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RENOVATION – 3 BUILDINGWe build and expand our deluxe church facilities, often rationalizing that such are needed to win the lost. The fact is, we need them to sustain our religion more than to extend the Gospel. Renovated hearts that are surrendered to the rule of Jesus as we take up our cross daily to…

RENOVATION, Part 2 of 3 BLESSEDAmerica was blessed with unprecedented opportunity when God entrusted boundless resources to us in the context of American freedom and an economic system that fostered their development. They were given to enable us to fulfill the Great Commission but we are consuming them upon ourselves. We measure success in life…

RENOVATION – 1 of 3 We’ll pick up on the MISNOMER theme soon, but first, three on RENOVATION. To renovate, is to tear out the old and replace it with the new. It is typically resisted by those who find security in things as they are but met with enthusiasm by those who envision something…

THIS IS BIGSaints, this is Life-altering. The truth that God’s Presence literally moved from a tabernacle or a temple, to being inside of us, changes everything about everything. EVERYthing. Yes, the “Jesus” who walked on this earth – – the Son of God who spoke Truth, healed the sick, raised the dead, and loved us…

MISNOMERS – #1 I happened upon Nehemiah ten recently and noticed that “the house of the Lord,” or “the house of our God,” was used nine times there. (nasb) It was a familiar term that got me to thinking. Really now, don’t we often think of our church building as being “God’s house,” or “the…

GETTING READY In case you wondered, God has quieted me for a while. I am to seek Him and invite Him to go deeper into my own soul before I continue posting on social media for others. It was like He bolted the door. It has been a humbling time of heart-searching, reading, learning about…

HOUSE CHURCHES – 3 I feel compelled to advance the house church concept for three reasons. First, because of observations I shared in the Jan. 24 post “The Time is NOW,” and secondly because it was the model of the early Church. The Church was not an institution as we know it for the first…

A LESSON FROM AFRICA In 1997 I was the manager of a missionary aviation program in Africa, with aircraft also based in a neighboring country where a rebellion was taking place. (Welcome to Africa!) Our missionaries and aircraft were at risk. The rebels were advancing toward our mission base and airstrip, so our people decided…

HOUSE CHURCH – 2 It seems imperative to me that the Church, the Body of Christ worldwide, become better informed about house churches and similar forms of gathering. * Please read/download chapter 11, “When You Come Together,” in Felicity Dale’s book “Getting Started.” You will be blessed by this easy-read intro to how house church can…

CAUGHT OFF GUARD I have thought of Elaine and myself as being mid-range people in life, i.e. clothing, vehicles, restaurants, vacations and so forth. It’s been a purposeful principle of life. However, this notion was just put to the test. We were considering replacing our 2014 Toyota RAV4 with one with a power liftgate because…