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Understanding the Church – Part 2

September 6, 2020  - By Dr. Scott Shiffer

Leadership roles in the church come with great responsibility. Find out what the Bible has to say about what Biblical elders and deacons should look like

Encouraging transparency in the body of Christ

September 2, 2020  - By Sherry Thomas

Grieving with someone is hard, and it can be ‘easier’ to distance ourselves from people’s troubles instead — but that’s not how Jesus taught us to love

Scripture and the Authority of God: N. T. Wright

August 21, 2020  - By Garrett Haley

How do we grow our appreciation for a book so old, so familiar, yet so hotly-debated? It's a question believers still ask today — and the crux of this book

Why does Matthew tell us to forgive, yet judge an offending brother?

August 18, 2020  - By Rufus Simon Varghese

Question of the week: Is the Lord Jesus contradicting Himself in meting out instructions on how to deal with those who offend us?

Understanding the Church – Part 1

August 14, 2020  - By Dr. Scott Shiffer

Find out how to tell a true church from a false one, what a church's main ministries and calling are, and what is the biblical model for church discipline

Is it wrong to use musical instruments in church services?

August 4, 2020  - By Jobin John Mathew

A reader asks why believers are divided about using musical instruments — especially those not mentioned in the Bible — as part of worship

Is He Worthy?

August 1, 2020  - By Karen Ann Monsy

It's tempting to look around us and see nothing but brokenness, injustice and strife. But what we're taking our eyes off of is: glory

The decline of the assemblies

July 31, 2020  - By Dr. Alexander Kurian

Why are youngsters leaving churches in droves? From unedifying ministry to a lack of pastoral care, we cannot ignore the problems in our community anymore

Should New Testament believers tithe?

July 8, 2020  - By George Mattackal

Does the OT practice of “giving 10 per cent to God” hold for Christians today? Find out how to develop a discipline of generosity that pleases the Lord

Does every believer have a spiritual gift?

June 30, 2020  - By Rufus Simon Varghese

Learn the difference between talents and spiritual gifts — and how to identify your individual, God-given abilities to build up the body of Christ

Who put the Bible together?

June 23, 2020  - By Dr. Scott Shiffer

For a book written by 40 authors over a period of roughly 2,000 years, the natural question is: how did the ‘Good Book’ come to be?

Loving a hard-to-love church

June 21, 2020  - By Lisa Mattackal

What do you do when the body of Christ is nothing like Scripture’s portrayal of His beautiful bride? Expectation, meet reality

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