Membership

Last Friday we looked at another “M” word – Migration.  In that study we examined the phenomenon of the “Migrating Christian“, the brother or sister that seems to rotate amongst congregations in the same area, often for the wrong reasons and rarely investing themselves in the local work.  This week, let us consider the “Visiting Member“.

The new gospel preacher had arrived in town about 4 months ago.  During that time he had used his time wisely, preaching faithful sermons, visiting the membership, tackling projects from the elders, partnering with the deacons, and reaching out to the lost with home Bible…

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What Does It Mean To Be A Friend?

            The wise man Solomon wrote “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity” in Proverbs 17:17.  How true these words do ring.  When we are trying to be a friend to someone, we should seek to be there for him or her through the good times and the bad.  We should definitely not be “fair weather friends,” so to speak.

            Throughout the Bible, many wonderful examples exist as…

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