Trust & Obey, Week 2: Matthew 16 & 18, Part 2 As a pastor of twenty-three years, I’ve had some surprising experiences during worship services. For example, one time a wasp landed right on my Bible as I was preaching! People seated close to the front saw it all. I swatted at it, and itContinue reading “Jesus’ two surprising teachings about church”
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Nicknames & the foundation of the church
Trust & Obey, Week 2: Matthew 16 & 18, Preview Do you have a nickname? Nicknames are fun. They can build a warm, relational bond. Did you know that Jesus seems to like using nicknames? To his disciples James and John, he gave the nickname “Sons of Thunder.” To another disciple, Simon, he gave the nicknameContinue reading “Nicknames & the foundation of the church”
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