Do you think that churches today water down the gospel, or sugarcoat their message in an effort to keep the pews full? Churches, like any other institution, have financial obligations, and need revenue to meet those obligations. Those resources come from parishioners, or attendees. Church attendance is dropping. As this occurs, churches may become very…
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When I was a child, I attended a small Baptist church in Northern Virginia. The church was of frame construction, without many of the modern amenities afforded to churches today. The pews were not padded and we had no air conditioning. During the summer, it was hot. We would fan ourselves with a church fan (i.e., paper on a…
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On a daily basis, how much time do you devote to God, a God who commands us to have no other gods before Him? I am guilty of putting all sorts of gods before Him – myself, my wife, my family, my work, my home, my entertainment and other interests and distractions. Shouldn’t He come first…
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Is God real to you? Do you do things out of the presence of others that you would not do in their presence? More particularly, do you do things in secret that are unpleasing to God? Why? God is omnipresent, everywhere at all times. If God were physically manifest before you, would you do those…
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