How important is doctrine and prayer in the overall health of your local church? What are their practical benefits? And what are the dangers of neglecting them?
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The head covering…in the home?
Should a woman wear her head covering anytime she prays? Even at home?
For Women: Discovering the Covering
The Church: Lesson 7 — Local Church Government
The New Testament design for local church governance is simple but adequate. It has survived through fierce persecution and internal struggle. And yet there is no use pretending about the challenges of a local church led by elder rule. It isn’t easy being an elder:...
The Church: Lesson 4 — Spiritual Gifts
Every child in God’s family is a gifted child (see 1 Cor 12:4-7)! There is no doubt we are all custom designed; every believer is equipped for the Lord’s service in a different way. Certain questions rise in our mind: What is a "gift" in the first place? What gifts...
The Church: Lesson 2 — The Church in the Acts
Luke’s first volume (the Gospel According to Luke) tells of “all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). His second volume (The Acts of the Apostles) tells of the things that the risen Lord Jesus continued to do by His Spirit through His people. You also...
The Church: Lesson 8 — Fellowship & Discipline
No fellowship based on people will ever work. John says, “Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” If this fellowship with the Lord is right, then we will find the true basis for fellowship “with one another” (1 Jn 1:3). We will love...
The Church: Lesson 9 — Unique Roles
Few subjects generate such heat as this one—men/women roles in the church. Although we may disagree on some points of Scripture where this issue is discussed, it is my prayer that these differences will not keep us from thrilling to the Great Love Story of which the...
The Church: Lesson 10 — The Church’s Future
Who can imagine the joy of the marriage day! All the Hallelujahs in the New Testament are reserved for that blessed occasion (Rev 19). Not one seat empty, not one heart sad, not one desire left unfulfilled. He shall be satisfied (Jude 24) and so will we (Ps 17:15)....
The Church: Lesson 3 — Unity and Diversity in the Church
Lesson 3 — Unity and Diversity in the Church. We know the Lord expected individual believers to reproduce, having children in the faith, as Paul called them. But the Lord also wanted churches to reproduce and especially gifted certain men to be used in accomplishing...