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A Dead Church: Jesus’ Condemnation and Challenge to Sardis
Calling a church “dead” implies a lack of spiritual vitality, not necessarily a decline in activities or growth. Such churches may succumb gradually to complacency or spiritual apathy, often with a misplaced focus on worldly success over spiritual depth. Revival, as illustrated by Jesus’s message to the Church in Sardis, involves waking up, remembering the…
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The Role of Repentance, Faith, and Baptism
In the early days of the Church, on the day of Pentecost, something remarkable happened. The Apostle Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, delivered a powerful sermon that penetrated the hearts of those who heard it. In Acts 2:37-41, Peter emphasizes that […]
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What does it mean to repent and believe?
When Jesus started preaching in Galilee, He tells us the Kingdom of God is at hand. His message was “repent and believe.” Because Jesus is King…His kingdom is both a present reality and a future hope. In the person of Jesus Christ, […]