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Experiencing the Truth:Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church

Posted in Books, Ecclisiology, Health Wealth Movement, Healthy Churches, Recommended Books, Reformed Perspective, tagged , , , , , on August 14, 2008 | 11 Comments »

 
Carter, Anthony. Experiencing the Truth:Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church. Crossway Books , 2008. pp. 192. $12.99
Anthony Carter, Ken Jones and Michael Leach are all pastors. Anthony Carter pastors East Point Church in East Point (Atlanta) Georgia, Ken Jones pastors Greater Union Baptist Church   and Michael Leach pastors All Saints Redeemer Church located in Decatur (Atlanta) [...]

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Why Community?

Posted in Ecclesiology, Studying the Scriptures, tagged on August 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Ephesians 4:15-16
15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself [...]

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It’s The Remix Baby #10

Posted in Remix, tagged on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

2 Timothy 2:24-26
 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone who agrees with them theologically, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness unless that person is labeled a heritic, is seeker sensitive, Charismatic or Emergent. Because there is no way God may perhaps  would grant them repentance leading to [...]

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Lecrae’s New Album “Rebel” Due to Release Sep 30th

Posted in Holy Hip Hop, Music, tagged , , on August 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Reach Records announced today two pre-orders:
Here are links to the two pre-order options:
Regular Edition:  http://www.merchline.com/reach/productdisplay.7081.p.htm
Deluxe Edition:  http://www.merchline.com/reach/categorydisplay.3093.c.htm
Please Check out www.reachrecords.com
Here is a short thesis on the album:

Join Lecrae in redefining “Rebel”. When you hear the word, what do you think of? Jesus was a Rebel in his day. He lived for something other than the [...]

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A Promise To Pursue Edification

Posted in Current Issues, Theology Applied on August 13, 2008 | 19 Comments »

As we write, speak, teach, serve and give what should be our end goal? I think our goal is to edify. The reason I start this way, is because as I post going forward I want what I write to do exactly that. For that.
I won’t write what I won’t speak face to face
I will [...]

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We Decided to Do it! Changing the Name

Posted in Uncategorized on August 11, 2008 | 18 Comments »

After much wrestling and praying and a few upset blog visitors we have decided to change the name. Tyris gave me the okay to change it so I will. We will change the name to “A Better Covenant”. The key verse will be Hebrews 8:6. No need to change the name on your blogroll. We [...]

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How a Church is Birthed! What I Saw and What I See

Posted in Ecclesiology on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
Okay Deacon and Usher brought up some good points that I would have never consolidated like he did in the previous post. But I want to tell you what I see.

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Vision Casting for Dummies: One Shepherd’s “No Fail” Plan

Posted in Ecclesiology, tagged on August 10, 2008 | 7 Comments »

And Jesus said:
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you [...]

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No Need I’ll Hold Your Fork & Spoon: A Case Against Perpetual Infancy

Posted in Ecclesiology, tagged on August 8, 2008 | 20 Comments »

I guess my question is this….. what is the end goal of discipleship/gathering/church?
I have been struggling with this for some time now. As I have wrestled with seminary (and which one) different affiliations/denominations: PCA, SB and Bible to name a few, the revolving door has landed right back where I started. What is the purpose [...]

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Biblical Forgiveness: Part II

Posted in Theology Applied, tagged on August 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Here is the command:
Ephesians 4:32
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
This could probably a 3 page paper. However I am going to try to express what the Holy Spirit showed me today while I was wrestling through a disagreement with my lovely wife.
What exactly does Paul mean [...]

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