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Conflict in the church – Acts 15

Christ’s church has grown from being formed mainly from Jews to Gentiles of all walks of life.  Yet, the church has maintained is unity in the Gospel.  But it is not free from conflict especially with the cultural and religious backgrounds between Jews and Gentiles and how they relate to the Gospel of grace. Many […]

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The Powerful Church – Acts 4:21-34

The church is not a passive institution, but one that is active. It is not an institution that is on the defensive but on the offensive. It is not a weak institution but a powerful one. What makes it powerful? This passage shows us where the true power of the church lies We see two […]

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A New Community of God – Acts 2:41-47

In this passage we find the birth of God’s new community, the church. God’s community is distinctive and unique. It has distinctive God-given characteristics that are evident. Identifying and understanding them will help us be the community of God we are intended to be.

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Preparing to be Witnesses – Acts 1:1-14

A group of 120 people, most of them without much education or social status. Followers of Christ, many of them saw and heard the Lord Jesus Christ. This group of people formed the first “assembly” or church of Christ. These were called to carry the message of the Good News to the whole world. And […]

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A Call to the Church to Persevere in the Faith – Hebrews 10:19-25

In this passage we find the author through the Holy Spirit, calling, reminding us of three things we as the church need to do.   The author of Hebrews encourages Jewish believers to three things. He does it by saying “Let us…”   These is what we are called to do as members of God’s […]

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The role of members in the church

In 1 Thessalonians 5:13-15, Paul urges the church ( in the same way he did about dealing with its leaders (see post here) that they are to correct and help members who need it. Here is the passage in the Message version of the Bible: Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. […]

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Grace Community Church Tyler, Texas

On the last day of the year 2015, I want to share about our church where we’ve been the last 4 months. This short video introduces who Grace is, but you really have to come see yourselves. I’ve been part of many churches and this one by far is a church committed to worshipping God, […]

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The Harvest is Ready, Are you Ready to Work?

We are on our third week of living in Tyler, Texas and we have pretty much settled. Our lives have begun to create the new routines and to adjust to the environment. We are all happy to be here and enjoy the different perspective of this city. More importantly, we are excited to be part […]

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Grace and Legalism

When Christ saves us, he saves us by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-10).  Christians acknowledge and believe this without a doubt. It’s how we live in this world that becomes problematic for many Christians.  On one side there are those who believe they are now free to do anything and thus abuse the grace of […]

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I Don’t Get It!

I just finished reading parts of a blog titled “I don’t get it” about large churches.  The author doesn’t get it why we need them.  I read a bit of it but didn’t finish it because I knew what he would say.  But God still uses us, his Church in spite of our short comings, […]

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