Christian leadership

What Is the Strange Meaning of Predestination?

February 6, 2024 Messiah Community 15:06

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How can God choose to save some and eternally punish others? What about my loved ones who are not believers? For many, contemplating predestination brings about fear, trepidation, controversy, and emotional exhaustion, making it a difficult topic to study—let alone view as a blessing. This addition to the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series carefully examines…

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How Much of the Scriptures Have You Memorized?

February 2, 2024 Messiah Community 0:22:41

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A Simple, Proven Method for Memorizing Long Passages of Scripture. When God’s word abides in believers, it overflows with blessings for everyday life. Many Christians have individual Scripture verses “stored up” in their hearts, but there can be even greater spiritual benefit to memorizing long passages―even entire books―of the Bible. Unfortunately, this is often dismissed…

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How Can Love and Respect Improve a Marriage?

January 20, 2024 Messiah Community 0:32:51

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Come discover one of the greatest secrets to a successful relationship! Love & Respect is A New York Times best-selling marriage book making a difference with over two million copies sold! Help you and your spouse achieve a deeper level of intimacy by stopping the crazy cycle of conflict, developing better communication skills, and enjoying renewed passion. …

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What Makes a Good Christian School?

December 30, 2023 Messiah Community 33:27

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Simon Jeynes is co-founder and Executive Director of Christian School Management. Simon is passionate about ensuring that every seat in every Christian school is full and that every student in those seats is having a joyful, transformative experience. He consults onsite and online with Christian schools across North America. He writes Entheos (the free CSM…

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Joni Eareckson Tada: How to Comfort a Weary Soul

November 18, 2022 Messiah Community 29:15

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Joni Eareckson Tada Offers 25 Hymns for Worship for Difficult Times As an author, speaker, and advocate for people with disabilities, Joni Eareckson Tada has inspired people around the world with her story of faith in the midst of suffering. In this beautiful collection of hymns and devotions she acts as a “song leader,” guiding readers…

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How Do Christians Exercise Privilege in the World?

September 30, 2022 Messiah Community 21:21

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While preparing the way for the Lord, John the Baptist declares, “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.” Many have failed to do this, in part, because repentance has become diluted. Rather than truly turning away from sin–back to God–we often equate repentance with a mere oral confession. This domesticated, unbiblical understanding of repentance bears no…

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How to Find Yourself: Why Looking Inward Is Not the Answer

September 11, 2022 Messiah Community 18:45

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A Christian Answer to the Identity Angst of Our Culture. In the 21st-century West, identity is everything. Never has it been more important, culturally speaking, to know who you are and be true to yourself. Expressive individualism—the belief that looking inward is the way to find yourself—has become the primary approach to identity formation, and…

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How a Jewish Movement Turned Into the Early Church

May 24, 2022 Messiah Community 00:37:52

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How is it that a first-generation Jewish messianic movement undertook a mission to the pagan world and rapidly achieved a momentum that would have a lasting impact on world history? In this monumental two-volume study, Eckhard Schnabel provides a unified and detailed picture of the rise and growth of early Christian mission. He begins with…

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How to Make Sense of Denominations

July 3, 2021 Messiah Community 23:59

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The Handbook of Denominations in the United States has long been the gold standard for reference works about religious bodies in America. The purpose of this Handbook is to provide accurate and objective information about the most significant Christian traditions and denominations in the United States today. It contains descriptions of over 200 distinct Christian denominations as well as…

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Are You Going Through the Motions in Your Faith?

May 27, 2021 Messiah Community 36:23

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In her book The Pretend Christian, author Deirdre Reilly takes the reader on her personal journey to find authentic Christian faith, winding through common questions, doubts, and both negative and positive experiences that all lead to the stunning, life-changing reality of Christ’s presence. Filled with raw honesty, sincere doubts, genuine searching, and moving, often-humorous insights,…

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