Church
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Honoring Faithful Ministers: A Lesson from Epaphras
The Faithful Minister There is a man in the New Testament that most of us have not spent much time considering. He does not have a letter named after him. He did not write a gospel. He was not martyred in a famous way or remembered for a great theological controversy. His name was Epaphras.…
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The God of Small Churches
Most of us have a picture in our minds of what a successful church looks like. It is large. It has a full parking lot. The worship team is polished. The children’s ministry is bustling. The pastor is well known. We absorb this picture from our culture without even realizing it. Attendance becomes the metric.…
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Suggestions for Fruitful Corporate Worship
In my previous two blogs, I offered some suggestions for fruitful personal and family worship. Following this pattern, I will now offer some suggestions for fruitful corporate worship, or worship on the Lord’s Day. The Westminster Confession of Faith emphasizes the special character of the Lord’s Day. It is a day of rest for God’s…