Category Archives: The Church

The purpose of serving in the church

By Sharpy | Published: February 4, 2010
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and [...]
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What’s happening? Change is.

By Sharpy | Published: July 14, 2009
I have not been this excited in a long time. You know what’s caused this sudden, unanticipated precipitation of passion? Change. Some people hate it. Some people have an extreme dislike of it. Some even loathe it. And yet, the prospect of simple, profound change in my church and the extraordinary opportunity to be one who effects said [...]
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Reaching out

By Sharpy | Published: February 11, 2009
As time has gone on, cultures have changed, and so has the way the church interacts with people. I notice something very interesting when I read the accounts of the growth of the early church that are depicted in Acts: you don’t see the Apostles appealing to different demographics—there are no kids’ ministries, no men [...]
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