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Church is out
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy … Continue reading
The Churches “R” Us
What is church? According to our friend Keith Giles, author of Jesus Unveiled: Forsaking Church As We Know It To Experience Ekklesia As God Intended, and our guest last night on our BlogTalkRadio show, an unbiased, unindoctrinated observer of the … Continue reading
The First Church of Boomers and Millennials
I had lunch yesterday with a pastor, an attorney who is an influential church leader, and a Christian college professor with a PhD from Oxford. They all love Jesus, but none of them are having a satisfactory church experience. The … Continue reading
Posted in kingdom of God, Millennials, new frontier
Tagged boomers, church, Millennials, new frontier
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Mutual aid fellowship
Many people’s experience with church is spending an hour on Sunday morning or Saturday night worshiping God in music and listening to someone teach from the word of God. Contact with others is limited and entirely up to you to … Continue reading
Posted in 12 Steps
Tagged 12 Steps, 12-step Christians, AA, AA meeting, al-anon, alcoholics anonymous, Bible, church, Confess your sins, hope, James 5:16, mutual aid fellowship, prayer, recovery, word of God, worshiping God
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Don’t get out much?
Wow, I was a little lost this morning inside my head — just a little fatigue from the season, being way behind on Christmas, and wondering if I had what it takes for this day. Well, of course I have … Continue reading
Church, 2017
Think about the amount of trust in the Holy Spirit there had to be in the formation of the early church. Especially after the persecution scattered believers all over the region. Groups of believers were springing up everywhere. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Transformation Generation
Tagged church, Studies in Acts, Transformation Generation
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A quiet kind of revolution
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) Earlier I shared, in this Catch, how almost daily I go help Marti’s fellow … Continue reading
A different kind of church
The Catch is a place where believing is not necessary for belonging. We have people at various stages of belief and unbelief. If you are on the journey, you may walk with us. Belief is not the absence of doubt, … Continue reading
More church than church
We had church last Sunday night on Facebook Live, and I would give it high marks. It began with a Call to Worship (“Love Him in the Morning”), and then some of what we call Body Life, then a teaching … Continue reading
The Church of the Open Door
Church is home for bad people. Jesus didn’t come for good people; He made that very clear. And yet, why does this always seem like such a radical concept? Like, once we are in church, we are all supposed to … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 