Tag: Mennonite Confession of Faith
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Fifth Sunday of Easter: The Epistle Passage – Coming to the Lord from . . . . wherever
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation- if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” I Peter 2:2 – 3) This is a good verse when thinking about new believers – of any faith tradition really. The apostle Peter is talking about…
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BEARING WITNESS . . . Saying it with words
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.”(Reference:…
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DISCIPLESHIP . . . Following God closely
“The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord, keeping his commandments, his decrees, and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant.” (Reference: 2…
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Peace, Justice and Nonresistance – A Covenant for a New Tomorrow?
“In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.” (Hosea 2:18 ) It is appropriate…
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Peace, Justice and Nonresistance; Who’s got your back?!
“Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:13-14 ) This is a very “Charlton Heston” type of…
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Family, Singleness and Marriage – Finding the bone and flesh that makes you whole
“The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife…
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Discipleship and the Christian Life: Suffering for the faith
“… If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.” (1 Peter 4:16) “… So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.” ( 1 Peter 4:19 ) Five year ago [What does it…
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Who’s In The Church?
“Then I remembered what the Lord had said: “John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God? When they heard this, they…
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Ministry and Leadership – Ministering according to what’s inside us
“Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was…
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Make a Christmas Noise!
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his…
A Simple Desire 