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Life Church Assembly of God
Glory: Week 1 - Pastor Kevin Kringel April 12, 2015 www.lifechurchag.com Copyrighted by Life Church Assembly of God
How the Challenges You Face Actually Teach You About God
Who wants difficulty in their life?<br>I'm guessing I won't get many takers. I haven't met many who will volunteer for the things that might make them unhappy.<br>I knew this guy who prayed for conflict once. When I learned that guy was praying that God would allow some conflict between him and me, I gr
Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years
There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.
They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While, It Worked.
Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.
Being Church: Reflections on How to Live as the People of God
What modern church doesn’t call itself a “community”? Yet for how many is it real? How many churches form disciples intimately connected enough to call themselves Christ’s “body”? How many churches form disciples who know the relational arts that create a robust unity? How many form disciples practiced in the ways of sacrificial love?
Why You Can’t Be a Christian without the Church
A Christian is someone who, by virtue of his reconciliation with God, has been reconciled to God’s people.
When Is a Church Not a Church?
The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.
Is It Important for Me to Become a Member of My Local Church?
I think the answer is that you should be a church member. But that's not even a clear word—what does "member" mean? The local church—not just the global church, but the local church—is a body. There's global membership in the body universal, and there's local membership in the body ...
What Makes a Church Powerful?
The church's impact in a community depends on the submission of each individual.
Where Are You Going Catholic Church?
I encourage you to listen to my church history podcast Triumphs and Tragedies. I'm not a historian by any stretch, and I'm afraid the podcast is more than rough around the edges. It was simply my attempt to give a quick roller coaster ride through twenty centuries of church history so that we can make better sense
You won't guess how many churches are involved with this center...
How to Tell If a Small Church Is Strategic or Stuck
5 types of strategically small churches, and 4 types of stuck churches. Which one are you?
Delighting in Authority: How to Create a Culture of Happy Complementarians
It’s time for the church to create space in its local assemblies for strong females who happily affirm authority while advocating for more opportunities for women to flourish according to their gifts and qualification.
6 things to consider if you’re asked to meet with a church official
It can be tempting to believe that all it takes to enact change is a heartfelt conversation or two with the right person.
How To Lose Intimacy With God
PROVERBS 21:5 - The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO LOSE
The evangelical church has become leaner and arguably meaner
Evangelical churches have lost many moderate members and have become more virulent without losing their power.
Where is church in climate change talks?
If ever a time existed for the church to raise its collective voice on an issue, this is it. Shouldn’t the church stand with those who are working to reverse climate change while there may still be a little time?
Are millennials really 'not going back' to church?
I think the picture is complex, but there are signs that older millennials may in fact, contrary to the headline, be going back to religion.
How Do You Know if Your Church is Healthy?
There are healthy churches and unhealthy churches (so, so many unhealthy churches). How would you know the difference? I was asked that question recently and this is my attempt at an answer. Transcript Today I want to talk about the health of a local church. Are there ways we can know that a church is healthy or a way we can know it’s unhealthy? And this comes from a question I received from somebody who’s been watching these videos. Let …
If God is Sovereign, Why Pray?
Prayer and evangelism are both part of God's plan.
9 Trends in Church Membership and Assimilation Processes
I’ve studied churches in the United States for almost twenty years. During those two decades, I’ve seen growing changes in church membership and assimilation processes – particularly among newer an…
