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A Dispensational Discourse with Dr. Paul Martin Henebury
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A Dispensational Discourse with Dr. Paul Martin Henebury

By PAUL J. SCHARF, M.Div. Editor in Chief Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Martin Henebury describes himself as “both an adherent and dismayed critic” of dispensationalism. If you do not know what he means by that, you should take the time to learn. There is much more to his understanding of these issues than we will be able to present in this article, but we hope to provide additional avenues for Paul to explain his views in the future—so stay tuned. Paul is [...]

Enthusiasm for the Role of the Chaplain
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Enthusiasm for the Role of the Chaplain

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO (Read Part 1) One of the reasons that I am currently ministering in Taos, N.M., is that I do not desire to be the CEO of a church, managing many different ministries and committees. The way to keep a pastor from becoming a CEO is to allow parachurch organizations to do ministry. They can do that ministry, and do it well! And those ministries will not have to be overseen or funded by the local [...]

By Randy White|2017-06-01T10:48:32-06:00May 31st, 2017|Categories: America, Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Featured Posts, Memorial Day, Philosophy of Ministry|Tags: America, Chaplaincy, Chaplains, church, Crisis, Human need, International Fellowship of Chaplains, Memorial Day, Ministry, Pastor, Patriotism, Paul Scharf, Randy White, The Gideons International|1 Comment

The Planting of a Good Seed
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The Planting of a Good Seed

As we celebrate Memorial Day and the other patriotic holidays that are coming up at this time of the year, essentially what we are celebrating is more than 240 years of political freedom. We need to understand that this period of freedom that God has given us is abnormal—an anomaly. When you study the flow of world history, you discover that the majority of people who have lived and died have lived under totalitarianism, not in freedom or with the freedoms that we [...]

By admin|2017-06-09T18:32:09-06:00May 26th, 2017|Categories: America, Christian Living, Current Events, Featured Posts, Memorial Day, Nation, News and Events|Tags: America, Andy Woods, Christopher Columbus, Founding Fathers, John Quincy Adams, Memorial Day, Patriotism, Paul Scharf, The Middle East Meltdown|1 Comment

Encouragement for the Work of the Chaplain
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Encouragement for the Work of the Chaplain

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO As we approach Memorial Day, it is especially appropriate that we take some time to remember the work done by Bible-believing chaplains. There are many wonderful military chaplains, and we celebrate their work especially at this season, but there are also many other types of chaplains who perform such a vital service in our communities. I would like to say a word to those who are engaged in this ministry. I want to give just a [...]

By Randy White|2017-05-31T19:24:47-06:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: America, Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Featured Posts, Memorial Day, Philosophy of Ministry|Tags: America, Chaplaincy, Chaplains, church, Crisis, Human need, International Fellowship of Chaplains, Memorial Day, Ministry, Pastor, Patriotism, Paul Scharf, Randy White|1 Comment

We Must Hold to Biblical Traditions Faithfully—Not Abandon Them Flippantly
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We Must Hold to Biblical Traditions Faithfully—Not Abandon Them Flippantly

(Read Part 4) So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us. (2 Thess. 2:15) In this series, we are dealing with the concept of ministry philosophy—addressing a paradigm shift that is taking place in many churches. It includes a variety of issues which all churches, of all sizes and shapes and stripes, are currently facing. Many times today we are differing with other believers, not so much on [...]

By admin|2017-07-23T16:17:53-06:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Biblical Fidelity, Body of Christ, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Dispensational Theology, Featured Posts, Philosophy of Ministry, Theological Education|Tags: Andy Woods, Bible Church Movement, Calvary Chapel, Church Growth Movement, Essentials, Expository preaching, gospel, Ministry paradigm, New Testament, Non-essentials, Old Testament, Paul Scharf, Philosophy of ministry, Preaching, Teaching, The Middle East Meltdown, Truth, Youth|1 Comment

We Must Teach the Old Testament Systematically—Not Superficially
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We Must Teach the Old Testament Systematically—Not Superficially

(Read Part 3) In this ongoing series on developing a Biblical philosophy of ministry, we are dealing with some hot contemporary issues. Order Dr. Andy Woods' new book, "The Middle East Meltdown." What you will discover is that there is a lot of disagreement in churches today—not so much over their doctrinal statements. The disagreement is over how they have decided to do ministry—ministry practicum or a philosophy of ministry. This is important and significant to me because issues nearly identical [...]

