Commendation to the Church (1 Thess 1:3)

A WORD OF COMMENDATION TO THE CHURCHThis is an encouragement to the saints (1 Thess 1.2-3)Geoffrey R. Kirkland Christ Fellowship Bible Church 1Thessalonians 1:3 — constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of...

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A Devotional on Jesus' Selection of the Twelve

In Mark's account of the choosing of the 12 (Mark 3:13-19), Jesus goes up on the mountain and then selects men whom He Himself wanted to serve with Him. Drawing from the text, here are four application points to consider devotionally. 1) ORDINARY MENThe men who were designated to be Apostles were...

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Specific Helps on Family Worship

A while back, we posted a number of articles to help Christians in understand why family worship proves to be so valuable and how to equip believers to implement this in the home. Here are the articles: 1. Family worship & evangelism 2. Family worship & prayer 3. Family worship & Scripture 4....

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The Process of Becoming a Leader in a Local Church.

The Process of Becoming a Leader of Christ Fellowship Bible ChurchGeoffrey R. Kirkland Christ Fellowship Bible Church (St Louis, MO)The church belongs to Jesus Christ! He resides as the sovereign Head over His Body, the church and He has spoken clearly and sufficiently in His Word, the Bible. What...

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The Reality of Eternal Punishment.

THE REALITY OF ETERNAL PUNISHMENTGeoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchMatthew 3:12 — “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”From this text,...

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The Pastor Is the Primary Worship Leader.

The Pastor Is the Primary Worship Leader.Geoffrey R. KirklandChrist Fellowship Bible ChurchLots of titles swirl in church-circles today. Minister of music. Worship director. Worship pastor. And on they go. Often these titles that relate to a ‘worship leader’ point to the person who plans, leads, and...

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