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People often complain, “Churches today only care about money.” They often wonder if their money will be used wisely. Perhaps because people see so much abuse and misuse of tax dollars by the government, they think the leaders of the church do no better.

The Holy Spirit dwells in us. He does not “come and go.” He permanently resides within our spirits. (1 Cor 3:16, 6:19) The Holy Spirit also operates within us on a daily basis to help us in all matters of our Christian life. The Holy Spirit works in the following ways:

A couple of summers ago I was asked to explain a Baptist’s definition of God’s grace to someone who was brought up in a religion that taught grace through

Have you ever thought about what God’s position is concerning our work? It’s what most of us do about 50 - 70% of our waking hours? Even for Christians, that is not an easy question to answer. The Bible is pretty clear about it, but not everyone knows what it says, and even if we do, it’s often difficult to apply.

As King David approached the end of his life and reign over Israel, the next promised heir to the throne was Solomon. After a brief power struggle with his older brother Adonijah, David settled the controversy by naming Solomon the new king.

The new year has begun. It is probably not coincidence that a new season of The Biggest Loser started as the calendar turned over – after the indulgence of the holidays many of us are ready to make some changes and are hopeful about seeing some benefit to reward our conviction.

The Bible tells us, “Beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.” (Jude 20) Churches should be the place of the power of the Holy Spirit because of the effectual fervent prayers of its people. However, instead of being rich in prayer, we are often in poverty.

If there is one thing that is certain in life it is change. That axiom is especially true when it comes to the way we interact with each other.