Mature Living
Why Do I Need the Church? – Session 3 – Bringing Heaven to Earth
Gifts of the Spirit Spiritual gifts are to be exercised under the lordship of Christ. by THOMAS R. SCHREINER PAUL INTRODUCES the topic of spiritual gifts with the foundational truth of Jesus’ lordship. “Now concerning spiritual gifts: brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware. You know that when you were pagans, […]
Read MoreWhy Do I Need the Church? – Session 2 – The Church Praying Fervently
The Church Praying Fervently Agreeing in Prayer by Brenda Harris PRAYER IS a personal and intimate time between a person and God. Entering into fellowship with God the Creator through His Son, Jesus Christ, is a high privilege. However, prayer can also be a shared experience. When believers agree together and seek the Lord corporately, […]
Read MoreWhy Do I Need the Church? – Session 1 – Bringing Heaven to Earth
Bringing Heaven to Earth Break out of your bubble. by CHRISTINE CAINE ROWING UP THE DAUGHTER of first-generation Greek immigrants in Australia meant growing up in a very Greek bubble. Before I was born, thousands of Greek immigrants had settled in Sydney — and the biggest impact they brought with them was their Greek-ness! Our […]
Read MoreLiving with Hope in a Broken World – Session 4 – The Gift of Pieces
The Gift of Pieces Your greatest offering may just be a broken sacrifice. by ELISABETH ELLIOT I REMEMBER WHEN I was a little girl wanting to buy Christmas presents for my parents and I had no way at all of earning money. My brothers had paper routes and earned maybe twenty-five cents a week or […]
Read MoreDealing with Messy Relationships – Session 4 – What’s Inconvenience to a Dead Person?
Steve Rogers What’s Inconvenience to a Dead Person? Get a new perspective on yourself. I SAW A POSTER in a store that brought a smile to my face: “I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn’t look good either.” Answer honestly: Haven’t you sometimes felt that way? That […]
Read MoreDealing with Messy Relationships – Session 3 – Let It Go
Let It Go Oh, the joy we’ll have when we finally forgive! by VICTORIA YORK I RECENTLY HEARD the story of Clara, a woman in her 70s who refuses to forget a decades-old incident. It seems Clara was looking forward to inheriting a diamond ring from a relative — until she discovered her brother had […]
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