Introduction  Your Christianity doesn’t protect you from conflict.   Conflict is not necessarily the sign that something’s wrong.  Sometimes conflict is a sign that something is going right.  There are righteous ways to say “ouch” and unrighteous ways to say “ouch.”   (MULTILINE) Back to the Beef  L …

Introduction  Why Missing Church Habitually Is Dangerous  One: The more isolated you are, the more vulnerable you are to Satan’s attack.  1 Peter 5:8 (ESV): 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  (MULTILINE) Two: “Good” …

Introduction  Ecclesia means something close to what we call Congress.  We are a Congress of legislators.  We are a Congress of ambassadors.  We are a Congress of judges.  The writer or Hebrews tells us explicitly, gathering is a remedy for Christian stagnation and hypocrisy:   Hebrews 10:24–25 (ESV …