Khotbah Video, Mengapa Tidak Juga Ibadah Video?

Artikel ini mengingatkan saya pada sejarah perjalanan gereja kami. Carl Trueman, you nailed it again!

Multisite, the Poker Tell and the Importance of Presence

Any classic rock fan knows that there is nothing quite like hearing a live band.   A few years ago, I went to hear The Who (or at least Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, the extant members).  I remember listening on the way home to a live recording of 'Won't Get Fooled Again' just after hearing the real thing in the stadium.  Even without Moon and Entwistle, the live performance was so much more powerful than the recording which, in the immediate aftermath of the concert, sounded like an anemic cover by a wannabe boy band.  The same thing applied next day to my watching of the video of the last time the original line-up ever played together, performing that very song.  It was simply not a patch on actually being there, despite the absence of Keith and John.

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Is There an Office for Pastors' Wives?

By Jonathan Leeman | 4.19.2012

What role should a pastor's wife or elder's wife play in the church? What are her responsibilities? How can she serve as a helpmate to her husband in the ministry? 

THERE IS NO "PASTOR'S WIFE" OFFICE

The first thing to say on this topic is that the Bible does not establish an office for "elder/pastor wife." It doesn't offer her a job description. This in turn means an elder's wife should not feel forced into some mold or set of expectations. Rather, an elder's wife should feel free to simply be a happy, healthy, growing Christian who seeks to fulfill the "one another" commands in the context of her church just like every other member should.

Why go to church

Video singkat yang nanti bisa Anda saksikan memuat Q-A (Canadian bilang, "Q-Eh.") dengan Marva Dawn, salah satu teolog favorit saya. Dalam observasinya, Dawn menemukan bahwa orang Kristen sendiri, entah sadar atau tidak, telah memisahkan penyembahan dari pelayanan. Kita sering bilang, "Ini hari Minggu, saya mau pergi ke gereja." Menurut Dawn, itu BAD THEOLOGY. Dan jika kita speak bad theology, kita live bad theology. Kita pergi ke gereja, participate dalam kehidupan gereja, merasa sebagai gereja, hanya 1 minggu sekali. Sudah itu kita kembali seperti sediakala, menjadi dunia: berpikir seperti dunia, berlaku seperti dunia. Keadaan kita perburuk dengan motivasi mencari hiburan (music, songs, sermon) dalam kebaktian. Kalau tidak dapat di sini, kita cari di tempat lain.

Fear of the LORD and Wisdom

Post ini merupakan response saya terhadap pertanyaan seseorang. Semoga menjadi berkat bagi anda juga.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight." - Prov. 9:10

1. Apa artinya takut akan Tuhan?

Tim Keller memberi jawaban yang sangat baik; saya berhutang padanya. Ini yang ia katakan: