The World Council of Churches (WCC) Just Community of Women and Men organized a three-hour online advocacy training for church workers on November 27 to equip them with skills to integrate advocacy into preaching, liturgy, and Bible studies. The Rev. Sta
So John gets to work writing down the truth. Many others had already written stories about Jesus’ life, and those others had written letters filled with good teaching to churches. People like Matthew, Mark, Luke, Paul, and Peter have written to help the next generation of church leaders st...
The whole Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, has biblical prayers you can pray to strengthen your spiritual life, add variety, and express yourself to God.Read More AbidePrayerScripture EngagementSpiritual Growth Abide: Journaling Scripture March 17, 2020 ...
Join now for instant access to January's 125+ pages of printables and resources! In most cases, the Scripture is worded a little differently than it is in our prayers or the Mass. I don’t think I’m going to personally focus on learning the scripture version word for word, rather, I...
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His point seems to be that God is or will be more powerful than earthly leaders. In these cases, notes Eugene Boring, “‘almighty’ is bound to the title ‘Lord’ (kurios), a title which properly belongs only to God but has been usurped by the emperors and used of Domitian and the...
Biblicalwritingsinthe formof praise,poetry,epics,petitionwere incorporatedintoabodyof liturgicalmaterialsinpart becausetheworkof compiling, editing,and expandingwasdoneby priestly leaders of Israel (Newman2018, 9). Theneedfor prayer practi-cesfor thesakeof thecommunityrequiredamovefromoral narrativesto...
Again in another instance, He saith: “Woe unto those who, with their own hands, transcribe the Book corruptly, and then say: ‘This is from God,’ that they may sell it for some mean price.” This verse was revealed with reference to the divines and leaders of the Jewish Faith. Thes...
Lena WmsSupporterStudent @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer I believe that the LORD Jesus Christ died to save me from myself. I believe that if I am humble and fall at His Cross asking for forgiveness, He is faithful, and Just to forgive me. Th...
Eventually, the antichrist will be revealed for who he is. But preceding this event, a “falling away” will occur. There will be the spirit of apostasy within the church. Indeed, this has happened over the life of the church. Hundreds of denominations were created by “falling away” from...