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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
Posted in Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Christian education, hades, Ray Vander Laan, sheol
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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
Posted in Renewing Our Worship, Uncategorized
Tagged All, authorized worship, church authority, church meetings, Regulative Principle, worship
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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
Posted in Renewing Our Worship, Uncategorized
Tagged All, church bulletin, church communication, fellowship, five acts of worship, worship
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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
Posted in Renewing Our Worship, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, five acts of worship, worship
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Renewing Our Worship: Attitudes
The tension in the room was palpable. You could seemingly even smell it. Five elders sat on one end of the table, trying to act like shepherds, even though they didn’t feel like shepherds. You see, they were angry, although … Continue reading
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Tagged All, attitude in worship, church music, worship
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Baba Yetu
It’s Saturday! And that puts me in a “Baba Yetu” kind of mood. “Baba Yetu” is the Lord’s Prayer in Swahili, composed by Christopher Tin. It was used as the theme music for the computer game Civilization IV. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Baba Yetu, Christopher Tin, Civilization IV, Lord's Prayer
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Renewing Our Worship: Introduction
At the suggestion of Mark, I’m going to put down some ideas about upgrading the worship service of a typical Church of Christ. Of course, there’s no such thing as a typical Church of Christ. Some would find many of … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, five acts of worship, worship
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A Lover’s Quarrel: A Colony of Heaven
Garrett’s twelfth and final wish for the Churches of Christ is — Let us be a colony of heaven — Cross-shaped, grace-oriented, Spirit-filled. There’s too much to say on this, so I’ll just quote Garrett —
Posted in A Lover's Quarrel, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Leroy Garrett, Lover's Quarrel
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Faith Lessons by Ray Vander Laan: When Storms Come / Piercing the Darkness
I’m combining two lessons, because the stories are very familiar and Ray Vander Laan does a great job with each. There’s not a lot to add, and the two lessons fit together nicely. The Sea of Galilee The lesson is … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Bible lessons, Ray Vander Lann
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