A study by Pastor Shane Montgomery. Be Saved and Baptised Get saved (Mt 7:13-14; Mt 7:22-23; Mt 11:28; Jn 3:3; Jn 3:7; Jn 6:29; Jn 6:40; Jn 7:37; Jn 14:1; Ac 16:31; Ro 10:9; Jas 1:21; 1Jn 3:23; Re 22:17) Be Baptised (Mt 28:19; Ac 2:41; Ac 8:36-38) Pray and Fast (Mt 6:1-18; Mt 7:7-11; Mt 9:38; Mt 17:21; Mt 21:22; Mt 26:41; Mk 9:23; Mk 9:29; Mk 11:22-26; Lk 11:5-13; Lk 18:1-8; Lu 21:36; Jn 14:13-14; Jn 15:7; Jn 16:24; Ro 12:12; Ep 6:18; Php 4:6-7; Co 4:2; 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 2:8;......
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Before we look at what God teaches us regarding women in church leadership/preaching positions, we must understand that the Bible never implies that women are in any way inferior to men. If anything, women prove to be the most spiritual (who stood by Jesus on the cross?). There are so many amazing and faith-filled women in the Bible (e.g. Sarah, Deborah, Ruth, Hannah, Phebe). To understand why God directs us toward different leadership roles in the Bible, we must go back to God’s original design for men and women. These Scriptural truths are......
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What Is Church Membership? Church membership is when a group of Christians gathers together and forms a local church, bonded together by a common set of beliefs and goals. In the Bible, every local church was autonomous (i.e. self-governing, not under the control of an earthly organization or headquarters). Each believer “joins” the church, becoming a vital part of the local body, serving and helping make church decisions. Each church typically writes a document, sometimes referred to as a “constitution”, defining the church’s core beliefs from the Bible, how the church accepts and......
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In Matthew 6:5-15, Jesus Christ taught a lesson on prayer. Let’s look at it. In verses 5-6, the Lord tells us to pray in our closet, teaching us that He wants us to meet Him in a private place every day. We are to be honest with God, Psalm 51:6, “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts.” Psalm 145:18, “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.” He says “when thou prayest”, not “if thou prayest.” (All great men of the......
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If you are hurting or suffering in some other way, you are not the first person to go through this! In the Bible, we have record of many of God’s people who have suffered. David, a man after God’s own heart, suffered as well. In Psalms 77 verses 7 through 9 we read of his frustration with his trials. After expressing his frustration, he realized that the truth of his position with the Lord was not changed by his current-day circumstances. Circumstances can often make us “feel” like God doesn’t care any more,......
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The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. That chapter is all about God’s Word. In one section, David expressed his love for God’s Word and related how that love affected his life. We can glean much from his lesson. Having a proper attitude toward the Word of God will truly make a difference in your Christian life. In verse 161 David explained how his “awe” for God’s Word helped him through his trials. Loving God’s Word does not mean we won’t have problems, but it will help us respond to those......
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Friendship is good, Ec 4:9-10 Choose carefully: Your future is no greater than your friends You are known by your friends (if they are trouble, guilt by association) Pr 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. II Pe 2:7b Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Be Friendly: Pr 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Five Traits The Right Friend Does Not Have: Is Not Comfortable With......
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Jos 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. Ps 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,......
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According to the Bible, friendship is a good thing, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” However, the Bible gives many warnings about the importance of choosing our friends carefully. It’s been said that your future is no greater than your friends and that you are known by your friends (often guilt by association).......
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