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What is love? God answers the question from one significant angle.
God answers the question of how to love one another through the apostle John. It may not be an answer that “Christians” like who don’t take the Bible seriously and seek to read and obey it carefully (yet not legalistically). … Continue reading
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The Reason for the blessing/benediction at the end of our Worship Gatherings
I often wondered why there is a blessing/benediction pronouncement on the church at the end of worship gatherings in the evangelical-protestant churches I’ve fellowshipped with and worshiped alongside of. I often here either the Aaronic benediction of Numbers 6:24-27 or … Continue reading
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An Important Difference Between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists
This is why, in regard to these definitions in this short article, I’m an evangelical and not a fundamentalist even though I got saved and believed the gospel in a church in the fundamentalist heritage.
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Reformission Reflections from Chapter 5 of “Confessions of a Reformissionary Rev.”
Chapter 5 Which of the four elements in corporate worship is your church or ministry strongest and weakest on: singing, preaching, communion, or prayer? Prayer. Our prayers are not taken too seriously. People move around a lot or seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Books read, CFBC, emerging church, evangelism, Mark Driscoll
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Thoughts on the introduction of the book “Breaking the Missional Code”
As I read the introduction to Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putman, two things struck me. First, success does not seem to be measured by faithfulness, but by an effectiveness that is somewhat defined by the … Continue reading
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Discernment transferred on thinking about the missional church mentality
Dave Harvey’s evaluation of the missional mentality: Strengths of the movement: Missional churches have a commendable example of evangelism. Missional churches have a laudable commitment to engaging culture. They have a profitable impulse to reexamining church tradition They also possess … Continue reading
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Reformission Reflections on Chapter 4 of Confessions of a Reformissionary Rev.
Reformission Reflections from Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll. Does the community surrounding your church or ministry view you warmly or coldly? Why? Coldly, if at all. We do nothing for them in terms of social or educational … Continue reading
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Reformission Reflections from chapter 3 of “Confessions” by Driscoll
Reformission Reflections from Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll. What are some of the most bizarre things you have seen in a church or ministry? Nothing really bizarre or demonic that I was aware of. There was one … Continue reading
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Reformission Reflection (Chapter 2 of “Confessions”)
Reformission Reflections from Confessions of a Reformission Rev. by Mark Driscoll. Chapter 2 Which type(s) of people likely feel most welcome in your church of ministry? Why? Filipinos with a traditional/conservative background. Our church is 90% Filipino in ethnicity, our … Continue reading
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