A myriad of opportunities
What if the decline of the church in the West is not its death knell but part of its rebirth? Could the pain and conflict we’re experiencing be the birth pangs of a church moving from one epoch to another?
What if the decline of the church in the West is not its death knell but part of its rebirth? Could the pain and conflict we’re experiencing be the birth pangs of a church moving from one epoch to another?
Can you really influence generations to come? Isaiah 60:22 brazenly promises, ‘The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.’ Brian introduces the ‘smallest man’: Ron.
I feel pretty confident in saying that the majority of us, as humans, are carrying some negative words and names in our hearts! It may be from negative comments or from someone behaving in a way that communicates negative feelings about us.
I met Jason in my second year at university. The summer before, God had opened my eyes to the reality that everyone I knew was going to spend eternity with Jesus or apart from him. Right away, I started to make plans of how I would share the gospel with friends, family and new classmates.
We are living in a critical time for our nation and the church. Many things people have previously placed their hope in seem to be crumbling before their eyes. Political instability, cultural upheaval and economic uncertainty all bring fear and anxiety into the everyday lives of people.
It started in a coffee shop with my daughter and grand-daughter. I was sharing how meeting with church family once or twice a week wasn’t enough. How far we seem to be from the ‘encourage one another daily’ lifestyle of Hebrews 3:13.