by billmellinger | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist In the year 250 a plague spread from Ethiopia to Northern Africa across to Italy and the Western world. Known as Cyprian’s Plague because as the Bishop of Carthage, Cyprian guided the Christians to care for the sick pagans....
by Mario Vega | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Jesus expected that his gospel be lived out in a group setting. Jesus himself set the first example by creating a community with his disciples; they lived with him 24 hours a day and shared everything. Later, when Jesus ascended, the...
by Steve Cordle | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org The culture in 21st century United States is very individualistic, which can influence believers to adopt a mentality that all that matters is “Just me and Jesus”. That is why we hear some say their faith is...
by joelcomiskey | Sep 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Joel Comiskey Being accountable to other believers, living out the Christian life, and then inviting non-Christians to join is simply biblical. When we win people to Jesus, we must win them into the biblical, one-another lifestyle. It’s not a question of...
by Mario Vega | Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv In the discussion about the relationship between evangelism and culture, we must not forget that the message of Jesus, in its time, was a counter-cultural teaching. The reason for its impact and its acceptance was not the result of...
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