Tag: persecution

• For Heaven’s Sake!

  Tuesday Re-mix – Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.  1 Corinthians 15:58 “So what?”  That is a question I always ask when I study the Bible. […]

  Blake

  November 13, 2012

  Corinthians, missional

  1 Corinthians 15, Christian, eternity, gospel, Heaven, motivation, New Testament, Paul, persecution, reason, resurrection, sprout, therefore

• Like Moths to a Flame: How We are Killing the Church

  Tuesday Re-mix – I’ve never actually seen a moth burn up as a result of being drawn into a flame.  But I’ve seen them buzzing around my back porch light enough to get the idea.  It is a great illustration for how we are often drawn into the very things that will ultimately destroy us.  […]

  Blake

  December 14, 2010

  Church/State issues, leadership, The Church’s Influence, the revolution

  American church, China, Christianity, diversity, flame, influence, moth, persecution, politics, South Korea

• The Principle of the Spirit

  I am in South Africa with a team of teacher/facilitators from our ministry, teaching “Five Principles of Unity” in churches there.  Look here for our schedule and how you can be praying for us.  Here is some of what we are teaching: Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples… As […]

  Blake

  June 18, 2009

  5 Principles of Unity, Church Unity

  Acts 9, Christ in you, Paul, persecution, Principle of the Spirit, Spirit