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  • Why I Love the Church! – Guest Post by Steve Miller

    Why I Love the Church! – Guest Post by Steve Miller

    I love the church because: God planned and designed it.  The church of Christ was established in Jerusalem on the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 2:2-3; Acts 2). This church would have a distinctive founder, builder, head, body, mission, plan of salvation, membership, worship, name, doctrine, and work (Isaiah 28:16; Ephesians…

  • Why I Love the Church! – Guest Post by Mandy Heard

    Why I Love the Church! – Guest Post by Mandy Heard

    My name is Mandy Heard. I am thirty-eight years old. I have been a member of The Lord’s Church since I was fifteen. However, recently I began to second guess my baptism. Did I do it for me, or for My Lord? Was it because I thought I was earning my salvation by going through…

  • Why I Love the Church! Guest Post by Roy Knight

    Why I Love the Church! Guest Post by Roy Knight

    I love the Church of Christ because of the beauty and simplicity of the doctrine which comes directly from the Bible. To understand my love for the Church, one would have to understand my conversion. I grew up a staunch Methodist. My mother raised me that way as did her mother. Anything I could do,…

  • Free Sermon on the Mount Study Guide + BONUS

    Free Sermon on the Mount Study Guide + BONUS

    The image used in the above graphic is found at http://www.woodenearth.comThe Sermon on the Mount is definitely one of the greatest messages ever known to mankind. The words of Jesus have a transforming power when practiced. His words were living, active and life changing to the audience of His day and they can be the […]

  • Why I Love the Church! By Jamie Davis (Guest Post)

    Why I Love the Church! By Jamie Davis (Guest Post)

    Christians should never feel that they can overstate the importance of the body of Christ.  They should never stop talking about it with fondness and love.  Whether we refer to it as “The Church” or “The Kingdom,” this institution which was created by God through His only begotten son Jesus Christ, is one that I…

  • Guest Post – Why I Love the Church! By Scott McCown

    Guest Post – Why I Love the Church! By Scott McCown

    Seven years ago, Chris Gallagher asked me to write a post of What I love about the church. I gave three reasons then. Here are the “edited for content and to fit in the allotted space” reasons I gave then. I love the Church in view of the fact that God loved Her enough to…

  • Polishing the Pulpit 2017 – A LONG Review

    Polishing the Pulpit 2017 – A LONG Review

    Introduction After attending Polishing the Pulpit for the past three years and a few times before 2015, I felt the need to share a few thoughts on Polishing the Pulpit and offer few suggestions for those looking to attend in the coming years. The Polishing the Pulpit Workshop is an annual event among the churches…

  • 8 Things Not to Say in Front of Your Children

    8 Things Not to Say in Front of Your Children

    Do you desire to see the church grow? I am sure everyone reading this desires to see the church grow not only in number, but also in our fellowship with each other. However, we might be hindering the potential of future generations by our current speech in front of our children. Through science, we know…

  • Study Outlines

    Study Outlines

    Have you always wanted to study the Bible, but did not know exactly where to begin? The outlines below are simple outlines to being your personal study. You will notice the outlines are not complete. Use them as a guide to help you study. Preachers, feel free to use these as a help to kick…

  • Wear Out or Rust Out?

    Wear Out or Rust Out?

    The older preacher, located at the time 40+ years in the same congregation, stood before the audience and spoke the words, “I would much rather wear out than rust out in the work of God. For Heaven is a place and rest and the church is a place of work.” In the truest sense, the…