An action of God may be the only thing that can save the Church today.
When the gospel flourishes in the church, everything flourishes with it.
In the end, the church will either declare the truth of God's Word, or it will find a way to run away from it.
The spiritual leader should outpace the rest of the church, above all, in prayer.
I sang on Church Street, every place that had a stage.
The Tories in England had long imagined that they were enthusiastic about the monarchy, the church and beauties of the old English Constitution, until the day of danger wrung from them the confession that they are enthusiastic only about rent.
My feet are always cold. I'm a vampire," he said in a teasing voice, almost as if he was trying to chase away Holiday's somberness. "And if I remember correctly, you complained about that last night. " He slowed down and slipped his arm around Holiday. "Marrying you doesn't scare me a bit. It's the best thing that could ever happen to me. I'd never run out on you. I'll be the first one to the church.
It is better to be cured in the Church than to be cut off from this Body as incurable. . . for, as long as the member is still attached to the Body, his cure is not beyond hope, but when he has been cut off, he can neither be treated nor cured.
Ephesians 3:20 says that God is able to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think. " And I'm praying that Ephesians 3:20 will be fulfilled-in my life personally, and also in the church.
God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.
The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday.
Wouldn't you like to contribute to an event that is part of Christ's own prediction, "I will build my church"?
We're not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches.
The state authorities have no place in the church of God, no right to control and persecute the conscience.
No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.
The Church is a virgin, the bride of one Spouse, Who is Christ, and this Church does not allow herself to be violated by any error; so that, throughout the whole world there may be for us one uncorruptedness of a single chaste communion.
For many years, our Messianic Jewish brothers and sisters have paid a great price. Other Jews have rejected them, and the Christian church would require they walk away from their traditions to fit into the Gentile culture. We must face these past wrongs.
I say to you Baptists, "Go on being good Baptists, thinking that you are more right than anybody else. " Unless you think it, I have no use for you at all. The Church of England does precisely the same itself.
So, the emerging church is about a re-imagining: re-imagining our preaching, our evangelism, and our worship services. A re-imagining of new types of churches and an opportunity to be rethinking all we do because we recognize that the next generation is at stake if we don't.
I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
