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What is the difference in eating and drinking in John 6:53 and 6:54?
The instruction to drink the blood of the Son of Man is first given in John 6:53:
εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ φάγητε τὴν σάρκα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ πίητε αὐτοῦ τὸ αἷμα, οὐκ ἔχετε ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς [NA 28]
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How to Discern If a Church Member Is Guilty of Gossip
Gossip is a destructive force in the church. Once the rumors of gossip spread, it’s hard to correct if they are false. Even if partially true, gossip is always wrong because what is shared is inappropriate and hurtful. Gossip fosters an environment of distrust and suspicion. Instead of focusing on productive work or conversations, individuals…
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What a Difference a Day Makes :: By Dennis Huebshman
Some will agree that “24 little hours” makes such a difference, as the song said a number of years ago. However, as mortal humans, we must remember 2 Peter 3:8; “But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord, one day is as a thousand y…
Does the Greek of Mat.24:31 and Mar.13:27 teach that the gathering of the elect is out of the earthy sphere unto the heavenly sphere of God’s throne?
Many teach that the coming of Christ in Mat. 24 to gather his elect is His descent to the earth to establish God’s Kingdom, rather than a descent to the sphere of the clouds to gather the elect and bring them to heaven.
…and they shall …
What to Do When the Wrong Person is in a Key Staff Position
Many churches are rethinking their staffing needs. Susan Beaumont says designing the new staffing structure is easier than making the needed personnel changes to enact the plan. She outlines ways that congregations can implement a proactive transition plan that will help realize their objectives more quickly and can be kinder in the long run to […]
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Four Functions of a Church Choir
Brian Hehn says a church can have a vital music ministry if its choir focuses on four key functions — leading and enlivening congregational singing, singing music that the congregation cannot, serving as a small group within the church for faith formation, and singing music that glorifies God and edifies the congregation. To celebrate the […]
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Why Do We Get Lost?
Being lost, at least in this sense, isn’t the problem. The problem is our unwillingness to admit we need a bit of direction now and then and we don’t have all the answers within ourselves.
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Pentecostal Theology And Ecumenical Theology Interpretations And Intersections, By Peter Hocken, Tony Richie, And Christopher A. Stephenson (eds.)
Peter Hocken, Tony Richie, and Christopher A. Stephenson (eds.),Pentecostal Theology and Ecumenical Theology: Interpretations and Intersections. Vol. 34,Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies(Leiden,NL: Brill, 2019)….