Tag: mission

Spring: The Time When Kings Go to Battle

I am loving these beautiful spring days! We have been blessed with some great weather recently. While, I enjoyed the snow for a brief period, I much prefer the beauty of a warm spring day. The Bible rarely mentions the season of spring, but it is used significantly in regard to when kings go out …

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The Benefits of an In-State Mission Trip!

I preach for the Seven Oaks Church of Christ in Mayfield, Kentucky.  Kentucky has several counties that have only one church of Christ.  Now that my kids are getting older, I wanted to lead a group, with the help of my wife, to one of these congregations this year to preach a meeting and hold …

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The Local Church is the Hope of the World

I have a dear friend who has spent his professional life involved in mission work and church planting  and now works in recruiting mission teams to plant local churches.  When last speaking with him, he noted how he is increasingly seeing more Christians who are not interested in church planting. There is a desire to …

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