You may say, “I can be part of Christ’s cosmic church without joining a local church.” To that, I would say, “Try it.”
All in Church
Is Church Membership Biblical?
The entire New Testament speaks not only of the church but to the Church.
What is Church Membership?
Simply put, church membership is a commitment to join Christ on his mission with his people for his glory.
When Jesus Calls
As he began the most important work the world has ever seen, Jesus invited a group of complicated sinners to come along. Discipleship was important to Jesus. His choosing of them, his investment in them, and his deployment of them was the way he changed the world.
Saying Yes to Christ is Saying Yes to Joy
True grace gives us the backbone to stand up for God’s purpose in the world. We become willing to suffer for the cause of Christ because Christ is the purpose of all human history. He’s the only thing ultimately worth living for. Spreading his gospel of freedom is worth all the bondage of this world.
Men Are Lonely. Let's Change That.
Our churches should seek to fight the American pastime of loneliness. We want to push against the cultural call to isolation and push into the gospel call to loving our neighbor. The Christian life is hard enough as it is. Isolation makes it only harder.
How to Greet Visitors to Your Church on Sunday
Some of us are more outgoing than others. Some of us can talk in groups better than one-on-one. But all of us have a responsibility to welcome others into the church God has called us to. There are countless ways to do this, but for those who find it hard to know where to start, here are six ways to greet new people on Sunday.
What Can You Make of a List of Bible Names?
Paul closes his letter to the Romans with a list of greetings. In our Bible study with my brothers of Refuge Church a few weeks ago, we looked at this passage and fought to mine some usefulness out of it. What do you make of a list of names, most of which we know very little about outside of Paul's brief comments?
Setting the Tone of Gospel Culture
Paul puts the burden of building and maintaining gospel culture on the shoulders of the strong. He is not excusing the weak. He’s simply telling the strong that they set the tone.