Church – Page 7 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

The Strange Power of a Meal: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 14:22-25)

What does it mean when you invite someone into your home for a meal? What level of relationship is symbolized? Eating together is a powerful witness to intimacy or at least the desire for intimacy.

Cleansing the Temple: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 11:15-19)

In Martin Luther’s day the church was selling indulgences, “get out of purgatory sooner” cards, and playing on people’s love for their relatives and desire to see them reach heaven

Family Is Everything: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 3:31-35)

Family is everything. We hear that all the time. But what if your family doesn’t believe what you believe about the biggest issues of life? What if your family is actually against you? What

Daily Thoughts from Titus: Life Shapes Life (2)

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (23): Final Thoughts – Philippians 4:21-23

Jesus made what to me is a startling statement to his disciples the night they celebrated Passover and right before he was arrested and executed. He adjured his disciples to love one another the way

Daily Thoughts from Philippians (1): Grace and Peace to Us – Philippians 1:1,2

I have been a part of my local church since 1969 and seen it go through many phases of growth, decline, relocation, building, conflict and renewal. There have been times then when I have been discouraged

New Testament Local Church Government

Writing to one of his team members the apostle Paul instructed, “Appoint elders in every community” (Titus 1:5). As Paul and Barnabas were returning to the towns where they had planted churches

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Paying Our Debt (Acts 20:1-6)

Book of Acts Church New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement,

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Global Christian (Acts 18:12-23)

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law.” But when

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Discipleship (Acts 16:1-5)

Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Christian Conflict (Acts 15:36-41)

Book of Acts Church Conflict New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.” Now Barnabas wanted to take with them

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Church Councils (Acts 15:22-35)

Book of Acts Church Conflict Gospel New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Crucial Decision (Acts 15:6-21)

Book of Acts Church Gospel New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

The apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Lingering Gentile Question (Acts 14:24-28; 15:1-5)

Book of Acts Church Gospel New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the

Daily Thoughts from Acts: The Importance of Church Governance (Acts 14:19-23)

Book of Acts Church Missions New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose

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