Defining Church
Love or works
Let me summarize the entire Word of God for you in one sentence:
God loves you and He desires an intimate relationship with you that will rock your world, change your soul, fulfill every dream and desire and bring you to the edge of faith every single day in a new revelation of the reality of who He is and who He wants to be in your life!
Read MoreLiving with expectation of the Word becoming flesh today
You – all of you! – have been called by God. From your mother’s womb, God ordained a plan and purpose for your life. How you reconcile that with your choices today and for your future will determine the legacy you will leave on this earth.
Read MoreSeven Reasons to Go
The church’s ultimate purpose is not the programs we offer to people or the missionary outreaches we do, or our budgets or faith giving, our missionaries dressed in strange costumes, not even about the lost people or the needs of hurting millions. It is about Jesus …
Read MoreWallbuilders
Nehemiah was a wall builder. He saw his city in ruins with physical and spiritual eyes. He heard the voice of the Lord as He cried out to God. Then he went to the city, sounded the call and led God’s people to rebuild the walls of their city. They accomplished their task, with a…
Read MoreSetting up Shop
I was blessed during our recent block party in the South Bronx by being reunited with one of the former drug dealers from our community. I sat in The Harvest Center with him and his girlfriend, talking about their lives and what God can do. We wept as they wept over their pain, and we…
Read MoreRethinking Urban Ministry
I recently read an article written by an author with a burden for reaching cities. He shares about a week of violence in his city which included a high school student being gunned down at a barbeque, a hopeless mother throwing two of her small children off a bridge, and a distraught father in the…
Read MoreDefining Church
Sheer numbers do not indicate that an army is able to fight well, defend its people and accomplish its goals. Likewise, a church is not measured merely by the amount of people who sit in the pews or the amount of programs available for the people. The quality and effectiveness of the church is more measured by
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