Over time, an organization can become a complex multi-layered structure that limits efficiency and slows down decision making. We call that a bureaucracy.
Read moreThe Good Ship Zion
Like Paul, we are prisoners of Jesus Christ. We’re sailing on rough seas. It looks like the ship will be lost, broken into pieces by the winds of false doctrines and the waves of strife. Let the Holy Spirit enlighten your understanding.
Read moreHow Does Covid Affect Christian Character?
Whatever ways you handle our current situation, know one thing. God is still in control and any situation that we are in, if we are believers we are to maintain our Christian character.
Read moreRetiring GC Secretary and GC Treasurer Both Replaced At Spring Council Today
Out of several names that were suggested for this position, the nominating committee chose Erton Kohler, the previous South American Division President. The motion to elect (Item 301) was voted on at 8:26 AM this morning.
Read moreAre We Carnal Christians?
What was the problem with these individuals? Jesus said “I never knew you.” Either they didn’t have a relationship with Jesus at all, or their relationship was impure. They were not fully committed to Jesus.
Read moreWho Gives You The Right?
What is the highest authority in the local church? Is it the pastor, the Conference, or maybe an elder? No. The highest authority lies with the church members themselves. They are the constituency of the local church.
Read moreNot Forsaking The Assembling of Ourselves Together
Aren't you glad you're part of the family of God? Isn't it good to get back together again after a long separation? Like when you send somebody away on a mission and they come back; it's homecoming!
Read moreOur Neighbor Was Waiting
We swapped stories. We reminisced about the past. We heard how God had brought healing and strength, deliverance and joy to Nick’s life. I had never seen him smile so much and talk so volubly.
Read moreUnder the Wire!
I’m happier than the woman who lost the silver coin! I want to call all my friends and neighbors, too, “saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost,” Luke 15: 9.
Read moreThe Biblical Typology of Male & Female (conclusion)
What an incredibly high calling is ours, whether male or female, to reflect what Adam was ordained to reflect, or what Eve was ordained to reflect.
Read moreNo, You Shouldn't Be Showing Off Your Cleavage In Church
Somewhere between wearing a burlap sack or ‘spray paint’ to church, there is a middle ground of modesty that God smiles upon.
Read moreSeven Crucial Messages For Christ's Church Today (part 2)
Instead of turning God’s grace into a license to sin, Jesus pronounces a blessing on all who obey the commandments of God (Rev. 22:14) and identifies His remnant people as commandment-keepers.
Read moreSeven Crucial Messages For Christ's Church Today (part 1)
Unfortunately, God’s modern church, like Ephesus, is in danger of losing its “first love.”
Read moreChurch Leadership and Lay Member Involvement (Conclusion)
In conclusion, we are seeing growing numbers of unfaithful leaders using a less than perfect governance system to their advantage.
Read moreWhen God Says 'Yes', But Man Says 'No'
Do not compare yourself with other people. It is wonderful when God does a miracle and a parent is reunited with a child, or a brother with a sister; but this is often the exception and not the rule.
Read moreWhat is The Church?
This shaking does not remove the church but removes the members whose faith has no foundation, while those who trust in God remain; they can’t be shaken.
Read moreThey Crept In Unawares
As the servant of the Lord has stated, “Severity to a few may prove mercy to many” (Prophets & Kings, p. 675).
Read moreSeventh-day Activists
They find themselves embarrassed by direct evangelism, and they prefer social outreach to direct soul-winning.
Read moreIs Church Safe? -- Feedback Requested
I eagerly look forward to what you have to say. I am already working on my response but I want to hear what you have to say here.
Read moreA Church Member's Response To The SDA Statement on Transgenderism
Must we silently consent to the change in Biblical standards at the individual and membership level? Can sin be called by its right name anymore?
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