March 2006

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Issue #252:
Communicating the purpose of your church

Pastor, God has established your church for a purpose. Too often, though, we fail to communicate that purpose to the people who would be most interested in hearing about it – the church itself. Use every opportunity you can – whether it's through sermons, bulletins, banners, etc. – to communicate God's eternal purposes to your congregation.
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Published Wed, Mar 29 2006 12:00 AM by MTBEditor

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The Essential IVP, InterVarsity Press

Get a whole assortment of InterVarsity Press' best and most reliable reference materials in one convenient location. From the award-winning New Testament dictionary series to the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery to the Hard Sayings of Jesus , this resource...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 3:16 PM by MTBEditor

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Notes & Quotes -- Quoted by Girolamo Savonarola, in 444 Surprising Quotes About Jesus

"Nothing is more abhorrent to the tyrant than the service of Christ." Quoted by Girolamo Savonarola, in 444 Surprising Quotes About Jesus

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 2:40 PM by MTBEditor

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Notes & Quotes -- Source: Barna.org

According to Barna Research, the percent of people in the United States who meet the organization's criteria for born-again Christians has jumped from 31 percent to 45 percent since 1983. Source: Barna.org

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 2:04 PM by MTBEditor

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Notes & Quotes -- Quoted by Mel Lawrenz, Putting the Pieces Back Together

"Cross and tomb go together in the Christian Gospel. Both were occupied for a short span, both were abandoned, both were defeated." Quoted by Mel Lawrenz, Putting the Pieces Back Together

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 1:59 PM by MTBEditor

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Notes & Quotes -- Quoted by Anne Graham Lotz in the March/April edition of Outreach magazine

"The thing that really kills our outreach is our lack of real conviction that when someone steps into eternity, he either goes to Heaven or Hell." Quoted by Anne Graham Lotz in the March/April edition of Outreach magazine

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 1:06 PM by MTBEditor

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Communicating the purpose of your church

If you are a pastor, use your pulpit on purpose! Where else do you get everyone’s undivided attention on a weekly basis. Rick Warren, from The Purpose Driven Church Pastor, God has established your church for a purpose. Too often, though, we fail to communicate...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:59 PM by MTBEditor

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For women in ministry: Stay committed

Key verses: “The LORD said to me again, ‘Go, show your love to a woman loved by someone else, who has been unfaithful to you. In the same way the LORD loves the people of Israel, even though they worship other gods and love to eat the raisin cakes...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:58 PM by MTBEditor

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Making your small groups models of discipleship

Here’s a question for you, pastor: What is a disciple? How would we really know one if we even made one? What are the characteristics of a disciple of Jesus Christ? I’ll tell you how we’d answer that here at Saddleback. A fully developed disciple is someone...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:53 PM by MTBEditor

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Responding to The Da Vinci Code: The truth about Constantine and the canon

Discussing the Da Vinci Code Looking for an engaging outreach tool so your church can help spiritual seekers who may have questions about The Da Vinci Code ? This could be a divine opportunity to take the good news to your community. Click here to check...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:52 PM by MTBEditor

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After four failed attempts, Tennessee man says Celebrate Recovery helps keep him sober

“[Without Celebrate Recovery] I think I would have hit a spiritual wall down the road. I think you are more fulfilled in Celebrate Recovery, because your higher power is the true higher power, which is Jesus Christ. The difference is the fulfillment....

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:50 PM by MTBEditor

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Indiana man turns to faith-based plan to sustain substance abuse recovery

I know God has not finished the work he has begun in my life, and I must turn my will over to him every day. Bob McDowell GRANGER, Ind. (PD) — Pain can be an incredible molder of the human psyche. For Bob McDowell, the pain of his father’s betrayal and...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:49 PM by MTBEditor

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Arizona pastor finds help for overeating through Celebrate Recovery

I realized that if God is going to use me, I needed to get my temple into shape. I want to serve him as much as I can, which means I had to get my body in shape. Louie Marsh, senior pastor of Christ’s Church on the River in Parker, Ariz. PARKER, Ariz...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:48 PM by MTBEditor

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Las Vegas church designs own campaign to mobilize congregation for ministry

It’s exciting to have moments when someone from another team says they need someone to help with something, then find God already provided that person. Sometimes God sent someone ahead of the need. Darcie Pinkelman LAS VEGAS (PD) — When lay people grasp...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:48 PM by MTBEditor

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Do you believe in the people you're leading?

If leaders do not truly believe in their people, they will have an organization whose central activity is control, based on fear of what people will do if they are not controlled. David Stark, author of Christ-Based Leadership Over the past decade, I...

Published Mon, Mar 27 2006 12:42 PM by MTBEditor

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