DEVOTIONS Clay Pots It’s important to accept and even embrace this tension—we're clay pots fulfilling a divine purpose. Lloyd John Ogilvie
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For God, who said, 'let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck ...
Churches effective in outreach connect with the cultural, economic, and social aspects of their communities. This exercise will help your team identify connection points in your community and match community needs with church strengths.
Five Alive
Have each person name five people who have had the greatest positive impact on him or her. The list may contain the names of a parent, coworker or minister. ...
It would be fun, I think, to ask the writer of Acts, "What do you think about the modern disinterest in the gospel?" Luke probably would say, "Has anybody physically beat you for preaching the gospel? That's the response we got."
Luke, of course, has amazing confidence in the power of the Word. Despite hardships, he tells a story of the Word leaping over boundaries. Some, ...
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