The modern idea of church membership isn’t found in Scripture, but the admonition to live as members of the body of Christ is frequent and clear. Membership is simply our culture’s method of identifying with a particular group of believers with like-minded theology, who meet regularly and work together to carry out God’s commands and …
Tag: Spiritual Growth
I Want A Double Portion
Do you know someone who has a lot of character qualities you admire? Most of us have had people come in and out of our lives that we would classify as “role models.” We see something in them that we desire more of in ourselves. It might be a teacher who inspires you to teach, …
Conformed To His Death
…that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. --Philippians 3:10-11 Paul told us that his goal in life, what made him successful in his calling, was to focus all …
Beat A Path To God
Have you ever looked at someone else’s spiritual life and envied it? Or read about someone in the Bible and wondered how they arrived at such a place of knowing God and experiencing Him in such personal ways? I’ve been there. One friend had an amazing ability to pray back God’s Word to Him. Anytime …
How To Fight Distractions In Your Spiritual Life
One of the worst texting and driving accidents ever occurred in Texas in March 2017. PM Law Firm reports that this particular accident involved a large white pickup truck that had previously been seen swerving and speeding down a highway. The twenty-year-old drove his white pickup truck into a small bus carrying 14 elderly churchgoers. …
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