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It sounds crazy, right? Say no to discipleship? But what if the way we have typically done “discipleship” is not the way Jesus intended for us to make disciples? If we do need to reconsider or stop doing something, what is it? One thing we know–discipleship done in ways Jesus didn’t intend will result in disciples that Jesus …
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Recently Tim Peters published a post entitled ’5 Things Every Church Should Communicate Every Sunday’. He received tons of positive comments and hundreds of Tweets and Facebook Likes. He decided to produce an extended version of the post in a eBook format, and he added two additional ‘things’ every church should communicate …
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It happened early on. It was an intentional choice, says New Hope Christian Fellowship Founder/Pastor Wayne Cordeiro. He had to decide whether to build a big church or big people. He chose big people. So for the first 15 years, Cordeiro led his church to plant more than 70 churches. Another intentional decision early on, Cordeiro says, …
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by Emily Lawyer
We all know we should read our Bibles, that finding time for a bit of silence and solitude is good for the soul. But how many people are actually doing it?
In this free resource, author Emily Lawyer introduces us to a God-centered discipleship process that has proven effective with both men and women. Instead of …
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To the modern mind, the idea of someone being raised from the dead is utterly implausible. People don’t beat death, especially after being in the grave three days. Yet, this claim is at the heart of the Christian faith–the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Is this belief a mass delusion? How could it possibly be credible? If the …
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The resurrection changes everything. Can I get an Amen?
This incredible video by one of WorshipHouse Media's top producers tells the story of an empty tomb that offers hope and life to all, and is a great introduction to your service, worship set, or sermon this Easter Season.
AND, we're making it available for FREE exclusively …
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Sometimes the simplest things can get lost in tradition or become over complicated due to confusion or lack of practice. Sometimes we are just too smart for our own good. The reality of who we are as Christians, the Church and as disciples, while having historical and eternal importance, has become somewhat muddled in our modern …
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By Claude King
Years ago, while reading one of my dozens of books by Andrew Murray, I learned that our modern posture of prayer (kneeling with hands clasped with head bowed) didn't come from Judaism but from a medieval ceremony. I undertook a study of that ceremony while writing a booklet, "Consecrate the People: Renewing Our Covenant …
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Pastor Rick Warren taught this message in 1983 as part of the series, How to Be At Peace Under Pressure. It's a prime example of how the emphasis at Saddleback has always been connecting eternal truth to daily life. This download includes the transcript and the mp3.
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This free eBook is an excerpt (six chapters) from Granger Community Church’s Tim Stevens’ 2012 book, Vision: Lost and Found: The Story of a Church That Got Stuck but Didn’t Stay There (Exponential Series).
In this excerpt, Stevens focuses on the evolution in thinking that he and other Granger Community Church leaders went …
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