Teach the tension

  • Chris Drombetta
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  • 1 September 2015

I don’t typically think of tension as a good thing. The stress of life, throbbing headaches, tight shoulders, difficult meetings, and arguments at home are not my favorite experiences. However, I was recently reminded again that tension is quite important as we teach our people the Bible.

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Sexual immorality: My personal insights

  • Anonymous
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  • 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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Why it’s dangerous to have a New Testament God

  • Ruth Baker
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  • 3 December 2018

Some Christians may think, since there is only one God, that he was angry and vengeful in the Old Testament but loving and compassionate in the New.

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"I desire mercy..."

  • Sandy Grant
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  • 21 August 2015

We’re preaching through Hosea at our church, and studying it mid-week in our Bible studies and youth groups. My group and I grappled with Hosea 6:6. In the NIV it reads “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings”.

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Down-under round-up: 19 August 2015

  • Sandy Grant
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  • 19 August 2015

This week: public acknowledgement of media bias against those who don't want marriage redefined; what to say to your spouse when you have nothing nice to say; the advantages of consecutive expository preaching; the intolerance of tolerance.

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Assigned meaning vs inherent meaning

  • Tom Pattison
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  • 9 July 2018

“You have your meaning, and I have mine.”

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The only thing scarier than the wrath of God

  • Hannah Ploegstra
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  • 15 November 2017

For some people, grace is a scarier concept to embrace than the idea of hell and God’s wrath. When we invite people to surrender to God’s grace, to trust his love and depend upon his provision, we may be asking them to do something that life has proven to be perilous and foolish.

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Your gut is wrong

  • Mike Leite
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  • 5 December 2018

When we teach on some passages, such as God’s good design for human sexuality and the role of men and women, our initial gut reaction is often anything but positive.

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Don't let it fall off the table!

  • Stephen Liggins
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  • 11 August 2015

Unless we are very deliberate and diligent, evangelism will almost always ‘fall of the table’ when push comes to shove in church (or Christian group) practice.

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Como empezar un grupo bíblico

  • Pedro y Teresa Blowes
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  • 10 August 2015

La meta con este estilo de lectura bíblica es de promover la participación de todos.

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