Monthly Archives: February 2009

I Once Was Broke, But Now I’m Not

Promo video for a stewardship seminar  –

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“I Love Jesus, But I Drink a Little”

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Tithing Gets a Bad Rap

It’s Saturday! From 12Stone Church, thanks to Todd Rhoades at MMI.

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Renewing Our Worship: Change

First, a joke – Q. How many Church of Christ members does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Change???!! If you graph the distribution of humans on just about any criteria, you get a bell curve. It’s true for … Continue reading

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Renewing Our Worship: Frontier Revivalism and the Invitation

I think it’s important as we consider our worship practices that we understand where they come from. Much of what we do has a clear, historical origin: the frontier revivalism of the early 19th Century. Following the American Revolution, religion … Continue reading

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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: The Gates of Hell

The lesson is taught at Caesarea Philippi, a city that was notorious for its evil. The Jordan River begins with three springs at the foot of Mt. Hermon in the city. In 2 BC, Herod Philip became tetrarch of this … Continue reading

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Renewing Our Worship: Authority

We have this false doctrine, this peculiar notion, that everything we do in church requires authority. We inherited this doctrine, known as the Regulative Principle, from (of all people) John Calvin. It’s amazing, you know, that we can be as … Continue reading

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Renewing Our Worship: Announcements and Talking in the Aisles

No, announcements aren’t in the five acts of worship. And, yes, people pretty much hate announcements. But your attitude toward announcements says a lot about your understanding of what the Bible really says about the assembly. You see, as crazy … Continue reading

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Renewing Our Worship: The 16 Acts of Worship

Good morning, class. I think we’ve had some fabulous worship services these last few weeks, don’t you? The class nods vigorously. I mean, the worship committee has really some extra effort in these last several weeks, and I can really … Continue reading

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