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Keep connected with students from your congregation when they are away at school:
Include your students on the mailing list for the church newsletter, bulletins, or E-newsletters-keep them up-to-date about what's happening back home.
Send a gift card-coffee, grocery, book, and discount store…
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The following quotations from John A. Knight shed additional light on the matter of holiness.
"Apart from the enabling Spirit of Christ, the Church will be powerless in its attacks on Satan and his cohorts."
"Holy living is more than adherence to a prescribed…
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Victory should ever be our watchword, and not our watchword only; but it should be the very essence of our lives. We owe it to God, we owe it to ourselves, and to our fellow men that we have the victory.
There is but little joy or satisfaction in an experience where doubt and carnal fear trouble…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Victory should ever be our watchword, and not our watchword only; but it should be the very essence of our lives. We owe it to God, we owe it to ourselves, and to our fellow men that we have the victory.
There is but little joy or satisfaction in an experience where doubt and carnal fear trouble…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Most of us have honed the ordinary into a finely tuned expression of daily life. With few exceptions, we arrive into this world with the ordinary accompanying us.
Few of us startle the attending doctors, nurses, or midwives and few leave the birthing room entourage speechless. Just ordinary…
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We are entering the season of Lent. During the month of March, I want to call attention to important features from the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. We begin by looking at Peter’s summary of Jesus’ life and ministry to the group gathered at Cornelius’ house. Peter puts it simply: “He went…
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Margarita Vázquez is blind. The ten-year-old girl is also deeply involved in the Bible quizzing program at First Church of the Nazarene in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her visual limitations have not kept her from learning about God's Word and memorizing large portions of Scripture.
The Vasquez family has…
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The crucifixion of our Lord all seemed sad. The sun hid her face, the rocks rent, and many hearts sank for fear. A beautiful life had been ended, so many thought, but it had only changed channels to a different, higher order, and a wider field of glory.
The body of the prophet who died between the…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
The crucifixion of our Lord all seemed sad. The sun hid her face, the rocks rent, and many hearts sank for fear. A beautiful life had been ended, so many thought, but it had only changed channels to a different, higher order, and a wider field of glory.
The body of the prophet who died between the…
Dec, 01, 2009 0
Surfing the Internet looking at ethical living concepts, I found the usual assortment of tree huggers and ethical economy sites. While I do not dispute the value of living a more "green" lifestyle, it can lead you down some very interesting paths. My contribution to "greening" my lifestyle was to…