If you ask any ministry leader what worries them, you’ll soon come across this point: even though they are certain the message is correct, they still question whether it is actually getting across to people. A sermon series that transforms a congregation in Dallas may have no impact in Nairobi, not because the truth has changed, but because of the words used. Translation of the Christian message links a message that exists with one that is understood. The bridge matters more now than at any time in the church’s history.…
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10 Christian Life Skills Every Believer Should Develop
Conversion is a birth, not a graduation. A man can quote Romans 8 line for line and still torch his marriage over a credit card statement. A woman can lead worship on Sunday morning and dodge collection calls on Monday afternoon. The doctrine holds. The practice is a wreck. That chasm between what a believer confesses and how a believer actually lives is where Christian life skills earn their keep. Not theory. Habits with calluses on them — ordinary, repeatable practices that drag belief out of the sanctuary and onto…
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