Josh Hunt's Blog, page 38
November 15, 2023
Transformed by doing ministry
Ministries Are Developed to Help Believers Live Every Day in Every Way Just as Jesus Would If He Were Living in Their Body The ultimate goal of equipping the saints for ministry is not just so the saints can do ministry. That’s part of it, and every believer is transformed both by doing and receiving […]
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November 10, 2023
Confessions of a control freak
An old saying reminds us, A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. Our attempts to change people’s opinions are usually met with resistance. It’s like the old Aesop fable where the sun and the wind argued over who was stronger. The issue was settled with the help of an unsuspecting […]
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November 7, 2023
Mental health and the dechurched
In phase 3 of our study, we looked at the mental health of dechurched evangelicals, and it became clear that anxiety, depression, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts were major factors in their lives. When asked to rate themselves on a scale of 0–100 in these areas, with 0 being very negative and unhealthy and 100 being […]
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November 5, 2023
The primary means of spiritual growth
THE PRIMARY MEANS of growth God has given us is His Word. Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2:2 that “like newborn babies, [we should] crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.” Although Peter does not explicitly use a word for Scripture, five commentaries I researched all […]
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November 1, 2023
Every Member Is a Minister
If God has given the church apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, then it stands to reason that the saints are called to minister. Learning God’s Word isn’t just for the experts. All members are meant to know and understand the revelation He has given […]
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Shadow Christians
In a far more significant way, some names are recorded in the Bible. Those names are printed on vastly more important paper. Their stories chronicle the contributions specific individuals made to the progress of God’s kingdom. Their names are associated with miraculous exploits and colossal failures. They are superstars and villains whose actions have been […]
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October 28, 2023
Spiritual growth: monergistic or synergistic?
ARE YOU READY for a couple of big words? They are monergistic and synergistic. You are probably familiar with synergistic. It describes the action of two agents working together to produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects. How about monergistic? What does that mean? Actually, my usually reliable […]
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October 25, 2023
REDEFINING LOSTNESS
“The older brother became angry and refused to go in.” Anger and Superiority Jesus often speaks of sin and salvation under the metaphors of being “lost” and “found.” Chapter 15 of Luke’s gospel contains three parables that Jesus tells to the religious leaders. The first is about a shepherd who discovers that one of his […]
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The Need of the Hour
How can we accomplish the job God Gave us—taking the Gospel to an enslaved world? — DAWSON TROTMAN More than twenty-five years ago, in one of his last messages to staff members and trainees before his death, Navigator’s founder Dawson Trotman (1906-1956) drove home what he saw to be the need of the hour: WHAT […]
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October 22, 2023
Are educated or uneducated dechurching?
In every tradition, the more education people have, the more likely they are to stay in church. This offers a surprising challenge to the common belief that higher education is facilitating departures from the church. Many Christian colleges were founded based on the belief that secular liberal arts colleges and institutions of higher education lead […]
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