The Church
eBook - ePub

The Church

  1. 40 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Church

About this book

The church. The bride of Christ. The body of Christ on earth. A joy, delight, and a comfort to all Christians. And the source of some of our greatest hurt and struggle. We fight for the church, but we also fight inside the church, and the sight of a local congregation or denomination battling it out is one of the saddest and most shaming sights that we ever come across. So do we have the choice to opt out of the church altogether, to go it alone, just us and God? No, says Jeff Lucas. Whatever the problems, we have to learn to work together. With his usual humor and understanding, Jeff takes us through some of the key issues facing Christians in the twenty-first-century church—bullying leaders, grumbling, gossiping, spiritual dementia, and finally the overwhelming need for love. Whether it is asking for our daily bread, forgiving and seeking forgiveness, or exploring what it means for God’s will to be done, these Bible Daily notes are food for the brain and sustenance for the spirit. Bible Daily notes are written by Jeff Lucas to help you apply the lessons of God’s Word daily. Each day and with each devotion, Jeff uses his signature wit and wisdom to reveal insights and practical application you can use in your own life. Each Bible devotion takes only a few minutes to read, but the lessons learned can last a lifetime.

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Information

Publisher
David C Cook
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9780830780884
Topic
Theology & Religion

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1. Stop Attending Church
  3. 2. Jesus Loves the Church
  4. 3. Building with Bananas
  5. 4. Called to Be with Jesus
  6. 5. Forgetting What We’re About
  7. 6. Church in Troubled Times
  8. 7. What to Say to the Burdened
  9. 8. The Church: God’s Coat of Many Colors
  10. 9. Church in Changing Times
  11. 10. Subtle Idolatry
  12. 11. Not Taking Responsibility
  13. 12. Trust
  14. 13. Double Honor
  15. 14. Grumbling
  16. 15. The Shape of Church
  17. 16. Be Faithful
  18. 17. The Big Picture
  19. 18. How Quickly We Forget
  20. 19. Created to Do Good Works
  21. 20. Get Real and Bear with Each Other
  22. 21. Cynicism
  23. 22. Cynicism and Prejudice
  24. 23. Cynicism and Self-Deception
  25. 24. Healthy Skepticism
  26. 25. How to Hear a Good Sermon
  27. 26. I’ll Pray for You
  28. 27. Pray for Boldness
  29. 28. Pray for Enduring Faith
  30. 29. Pray for the Persecuted Church
  31. 30. Leaders Being Real
  32. 31. Church Barons
  33. 32. Abusive Leadership: I’m First
  34. 33. I Know What You Don’t Know
  35. 34. Shooting the Messenger
  36. 35. A Habitual Bully
  37. 36. Don’t Let Them Get Away with It
  38. 37. Abusive Leaders Have Eager Followers
  39. 38. How to Lead, and How to Follow: Servanthood
  40. 39. Imaginary Servanthood
  41. 40. Know That Crises Will Come
  42. 41. Able to Change Their Minds
  43. 42. Listen Up
  44. 43. Difficult People
  45. 44. Follow Through
  46. 45. Encouragement
  47. 46. The Value of Work
  48. 47. Refreshed
  49. 48. Giving
  50. 49. Partners in the Gospel
  51. 50. Don’t Blow Your Own Trumpet
  52. 51. Hang Up That Harp
  53. 52. Finally, Put Down That Cymbal
  54. Notes

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