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God uses Ordinary People
“From Scripture we know that God has deliberately limited the number of Christians He has chosen to be successful. In the latter part of the first chapter of I Corinthians and in the first part of the second chapter the Apostle Paul explains why. He says that not many wise, not many influential and not…
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The difference between religion and the gospel
Colossians 1:3-7 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in…
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Absence of Trust
Shared a short word about the culture that I expect from our church staff ( or I call them team). I remember when we started our church in Greenhills, I went through the book FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM by Pat Lencioni with my one and only ( or only one) paid staff and a…
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A Humble Reminder to pastors
As I have thought perhaps more quietly than in previous days, it has seemed to me that in the past there has been a fallacy in my thinking. That fallacy is simply this: that insofar as we are so abundantly right (as we are concerning the Biblical position), therefore it would certainly follow of a…
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9 Preaching Tips by Rick Warren
I’ll say it over and over: The purpose of preaching is obedience. Every preacher in the New Testament—including Jesus—emphasized conduct, behavioral change, and obedience. You only really believe the parts of the Bible that you obey. People say, “I believe in tithing.” But do they tithe? No? Then they don’t believe in it. That is…