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All Christians have
realities in common.
One Body
One Spirit
One Hope
One Lord
One Faith
One Baptism
One God
If we hold firmly to
these seven Realities,
we maintain
Christian spiritual unity--
what Ephesians 4:3 calls
"the unity of the spirit."
Each post is about one of these realities!
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Nov 24, 20247 min read
26. Leadership Role Apostle (Part II)
Other Apostles Sent by Jesus On one occasion, Jesus sent out 70 men. Those 70 men were just as much apostles as the Twelve because the...
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Nov 21, 202413 min read
25. Leadership Role Apostle (Part I)
A Strategic Plan The Church’s four leadership roles are 1. apostles, 2. prophets, 3. evangelists, and 4. pastor-teachers and this...
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Sep 14, 20246 min read
24. The Team of Elders (Part II)
Apostles Establish Elders Young Titus was sent out from his local church to accompany the great apostle Paul on mission trips. So, Titus...
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Sep 13, 20248 min read
23. The Team of Elders (Part I)
A General Category of Mature Men Elders serve in various ways such as preaching, teaching, and overseeing—that is, supervision. We know...
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Sep 12, 20244 min read
22. Leadership Roles
Four Not Five There are four leadership roles in the Church. In other words, there are four positions of authority. The men who have such...
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Jul 27, 202410 min read
21. Choosing Leaders
No to the World, But Yes to What? We have established that no one should become a Church leader the worldly way--that is, by asserting...
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Jul 26, 20247 min read
20. No Titles for Church Leaders
Refuse Titles Real leadership among God’s people should never be based on titles. The greatest among us is not the one called “Reverend”...
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Jul 25, 20246 min read
19. Servant Leadership
The Desire to Become Great Do you want to be great among your fellow Christians? Do you want to be first—a pastor or a missionary in the...
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Jun 1, 202411 min read
18. A Few Good Men
Submit to Leaders Submission to leadership is a vital part of Church life. It’s not optional. It’s not a suggestion. God commands us to...
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May 31, 20247 min read
17. Greedy Pastors
Ministry Money Men Jesus warned us about pastors that serve God for a price. Jesus warned us of men who are after ministry money. He...
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May 30, 20246 min read
16. Confronting Greed in the Church
Good and Angry Never did Jesus express more anger than when he cleansed the Temple. Now, to put his cleansing of the Temple in context,...
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Apr 13, 20245 min read
15. Unity: How and With Who?
An Obvious Sin, Discord Divisive people are sinners. They will not enter the Kingdom of God. As it says in Titus, they are...
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Apr 12, 20248 min read
14. Deal with Division
The True Light In all churches there will be divisions. It’s the reality of the Christian life. Even though divisiveness is wrong,...
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Apr 5, 20249 min read
13. The Church’s First Sect
The Judaizers When did division start in the Church? What was the first sect to split from the Church the Apostles founded? The Judaizers...
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Feb 23, 20244 min read
12. Divided We Stand
A Purpose in Division This may sound strange to you, but the division that exists within the Church is not necessarily bad. A certain...
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Feb 18, 20245 min read
11. Tares Among the Wheat
A Frustrating Situation It’s frustrating to look around your church and to see that there are unholy people. Hypocrisy is hard to hide,...
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
10. Who Are God's People?
God Knows Who are His God knows who are his, and that’s a consolation. We don’t know who are his—and we don’t have to. We have to be...
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Feb 16, 20245 min read
9. The Church of the Firstborn
Church Hoppers There are so many people “church hopping” these days. They go from congregation to congregation seeking the one that’s...
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Feb 11, 20244 min read
8. Just One Name for Us
Names Will Never Hurt Me Christians have been called by many names throughout history. Some of those names have stuck, and others have...
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Feb 10, 20244 min read
7. Not for Man’s Glory
The Glory in the Church When someone other than God or Jesus is getting the glory for the success of a church, you can be sure things are...
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One Spirit
One Hope - Vol. 1
One Hope - Vol. 2
One Lord-Vol. 1
One Lord-Vol. 2
One Faith
One Baptism
One God
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