Tag: Eastgate
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MythBusting the Church, part 2: The Ten Percent Rule
“If you don’t pay God His tithe, the blessings will be cut off in your life!” Ever hear anything like that? Is that really accurate? Why do I picture a mob-boss in connection with that statement more than the God of the Bible? Does God really have to resort to extortion in order to motivate…
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Being Who You Were Meant to Be
Michael Jackson is dead. So is Farrah Fawcett. And Ed McMahon. For a guy my age, the icons are crumbling and blowing away from our present view. I was reading Ubahleeob’s blog this morning, and thinking about his thoughts on mortality. And I wonder…are we living the life we were meant to live? This Sunday…
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Having a Healthy Spiritual Worldview
This Sunday we’ll be looking at 1 Timothy 4:1-10. (the Message) Paul is once again being blunt about his views on some of those who had been teaching the church in Ephesus. Our culture has mostly adopted a pluralistic view about truth. There is no one truth, our culture maintains, but all claims of spirituality…
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What is the Church Anyway?
Our text this Sunday will be 1 Tim 3:14-16 (In the Message) Just a few short verses, in which Paul gives an explanation about why he’s writing this letter in the first place. In his explanation, he gives some very interesting insights about the nature of the church gathering. How does v15 describe the church? What…
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Quality Control for Leaders
Phew…glad last week is over. Happily, it didn’t stir nary a trace of controversy, which is awesome, since the verses we dealt with are so traditionally controversial. This Sunday we’ll be looking at 1 Timothy 3:1-13. (the Message) Any group of people that seek to unite and accomplish a common goal are going to, by…
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How To Make a Difference
Hey! I was out of town last week, hence the lack of an update. But now I’m back (insert cheers or boos here, your choice). Happy Mom’s day! Be sure to buy your Mom some flowers and a card…or give her cash, that should shock her. This Sunday we’ll be reading 1 Timothy 2:1-7. (In…
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Church is for Losers!
We’re going to continue our series concerning Church Life in Real Life, and read 1 Timothy 1:12-20 this Sunday. (You should read it in the Message too ) In the opening of chapter 1, Paul launched his war on error, pointing out that some of the leaders there in Ephesus had lost their way and…
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Church Life in Real Life
This Sunday we’ll be starting a new series called “Church Life in Real Life”, and we’ll be exploring the books of 1 & 2 Timothy. There’s a pretty good commentary which covers at least 1 Tim online at Bible Gateway…you can find it and read it HERE (if you’re so inclined). Both the letters to…
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Responsibility…what’s that? Responsibility, not quite yet!
Running late this week, per usual. Don’t forget that Burning House is this Sunday…and Save the Ship will be leading worship and providing original music! Do NOT miss this. This Sunday we’ll be finishing up our teaching in 1&2 Thessalonians…and we’ll be reading 2 Thes 3:6-18. (Also in The Message) It appears as though end…
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“Priorities Under Pressure”
When times are hard, and life seems to have the pressure set at “11”, it’s easy sometimes to forget what comes first. I know in my own experiences, whenever there’s a problem, I have a tendency to fixate on that problem, and treat it as though it’s the most important thing in the world, until…
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