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John 4 tells the story of a divine appointment that began with a woman far from God, but ended with many coming to know Jesus as the Savior of the world.
The Laws of Giving and Receiving
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Novel Generosity: Churches and Individuals Who Creatively Share Their Blessings with Others
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Christians and churches are called by Christ to share their blessings with those around them. Giving often is pretty straight-forward. See a need and meet it. But some givers go a little further with their generosity—not perhaps in what they give, but in how they go about doing it.
Living on Gratitude Street
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Thanksgiving is far more than an American holiday. Gratitude Street winds its way through all of God’s Word. Grace and gratitude, double first cousins, are deeply rooted in the heart of God and Scripture.
Missionary Care: Ministering to Those Who Go
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Share and share alike. Be generous toward others. We all have a part to play. Those in the field who go to battle need workers to guard the equipment. Missionary care is a guardianship of one of our most precious kingdom resources: our sent ones.
Cross-Cultural Christmas
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Like the wisemen, people around the world are experiencing unexpected events. Maybe you can be a partner in evangelism with a global work that will meet their needs and open the door for them to be drawn to the Christ child.
Staying on Mission: How Restoration Movement Churches Are Supporting Global Ministry
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Independent Christian churches and churches of Christ have a record of missionary activity and advocacy that stretches back to the earliest chapters of Restoration history. Our many contemporary missions organizations, programs, and conferences show that this commitment to making disciples around the globe is still a key characteristic of our movement.
Mission: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
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Forty-four years ago, as a young missionary ministering in Kenya, Doug Priest wrote an article about “Missions in the Eighties.” Now he looks at the past, present, and future of missions in the Restoration Movement.
Honoring Christ in an Age of Outrage
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In a time when so many are drunk with rage, Christians—and leaders in particular—must be sober-minded. Don’t forget that we’ve got essential and eternal kingdom work to do.
Leading Like Jesus in a Cultural Quagmire
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Only Jesus’ model of leadership can keep our flocks intact. Until we lift Jesus higher than our differences and above our preferences, we will not reach further than our own reflections.