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Deal with the Stumbling Blocks (2)

'Make up your mind not to put any stumbling block...in your brother's way.' Romans 14:13 NIVHere are two more stumbling blocks you need to remove in order to win someone to Christ: (1) Boredom. Jesus isn't boring, but sometimes religion is. The story is told of a lady who fell asleep during the sermon. Pointing [...]

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It’s Up to You

'...He will reward each person according to what he has done.' Matthew 16:27 NIVThe Bible says, 'For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and then He will reward each person according to what he has done.' Let's be clear: how you live now will determine what [...]

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Forgive, for Your Own Sake!

'...Forgive as the Lord forgave you.' Colossians 3:13 NIVA lady writes: 'I found my husband with another woman. Although he begged me for forgiveness, I wanted my pound of flesh, so I filed for divorce even though our kids asked me not to. Two years later my husband was still trying to get me back, [...]

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Do You Want Your Church to Grow? (4)

'The new wine is found in the cluster...' Isaiah 65:8 NKJVThe fourth, and perhaps the most frustrating challenge we face when it comes to church growth, is to involve others. Why is that? A message on a bulletin board outside a church gives us a clue. The top line says, 'We care about you,' and [...]

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Do You Want Your Church to Grow? (3)

'...They were all filled with the Holy Spirit...' Acts 4:31 NKJVInspire others. To be inspired is to feel motivated and excited about what you are doing. The story is told of a little boy sitting in church with his mother. On the platform behind the pastor were three flags; the little boy asked her about [...]

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Do You Want Your Church to Grow? (2)

'My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.' Hosea 4:6 NKJVInstruct others. 'Go...make disciples...teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you...' (Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV) When your focus is on not only winning people to Jesus but making them disciples of Jesus, He promises, '...I am with you...' (Matthew 28:20 NKJV) Today we [...]

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Do You Want Your Church to Grow? (1)

'...And the Lord added to the church daily...' Acts 2:47 NKJVGod doesn't mind your church having a small congregation. What He objects to is your church having a small vision, for that limits what He can do through you. The story's told of a tourist visiting a small English village. He asked an old gentleman, [...]

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