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Partnering with Your Minister in the Gospel — Philippians 1:1-7

By Zach Keele / July 15, 2025

A beautiful and harmonious partnership exists between the members of a congregation and their minister, senders and sent. Here’s why your pastor needs you.

10 Things People Who Love God Want to Do

By BCL / May 13, 2025

People who have new life in Christ are filled with gratitude for God’s mercy in saving them and giving them eternal life. Here are 10 things people who love God want to do, along with corresponding Bible verses.

How Is the Day of Firstfruits Related to Every Believer’s Personal Resurrection?

By BCL / February 20, 2025

The resurrection of Christ makes the believer’s resurrection necessary. How is the day of firstfruits in the Old Testament related to every Christian’s certain future resurrection?

Are You a Productive Bee? 7 Ways God Has Gifted Christians to Serve

By Campbell Markham / July 31, 2024

A jar of honey is the result of thousands of forager bees, drones, builders, guards, and nurses toiling for the queen and her honeycomb kingdom. Here are 7 ways Christians also labor together to produce a sweet gospel harvest.

I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 9

By Campbell Markham / June 25, 2024

What is the holy catholic church? What is the communion of saints? The answers may surprise you.

Organic Christian Living in the Local Church

By Nick Batzig / February 8, 2024

A mechanistic church mindset is a counterfeit to an organic church mindset. How should Christians approach programs and extracurricular activities as they seek to nurture organic love and service in the body of Christ?

“No Division in the Body” — 1 Corinthians 12:25-27

By Daniel Rowlands / October 16, 2023

What does it mean practically that Christians are members of Christ’s body?

The What, When, and Why of Exhorting One Another

By Jonathan Landry Cruse / September 19, 2023

In Hebrews 3:13 we read that believers are called to “exhort one another every day.” What is exhorting, when should we do it, and why is exhorting so important?

Church Membership — Like a Marriage

By J. V. Fesko / June 13, 2022

Christians can start looking for the door with a consumer’s mentality when a local church doesn’t meet their expectations. Their membership is all about receiving benefits and service. Here’s why our attitude towards church membership should be closer to what we find in a marriage relationship.