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As we approach the month of November, we tend to focus on Thanksgiving. Obviously, this includes the turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, and dessert. However, thanksgiving is much more. For the month of November (including today!), we are going to focus on thankfulness. How do we cultivate a heart of thanksgiving? We are commanded to be thankful! Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church, “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thess. 5:18, NASB). It is God’s will for us to be thankful. We must cultivate a heart of thankfulness. That is, we want to develop a spirit of consistent thankfulness. We want to develop a habit of thanksgiving. The psalms, which addr
“How can evangelism help me grow in godliness?” may be the first question you ask upon reading the title of this post. It is an understandable question, too, in light of the present health (or, lack thereof) of the Church. First, we need to have a basic idea of what evangelism is. Some view it as the ability to argue for God and His truth. Others view evangelism as street preaching. Still others may view evangelism as a worship service that is more like a rock concert than a church service. Mack Stiles provides an excellent definition of evangelism, writing “Evangelism is teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade.”[1] Stiles’ definition is helpful because it focuses on the key aspects of
Training for Godliness: Worship Worship is a common word in churches, but it is one of those words that every seems to know but cannot define. When we consider the importance of worship, it is vital that we understand and practice it. Unfortunately, we often confuse worship with an experience. We attend a great service of music and we think that was worship. Or, we think lights and smoke and flashy shows provides a worship experience. But is this worship? As Ken Boa defines it, “To worship is to be fully occupied with the attributes of God—the majesty, beauty, and goodness of his person, powers, and perfections.”[1] To worship, then, is to focus on God in all His glory. Worship is not define
Training for Godliness: Prayer Believers are meant to grow. Like flowers in the field, believers require certain items to help them grow. Flowers need water, sunlight, and rich soil in order to develop and grow. We have already examined one of the means by which believers grow (or, train for godliness), and that is the Word of God. The Word provides the soil, if you will, for the believer’s nutrients. God, in His goodness, provides an additional means for growth through the form of prayer. The London Baptist Confession of Faith states, “Prayer, with thanksgiving, being one part of natural worship, is by God required of all men.”[1] Prayer, while required, is also a wonderful tool in the box