It’s both inspiring and instructive to see what God is doing in other churches. But how do leaders find clarity about God’s specific call for their church?
Source: 4 Practices to Help You Discern Between the Holy Spirit and Leadership Gurus | Facts & Trends
Church leaders must assess both the culture and the congregation in order to determine whether to engage certain concerns that arise.
Source: 9 Questions to Ask Before Addressing Cultural Issues at Your Church | Facts & Trends
Galatians chapter 5 and verse 16: “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the fles…
?For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.?
from Bible Gateway’s Verse of the Day https://ift.tt/1IuvJ07
Originally posted on Spurgeon’s Morning & Evening:
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me.” John 6:37 This declaration involves the doctrine of election: there are some whom the Father gave to Christ. It involves the doctrine of effectual calling: these who…
Mourners gather at a vigil following a nearby mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Multiple people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio claimed at least 29 lives in less than 24 hours and left scores of people wounded, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence.
In the Texas border city of El Paso, a gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a shopping area packed with thousands of people during the busy back-to-school season. The attack killed 20 and wounded more than two dozen, many of them critically.
Hours later in Dayton, Ohio, a gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area…
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