... was seen as something God did, a greater annointing, a greater work of the Spirit, a greater moving on the people convicting of Sin. Whitefield described 1739-1740 'as an earnest of future and more plentiful ...
... Some work very hard to maintain relationships across boundaries of ministries and theology. Others are very difficult to get on with. We find people who have owned slaves, we find people who are divisive ...
... on of the true meaning.
- they developed a system of vowels for the text called pointing. This consisted of dots and lines placed around the text indicating vowels
- They were in a long line of people ...
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- Thus the sadducees consisted of the priestly hierarchy and other aristocracy of Jerusalem.
- because of their backgrounds they were conservative - they had more to lose as opposed to the common people ...
... life of the people
- they were to be the interface between God and the people.
- they were also the repository of what to do to please God
- The Judges carried on the role of law mediator that Moses ...
... ceased if only because people would notice and scream
- the pentateuch was almost certainly the first to be accepted on this status.
- note the status of canon was really a feeling about the books ...
... static because it was taken and reused again and again to meet the new situations God's people found themselves in.
- Should be seen more in terms of preachers sermon notes...
New Testament time of ...
... answer would be God preparing his people. Liberal that they were projected back in time to the time when God was molding his people so that they gained authority.
- Israel very hot and dry - although ...
... congregation.
The concept of the Covenant Community is an application or related concept to that of the life setting of the passage. One way of looking at the bible is to trace the history of the people ...
... of the Levite to his concubine. Is this story something to be emulated? Surely if it is the word of God...?
e) Jn 7:53-8:11
What is your reaction? There are people in this story that reflect us at ...
... readings of this verse:
Where there is no vision the people perish
Where there is no vision the people are unrestrained.
I prefer the second reading. The role of vision in this verse is to define the ...
... the success?
· What was the result of commissioning Paul?
I could add more. It seems like the people of the early church could achieve more simply walking down the street than we can with a full-blown ...
... is something that the covenant community has aspired to since the fall. Here there is direct interaction between God and the people and a closeness of relationship. The people rule under God in harmony ...
... from the maturity factor. It is well accepted that spirituality and operation of gifts ie skill in operation of gifts develops in exercise, for example people's sensitivity to the Spirit develops as they ...
Leadership in Formation
We often talk about people developing into leadership indicating a process of learning, growing, being mentored and ministry formation. I have used the term "finished minister" ...
... from this investment.
So why am I talking about this in the context of a Christian article? I see the same issues within the church. From a people management viewpoint, a church is a very interesting ...
... this picture is of part of the secular government of Israel. In the last case they step beyond that. This is largely not sustained. The Elders tend to represent the people in witnessing and ceremonial ...
Culture Change: Riding the Crest
The Theory of Culture Change
A Culture is a delineated group of people who because of group boundaries hold to consistent common understandings and ways of doing things. ...
Sources of Power for Leadership
In many management texts they supply an analysis of the power bases that people work from in management. One such is:
(Quoted from Lloyd S. Baird, James E. Post ...