Bread and Wine are visible and the Life of Christ is invisible. It is a sign of God ’s grace‚ a visible sign‚ something we are able to see. Therefore the church stands as a visible sign; the invisible grace is God ’s presence. Hence sacraments make God ’s presence more real and understandable for us as believers. The church is needed to build up unity among all of us‚ to bring us together as a community to share in God ’s life just as God wants. The church is a sign and instrument of unity with God
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The United Methodist Church My home church is United Methodist. I have gone there ever since I was a child because that is where my mother went to church. Through researching this paper I found many interesting things about my church. There are many points and issues I agree with and many I disagree with. Writing this really made me think about my denomination closely and if it’s the right one for me. The United Methodist Church shares a common history and heritage with other Methodist and
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GETTING TO KNOW THE CHURCH FATHERS Seminar in Church History 520 September 21‚ 2012 The author of the book‚ “Getting to know the church fathers” makes it very clear from the onset that the book is not only a historical look into the development of the church but an attempt to revitalize or jump-start one’s life in Christian ministry. Bryan Liftin helps readers understand the fathers as individuals who cared deeply about preserving the core tenets of the Christian faith. This book has a
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The Eastern Church vs. the Western Church In the year 1054‚ due to political‚ cultural and religious reasons‚ the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Eastern Church (the Orthodox Church) and the Western Church (the Catholic Church). As a result of the Schism‚ differences increased between the two. The primary differences are the Papal claims of authority and the insertion of the filioque clause into the Nicene Creed (Ware‚ 1963). Since the two were one prior to the Schism‚ there are similarities;
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l22748411 CHMN 201 CO3 LUO 10/24/2010 CHURCH LEADERSHIP PAPER The subject of my evaluation‚ let’s call him Tb‚ an interesting young brother; converted at an early and called to be in the service of the lord almost immediately. His background speaks greatly of the way we should all strive to instruct our children in methods of behavior and interaction with others . He serves as the Youth Pastor at the church where I currently attend. He
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"gospel" means [glad tidings or good news]. Many think "gospel" means "truth‚" when they say things like‚ "I’m speakin’ the gospel." Many denominations mention Jesus’ name... and tell Bible stories about Him‚ thinking that is "gospel" [calling it ’the gospel of Jesus Christ’]. The "gospel" is the "good news" that Jesus Christ preached. The "gospel" was HIS MESSAGE that He preached‚ beginning in Galilee: Thus... the confusion and uncertainty in today’s culture as to what the divided Christian
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THE CHURCH STRUCTURE Thelma Grannison DSMN 620-D02 December 15‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION Churches throughout the world teach the Good News in diverse settings. Some churches use a the pulpit to deliver their message every Sunday‚ while others take a more organic approach meeting outside the walls of the church in several places to deliver the message of Jesus Christ. In America‚ the mission of the church is set against an environment of secularism. Secular values of diversity and extreme
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Jesus Camp Jesus Camp is a documentary film about Christian families and their journey through life with their Evangelical Christian beliefs. The main portion of the film is about children within the Evangelical faith and their time spent at a summer bible camp. An evangelical Christian is a person who is called to share the good news‚ to preach God’s Word‚ and to set an example of purity and honesty. Even if these movements require political action. They seem to be very strict in their beliefs
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Jesus Life After reading Gospel of Mark and seeing Joshua‚ which Director is Mel Gibson‚ 2004‚ and a Passion of Christ‚ Director Jon Purdy‚ 2002‚ I thought Jesus I thought what a great guy‚ no wonder why he has so many followers. In this paper I am going to talk about each movie and then a Gospel of Mark and then I am going to relate them. First of all I would like to talk about Joshua‚ the movie started with a stranger coming to town that needed help to glue back their community that was why
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