We need an army of pragmatic Marthas, ready to serve and love their neighbour because they have first been an army of devoted Marys.
If my heart is concerned about what people think of me, I may well be blind to the truth of the text I claim to understand and then proclaim to others.
About 70 participants from all regions gather to “discuss again what is at the heart of evangelical belief and theology and what is more secondary”, says FEET’s chair, Gert Kwakkel.
Looking back, it is clear that we are already extravagantly loved as God’s children. Looking forward, we discover that our revelation as the bride of Christ is still to come.
The goal of preaching, theologically, is not just to learn about God, but to encounter Him, to enjoy Him, and be united to Him.
Around 200 people listen to the word of God in the 30-minute beach services organised by the 300 participants of Reach Mallorca, along with local churches.
Common decency says we should not liken anything today to 1930’s Germany. In light of what has happened recently and what may lie ahead, maybe it would be wiser if we did.
It may be that the turbulent times stir previously comfortable hearts to a new level of openness. When those moments come, we must offer Jesus to a needy world.
“We believe the sports activities will provide unparalleled circumstances for evangelism across many cultures”, said Cécile Chan-Janiaud, TWR Director for Digital Media Ministry in Europe .
Today, we live in a world of indolence that strengthens people with sinister agendas, whatever their ideology or religion may be.
Why do people assume that the freedom of speech and of religion will persist when those asserting their power are committed to a different morality?
I don’t want to condemn the church in the 1930s without acknowledging how easily cowed the church in the 2020s might prove to be.
Society may be conditioned to support an approved narrative, but we are called to be men and women of truth.
The pulpit is not a soapbox; we have something much more important to proclaim. But let us not live in ignorance of what is happening in the world around us.
There are so many parallels between then and now. What could and should the pastors do in a society that is leaning in a dangerous direction?
Gospel-rich media is sowing seeds in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a place where faith and ethnic identity are delicately intertwined.
I’d like to ponder what Nazi Germany might mean for how we preach and influence both church and society in our tumultuous times.
You want to be the most prepared preacher possible, but you must preach with a profound sense of your dependence on God.
TWR broadcasts more than 12 hours of programming a week in the Hausa language from its 150,000-watt Oasis Transmitter.
In just 2 moths, police raided 4 worship services and issued 7 fines for leading and participating in “illegal missionary activity”.
Let’s talk about a couple of unplanned moments that tend to show up quite often in the sermon preparation.
Let’s think about two defining moments in sermon preparation that tie into the transition between passage study and message formation.
Every little detail of your preparation will build the character of the message, but the defining moments will fundamentally change the outcome of your process.
The risen Jesus is both impressively powerful, and intimately present in the church today. We need not despair at what we see around us.
TWR MOTION is working with a team of believers in Thailand to create a 20-episode series of animated Bible stories for a Buddhist audience.
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