Archive for the ‘05 – Committed Gathering’ Category
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
During Christmas we often focus on the temporary material gifts that come our way (or that we wish would come our way). God does provide every good and perfect gift. However, the gifts He emphasizes in the Bible are much more valuable than “things.”
Here are 15 gifts that come from God through our connection and commitment to a local assembly of believers, the local church.
Tags:Body of Christ, Christmas, Equipping, Gifts, Local Church, Maturity, Ministry, Pastors, Shepherds
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
Do you “go to church” just because you are suppose to “go to church?” Are there better reasons to attend than just “because you are told to go?” YES. Hebrews 10:24-25 makes it clear that we are to assemble together for the sake of stirring up love and good works – in us and in others.
Tags:Assembling, Attendance, encourage, Exhort, go to church, One Another, provoke, stir up
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
Gathering together as believers is not only good to do, but essential. We need to gather, and others need us to gather.
Tags:Assemble, Assembling, Assembly, Attendance, Attending, Church, Gathering
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Friday, July 2nd, 2010
We take a final look at our Committed Gathering discipline. What blessing! What responsibility!
Tags:Assembly, Church, committed, Discipleship, Disciplines, Gathering
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Do you know that we are commanded NOT to gather with some believers under certain circumstances? God desires this to protect the body and to encourage repentance.
Tags:Assembling, Assembly, Committed Gathering, Gathering
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Friday, June 11th, 2010
We finish our look at many of the “one anothers” found in the Bible. Each “one another” requires us to gather frequently in order to begin these actions or to carry them out. We must be committed to gathering to do what God wants and to become what God desires!
Tags:Church, Committed Gathering, Gathering, Local Church, One Another
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
We continue to look at the many “one anothers” that we are privileged to share with our local assembly, and that require our assembling together to perform.
Tags:Assembling, Assembly, Church, Fellowship, Gathering, One Another
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
From the Epistles, we look at the first 5 of 25 “one anothers” that believers are instructed to act upon toward other believers.
Tags:Committed Gathering, Discipleship, Disciplines, Gathering, One Another
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
As a discipline, committed gathering with a local body of believers not only prompts us to spiritual maturity and growth, and protects us from the deceitfulness of sin, but it also provides us a God-given place of belonging.
Tags:Assembly, Belonging, Committed Gathering, Disciplines, Local Church
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Another stumbling block that prevents believers from growing to maturity and fruitfulness is greed or covetousness. We begin our look by giving the definition of greed and examining the dangers of it.
Tags:Covetousness, Discipleship, Fruitfulness, Greed, Maturity
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