By admin|2017-05-12T17:25:59-06:00May 12th, 2017|Categories: Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Biblical Fidelity, Body of Christ, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Dispensational Theology, Featured Posts, Philosophy of Ministry, Theological Education|Tags: Adam, Andy Woods, Bible Church Movement, Calvary Chapel, Church Growth Movement, Daniel, Expository preaching, gospel, Hebrews, Leviticus, Ministry paradigm, New Testament, Old Testament, Paul Scharf, Philosophy of ministry, Preaching, Revelation, Sin, Teaching, The Middle East Meltdown, Truth, Youth|2 Comments

We Must Teach the Entirety of Scripture—Not Merely the New Testament
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We Must Teach the Entirety of Scripture—Not Merely the New Testament

(Read Part 2) Many new ideas are being touted today in terms of changing the direction of churches. We need to become educated on the mood of the body of Christ, and how new ideas are percolating. In this series, we are taking an in-depth look at nine troubling ideas that keep resurfacing in the area of philosophy of ministry. If you have not yet faced these issues in your local Bible-believing church, be assured that you will be facing them soon. They are [...]

By admin|2017-05-12T17:44:31-06:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Biblical Fidelity, Body of Christ, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Dispensational Theology, Featured Posts, Philosophy of Ministry, Theological Education|Tags: Andy Woods, Bible Church Movement, Church Growth Movement, Expository preaching, Ministry paradigm, New Testament, Old Testament, Paul Scharf, Philosophy of ministry, Preaching, Teaching, The Middle East Meltdown, Truth, Youth|1 Comment

We Must Emphasize Prophecy—to the Extent that Scripture Emphasizes It
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We Must Emphasize Prophecy—to the Extent that Scripture Emphasizes It

(Read Part 1) We continue our discussion about ministry philosophy and the temptation to compromise with regard to it. I want to challenge pastors and spiritual leaders to think deeply about these issues—and not go down that road of compromise. Last time we began looking at nine troubling ideas in this regard. The first of those was: There is a tendency to reach the youth at the expense of the truth. We often hear the plea to tone down truth because of [...]

By admin|2017-05-05T17:12:00-06:00April 29th, 2017|Categories: Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Biblical Fidelity, Body of Christ, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Dispensational Theology, Featured Posts, Philosophy of Ministry, Theological Education|Tags: Andy Woods, Bible Church Movement, J. Barton Payne, J. Dwight Pentecost, Ministry paradigm, Paul Scharf, Philosophy of ministry, prophecy, rapture, The Middle East Meltdown, Truth, Walter Kaiser, Youth|0 Comments

We Must Reach the Youth—with the Truth
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We Must Reach the Youth—with the Truth

The issue that we are going to be dealing with in this series of articles is a philosophy of ministry issue. As we develop a philosophy of ministry, we must realize that it will impact all that we do in our ministries. And when we seek to implement a Biblical philosophy of ministry, we will quickly perceive that there are voices in the church which propose concepts that actually lead us away from Biblical truth. Certainly, this is a hot-button issue within the body of Christ today. What [...]

By admin|2017-04-28T19:05:21-06:00April 20th, 2017|Categories: Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Biblical Fidelity, Body of Christ, Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Dispensational Theology, Featured Posts, Philosophy of Ministry, Theological Education|Tags: Andy Woods, Bible Church Movement, Calvary Chapel, Dan Kimball, Emerging Church, Ministry paradigm, Paul Scharf, Philosophy of ministry, prophecy, The Middle East Meltdown, Truth, Youth|4 Comments

The Blood of Jesus
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The Blood of Jesus

(Read Part 1) Foreshadowing Christ "The blood of bulls and goats" (Heb. 9:13; 10:4) was shed on a million occasions in the Old Testament for man the sinner. Now, what we must remember is, that the blood shed by the innocent animals in the Old Testament not only became a covering for sin before the days of the earthly ministry of Christ, but also, it became a foreshadowing of what God would do as we move through history. It foresaw what would take [...]