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2022-09-15T11:25:28-06:00

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Church eras change – Part 5

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 11:25 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Working with new generations (Gen Z) – Series This series looks at change within the church, and the need for future change to address the spiritual needs of people age 15 to 30. It rejects the notion that the church doesn’t change. Various eras are identified in which change occurred. My labels on eras aren’t meant as formal categories. The Great Awakening This movement began in the 1800s. This “born again” movement saw the development of evangelical Congregationalist, Presbyterian, Baptist,... Read more

2022-09-15T11:25:04-06:00

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Church eras change – Part 4

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 11:25 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Working with new generations (Gen Z) – Series This series looks at change within the church, and the need for future change to address the spiritual needs of people age 15 to 30. It rejects the notion that the church doesn’t change. Various eras are described. My labels on eras aren’t meant as formal categories. The era of conscience and reformation, and the beginning of hate Around 1455 the printing press began to make Bibles widely available. The Protestant Reformation,... Read more

2022-09-15T11:24:52-06:00

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The organized church – Part 3 of Church Eras and Change

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 11:24 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Working with new generations (Gen Z) – Series The organized church was another major change, and began to solidify in around 300 CE when Roman Emperor Constantine made it the religion of the State. At the end of that era (around 400 CE) the Bible became an official canon of books as the Century closed, long after Constantine’s death. The “official canon” varies by denomination. Portions of this article used History of Christianity – Wikipedia as a reference. In the... Read more

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2022-09-15T11:26:57-06:00

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Church eras and change – Part 2

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 11:26 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Working with new generations (Gen Z) – Series We always look for stability, particularly as it supports our treasured beliefs and our identity. Churches offer a piece of both. We fear change, especially if it undermines financial security. “When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. “And they came to Him and woke... Read more

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2022-09-15T11:27:12-06:00

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Working with new generations (Gen Z) – Series

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 11:27 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Part 1 – the need for change New generations largely regard the church with contempt. This has led many to think that the world is coming to an end. Not so at all. New generations have the same spiritual needs as people have had in the past, they just don’t find those needs met in churches. This generation won’t be worked with in the same way as older generations. A change on the part of church leaders is needed to... Read more

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2022-04-07T15:42:07-06:00

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The two churches in Revelations – Laodicea

Last updated on: April 7, 2022 at 3:42 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

False Religion, True Religion series The wretchedness of the hypocrites and complacent Jesus talked a lot about the poster children of false religion, the Sadducees and Pharisees, which was addressed in a previous topic. He also told the wealthy that their wealth would stand in their way. But many of us are neither rich nor poor, we’re just comfortable. John, the writer of Revelations, talked about the comfortable in the church in Laodicea. Revelation 3: 14-17: “I know your deeds,... Read more

2022-04-05T16:16:18-06:00

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The Kingdom of God, here, now, and forever

Last updated on: April 5, 2022 at 4:16 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

There is an old joke about St. Peter showing a man around Heaven. At the end of the tour the man asked St. Peter where people were from various denominations. St. Peter said, “See those walls. They think they’re the only ones here.” Obviously I’m starting in a humorous mood, so hold on. God has a place for all of his children What do we really know about the hereafter? Most of us haven’t seen Heaven, let alone a Seventh... Read more

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2022-09-15T10:44:56-06:00

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What Is Meant by Truth?

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 10:44 am By Dorian Scott Cole

False Religion, True Religion series Jesus was big on truth. What did he mean by truth? He spelled it out in a couple of verses, but I wanted to know more about what he meant by “worshiping in Spirit and in truth.” It took a lot of study back into the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). “But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father... Read more

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2022-09-15T10:44:29-06:00

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Evil done in the name of religion – False Religion

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 10:44 am By Dorian Scott Cole

False Religion, True Religion series Vladimir Putin has been raining down destruction and death on the country of Ukraine, demolishing entire major cities because he wants to own it. He quoted the Bible: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends,” from John 15:13 Perhaps Putin was talking about the sacrifices the Ukrainian people are making for their friends. The conqueror often wraps himself in the flag of greater ideals to make his... Read more

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2022-03-29T11:15:36-06:00

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Writing Humor Is Perilous

Last updated on: March 29, 2022 at 11:15 am By Dorian Scott Cole

Whether it’s something humorous you want to say from the pulpit, a joke you want to tell to your friends, or a stand-up comedy act, it can get you in trouble. As our culture changes, sensitivities change. Humor can always be taken the wrong way. Is this why the words “Jesus smiled,” and “God smiled” are not in the Bible? I write humor, among other things. I love to exaggerate the differences between men and women, but that’s not very... Read more

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