Who Should Take Communion

“Many Christians today are unfamiliar with the fencing of the table. It’s as foreign to them as church discipline (Matt. 16:18–19; 18:15–18). This is partly because mainline and broad evangelical ministers stopped fencing the table a long time ago. Consequently, some Christians are deeply offended by the practice. What some fail to understand, however, is […]

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Contemporary Worship Services – Are They Truly Worship? Part 2

“Contemporary worship isn’t really new. It started in North America with the advent of Finneyite revivalism in the early 19th century, at least. Arguably, the innovations of the First Great Awakening in the 18th century should be considered “contemporary” departures from the staid worship and services common up until then. Maybe it’s best to say,

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Contemporary Worship Services – Are They Truly Worship?

“A recent visit to what I suppose to be an ordinary, middle-of-the-road, mid-sized Southern Baptist church stunned me, though it shouldn’t have—I should have known better. What I encountered (they used the word “encounter” a lot) was arguably not a Christian worship service. So what was it?… The bottom line: I believe the service had

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God’s Ordinary Means of Grace

“Our generation is obsessed with excitement and entertainment, making the ordinary sound boring. All the same, most people do not want their search for food to be truly exciting, as if the outcome were unsure. You want to walk to the fridge or go to the restaurant and know food will be available. Even when

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