture suggests that God wants more for us than internal, invisible worship.
Just as your church (hopefully) does not allow just anyone to preach the Word, so also should your church think carefully about who administers the ordinances.
If a church doesn’t have any elders, then it doesn’t have any overseers.
When we gather for worship, our job is not to be overly concerned with ourselves or critical of others, but to “turn [our] eyes upon Jesus.”
To help Christians follow a conscience bound by Scripture is not pedantic, but wise.
We should preach to our people the whole time we are preaching, and not only after we have walked through the text or proven our case of what the main point is.
You can’t change your church’s culture overnight, but through prayerful, patient leadership, your members’ meetings can become joyful occasions.
We protect the gospel by ensuring that the gospel sign (baptism) is closely associated with genuine gospel work (regeneration).