April 2005

Church Growth Incorporated

09/13/2014

Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from The Sun News.co m, February 2005, with the headline: “Churches Turn to Business Tactics—Market segmentation and brand loyalty are terms familiar to many business people in...Read more

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How Do Spiritual Songs Relate to God's Word?

09/13/2014

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here is this week’s question: “Dear Dave and Tom: I was wondering if you could help me better understand a couple of related verses. In Ephesians:5:18-19 [18] And be not drunk with...Read more

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Should We Obey Man or God?

09/13/2014

Tom: We’re going through the Book of Acts, this is our Understanding the Scriptures segment, we are in Acts chapter 4. Dave, we’ll pick right up with verse 19. Acts:4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken...Read more

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Suffering

April 8, 2005

From the April 1 TBC Apples of Gold Calendar: No human life (the body) is infinite (Hebrews 9:27 ). Part of the nature of the Lord Jesus Christ included a physical body that physically died on the cross. The infinite part of Christ (His spirit) suffered the infinite pain of...Read more

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What to Do

April 8, 2005

Recently the first issue of the "Department of Indoctrination" of the Al-Qa'ida-Iraq organization's online magazine was published under the title of "The Crest of the Summit of Islam " [Dhurwat Sanam Al- Islam ], an expression which is commonly used to designate Jihad. An article in the magazine by a...Read more

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Unbelief

April 8, 2005

National Test Reveals Christian Students Lack A Biblical Worldview A worldview is the lenses, glasses, framework or grid through which you look at the world and every issue and aspect of life. In America, the two predominant worldviews are either a secular humanist worldview or a Biblical Christian worldview. Your...Read more

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Faith Healers

April 8, 2005

From the March 25 Apples of Gold calendar: You know the tragic result of well-meaning pastors and faith healers who continue to command diseases to depart and nothing happens. This goes on thousands of times a day around the world. What do you think that does to the faith of...Read more

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Maturity

April 8, 2005

From the March 23 Apples of Gold calendar: As we grow and mature in the Lord, we become more Christlike. We " reflect " His attitudes and we show His working in our lives. As the lesser light of the moon is just a reflection of the greater light of...Read more

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Dangerous People

April 8, 2005

Is Emerging Church Leader, Brian McLaren, Turning His Back on the Cross? March 20, 2005 Is Brian McLaren becoming an enemy of the Cross of Jesus Christ? While his signature and endorsement on the back of such books as Tony Campolo's Speaking My Mind and Dave Fleming's The Seeker's Way,...Read more

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Compromise

April 8, 2005

"No Doubt We're In The Last Days" News Albert Mohler President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Wednesday, March 16, 2005 Modernity's Assault on Truth Throughout its history, Western culture has grappled with truth in a variety of ways. In its modern phase, Western culture sought to dominate truth, to...Read more

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