Simple Procedure on How To Prepare and Tell A Story
Preparing the Story
1. You go to the kitchen to prepare the story.
a. Read the Bible to yourself out loud, enough that you will hear your voice.
b. Close the Bible, and tell the story to yourself out loud.
c. Repeat this two procedures at least four times, until the time that you are able to master the story.
2. Look for the spiritual truths in the story.
3. Apply the story in your life.
Keeping Your Church Body Balanced
When we started to focus to only one or two spiritual gifts and we negligently do not give attention with our other ministries, our strongest spiritual gift will become our weakest. We have to understand that the church is a body of Christ. And the body of Christ is composed of many parts. Thus, we have to maintain the functionality of the church body parts balanced.
Child Dedication Charges
The Bible speaks to us that children not baptized but being dedicated to God. Never in the Bible that you will see a child being baptized. One of the best examples that we can see about child dedication was the dedication of Samuel.
House Dedication Sermon: God The Ruler Of Christian Home
It is very important that in every home there should always be a ruler. And as Christians, there is no other better ruler than Jesus Christ himself. Today, we will be learning how God is suppose to rule over his children. We will not only be dedicating a house, but the home itself where God rules.
Things To Do Instead Of Backsliding
Title: Things To Do Instead Of Backsliding
Text: Hebrew 6:9-12
Introduction
1. Working and Laboring of Love – Working and laboring with love is different from working and laboring out of love.
2. Diligence to the Full Assurance Of Hope – To be diligent is to be careful, to be watchful in whatever we do.
3. Imitating The Faithful – Doing what the faithful ones did, being faithful and being patient as they await for the promise.
Online At Last
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Spotting Wolves In Your Church
Characteristics Of Wolves In The Church
Sharp Teeth – He or she appears to be very friendly, they wear sheep’s clothes, sound like sheeps, but later on they will start biting the church by their canine teeth by criticizing some church programs and the pastor. And one by one, members will start disintegrating and some will start thinking the same as these wolves.
Pointed Ears – He or she have an excellent hearing ability enough to hear the criticism of the leaders and set some private meeting with some of the members and the main topic is all about the leader’s fault and mistakes. And the worst thing is, they will even try to encourage you to pray for your leader to sow some doubts.
Padded Paws – They have sharp paws which they use to steal. They don’t use the doors, nor have any respect to the owner. The same is true about inside the Church.The wolves inside the church does not seek advice nor recognizes the authority of leaders.
Moving Forward To Maturity
Sermon Outline Against Backsliding
Title: Moving Forward To Maturity
Text: Hebrews 6:1-8
Introduction’
Why Backsliding Is Not A Good Idea?
A. It is a sign of immaturity (v.1)
B. It is a sign of not receiving the grace of God (v.4-6)
C. It is a sign of upcoming judgement (v.8)
D. It is a sign of rebellion against God (v.4-8)
Homosexuality And The Bible
Homosexuality is sin because it is a love for own self rather than love of God. It is sin because it gives birth to sensuality, lust, then to immorality. Homosexuality is nothing more than lust for the same sex (Romans 1:26-27).