Sermon application missteps

  • Mikey Lynch
  • 6 February 2019

Clumsy sermon application often is the result of an individualistic grid.

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What to do for unconverted people in your home group

  • Ian Carmichael
  • 12 March 2018

First, how do we assess whether our group members are converted? And, second, what do we do about it if we’re unsure about someone in our group?

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Sexual immorality: My personal insights

  • Anonymous
  • 7 September 2015

Married life was typical. It was filled with good times and hard times as the challenges of family set in. He was very open about seeking help and exploring new support groups, and so I thought he was progressing. So it came as a complete shock when he said, “There's something I need to talk to you about. Yesterday I did something really bad.”

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Down-under round-up: 2 September 2015

  • Sandy Grant
  • 2 September 2015

Sandy Grant with what to read on: agendas pushed in schools, surviving university spiritually, shielding children from the world, the moral logic of abortion, and the final days of a dying Christian.

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Voting with your ears

  • Joe Towns
  • 15 April 2020

We are all tempted to discriminate between parts of God’s word. This could be by giving more attention to parts that we like, highlighting only what stands out to us as encouraging, or steering clear of Scripture we dislike.

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What personality tests can't do

  • Jean Williams
  • 4 September 2015

I love personality tests. That’s not surprising, because people with my personality type enjoy self-analysis. My husband, on the other hand, dislikes personality tests. Yet he still uses them in ministry training because he appreciates how useful they can be in helping people understand themselves and others a little better.

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The Unexpected Kingdom (Matthew 13-17)

  • Peter Collier
  • 13 November 2017

Who is Jesus? And what kind of kingdom does he promise his followers? These are the big questions at stake in Matthew 13-17. Eight studies.

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Beware of church assessments

  • Colin Marshall
  • 28 August 2015

I’m worried about the language and concepts of the human resources world being applied to churches and pastors. I hear questions like: What do we do with underperforming pastors who are not growing the church? Are we reinforcing their sense of entitlement by accepting and rewarding underperformance?

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Can I call you mentor?

  • Mike Leite
  • 25 August 2015

One of the things that I am most thankful to God for as a young Christian leader is the older and wiser men and women that God has placed in my life. More specifically, I am thankful for those three or four sage Christian men who have invested their time in me, and who meet with me regularly.

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Just deserts

  • Phillip Jensen
  • 26 March 2018

Just as it is completely normal to call for justice when we are the victims, so also is it completely normal to want to avoid justice when we are guilty.

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