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August 25, 2018
What one meal can do
Open your table. Even more, open your circle. Be certain to invite not just the affluent and successful, “but when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed” (Luke 14:13–14 NIV). The Greek word for hospitality compounds two terms: love and stranger. The word literally […]
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August 23, 2018
Power through Prayer
WE are constantly on a stretch, if not on a strain, to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for the gospel. This trend of the day has a tendency to lose sight of the man or sink the man in the plan or organization. God’s […]
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August 22, 2018
Missional habits
Whereas we often see our faith being exhibited in action, there’s also a strong case to be made for suggesting it can flow in the other direction, too. That is, our actions can shape our faith. As Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Transfer […]
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August 20, 2018
Leaders answer the question: why?
The third component to a convincing vision is the reason something must be done now. You have to present people with a reason for your vision. You have to answer the questions: Why must we do this? Why must we do this now? Nehemiah’s reason was wrapped up in this theologically pregnant phrase, “and we […]
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August 18, 2018
How the early church grew
This twofold approach literally transformed the Roman Empire. While evangelists and apologists such as Peter and Paul were proclaiming the gospel and defending its integrity in an era of polytheism and pagan superstition, hundreds of thousands of ordinary believers were infiltrating every part of society and living the kind of questionable lives that evoked curiosity […]
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August 17, 2018
Hirsch on Hospitality
Sharing meals together on a regular basis is one of the most sacred practices we can engage in as believers. Food is the product of our work, an extension of our very lives. Breaking bread around the table of fellowship is both a symbolic and practical witness of the unity of the body of Christ. […]
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August 16, 2018
Something holy happens around a dinner table
You can join the ranks of people such as . . . Abraham. He fed, not just angels, but the Lord of angels (Gen. 18). Rahab, the harlot. She received and protected the spies. Thanks to her kindness, her kindred survived, and her name is remembered (Josh. 6:22–23; Matt. 1:5). Martha and Mary. They opened […]
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August 15, 2018
Leaders offer a solution
To cast a convincing vision, you have to define the problem that your vision addresses. For Nehemiah the problem was obvious. Jerusalem was in ruins! That was a problem for the Jewish people. But it wasn’t until he drew their attention to it and put forth a plan of action that they felt compelled to […]
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