Posts Tagged Christian

Church on Mission.

Have you seen this clip?  It was made a couple of years ago.  But I came across it again the other day while researching a church planting organization.  Though the clip is not new, I believe it’s worth checking out again.  Jeff Maguire did a fun job describing the authentic Kingdom life which he refers to as Missional living.  The point being that authentic Christ followers are all called to live out the Kingdom of God in their own daily lives.  Sharing the message and love of Christ is the call of every Christian and not merely the domain of the decorated.  Remember, the CHURCH is not a building; but the people.  So whatever your niche in the Kingdom, be sure to be “missional” about it today.  Enjoy and implement!

 

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A Kingdom Fit for Men!

William Merrill, 1867-1954

I’m excited to be back with my friends at The Crossings this Sunday. In honor of Father’s Day, I’ll be teaching from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 which is a great and challenging text for dads. One of the illustrations of the study is a hymn written in 1911 by William P Merrill entitled, “Rise Up, O Men of God”.  Enjoy!

Rise up, O men of God!
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength
to serve the King of kings.

Rise up, O men of God!
The kingdom tarries long.
Bring in the day of brotherhood
and end the night of wrong.

Rise up, O men of God!
The church for you doth wait,
her strength unequal to her task;
rise up, and make her great!

Lift high the cross of Christ!
Tread where his feet have trod.
As brothers of the Son of Man,
rise up, O men of God!

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On Church Admission, Part III.

8CALNDZXBCA1WJVUUCAFM2VRDCAC365V8CADR5I2HCAZD6NUSCATW25JSCAGJXEK5CAMUQAG7CAWGFN0DCAY74OVWCAOA7W03CAED06IZCABR0BUHCAUEPFPUCAQGOIDUCA4AWNL0CAWBU72HCA2ODWLXOk, for those of you who really thrive on reading blogs with controversy, here’s a big one for you.  At least when it comes to boring theological stuff.   Baptism has become one of the most hotly debated issues in the history of Christianity.  Though the apostle Paul included Baptism among the “elementary teachings” in Hebrews 6:2, the subject continues to be divisive some twenty centuries later.  The theological interpretations of baptism today are as numerous as the denominations among the Protestant wing of Christendom.  The Roman Catholic church elevates the act to such an extent that there is no need for faith prior to baptism and thus baptizes infants.  Other groups do not adhere to physical baptism at all and merely spiritualize baptismal texts in the Bible. So what’s the answer?  Is there a connection to “Church Admission”? Read the rest of this entry »

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Public Freedom

publicI got a link this morning from a friend to a video clip about a new flick that has just come out called, We Live in Public.  Feel free to check it out, but you might want to make sure you don’t have any kidos nearby.  Though the intent its creator, Josh Harris, was to make a “cautionary tale of what to expect as the virtual world inevitably takes control of our lives”, the video actually illustrated something else I’ve been saying for years.  I see one of two futures for America.  Either a Christ following revival and awakening or a socialist dictatorship.  When “Free” information and complete “Freedom” rule and are the prime objectives in life, then chaos is the ultimate result.  The only way you can be free from Chaos and its natural consequences is by some form of order and “rightness”.  That will happen either by a changed, self willed choice to honor Christ in the lives of everyday folks, or because the State forces them to obey the rules it sets.  Just some Free thought to chew on.

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