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Fellowship in Christ
A Church of All Sorts
One of the things I love about the church is the variety of its members. You will meet brothers and sisters who have walked with the Lord for many years and others who are newly converted. There are people from different ethnic backgrounds and personality types. The church is made up of all sorts. For this reason, a church is not to exclude people because of their age,…
The People of God and Unity
Before He went to the cross, Jesus prayed for His people. Among the numerous things He prayed for, one of them was unity. He asked, “that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they…
Why I Love Going to Church
I am really excited about the first day of the week. As Sunday morning and evening comes by my family gets ready and we go to church. Going to church ought not to be a mere routine or something to fill in time. Going to church ought to be an exciting occasion that we count as a privilege and anticipate the blessing that awaits us. When I say I love going to church, I am…
Playing Favourites
Everyone has favourites – favourite colours, favourite foods, and favourite places – we all have favourites. Though these may be legitimate determinations of one’s desires, there is a kind of favouritism that is dangerous and divisive when it comes to the Christian life. In this post I want to raise the issue of favouritism in the church. This is a…
Resources for Spiritual Growth – Part 2
What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? Some make this refer to an experience limited to a select few whereas others ignore its importance completely. What does it mean? The idea is that the believer’s life is to be under the control and direction of the Holy Spirit. This control leads to conduct that is in conformity to the word of God. To be filled with the…
The Lord’s Supper: Open your eyes and look around!
© LWF/J. Latva-Hakuni , under the Creative Commons License. I grew up in the Anglican tradition, and one thing I miss about it is the way in which my family’s church did the Lord’s Supper. We’d all get up the front, and stand in a semi-circle. The minister and some of the elders…
Choosing to Have Fellowship with God
Photo credit: Some rights reserved, by Jill Clardy “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John…
Fundamentalist or Liberal – What Causes Churches to Polarise?
I believe that a ‘pure’ church on earth is a mistaken concept. The church will always have a mix of converted and unconverted folk. Not until Jesus returns will the wheat and the tares be separated. Besides that, the saints are forgiven sinners: forgiven, but still sinful. We all have many…
7 Basic Habits Every Christian Needs to Develop
1. In order to grow we need to eat—Read the Bible Deuteronomy 32:47, Matthew 4:4; John 6:63 2. In order to grow we need to breathe—Prayer Matthew 6:5-15, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Philippians 4:6; Matthew 5:44-45 3. In order to grow we need good spiritual hygiene—Confession of sin 1 John 1:9; Psalm 32;…