April 2008 Issue

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Nikolaus Satelmajer

In our discussions, we tend to focus on our personal likes and dislikes, and our opinions take on the role of authority. As important as these discussions may be, we tend to move away from the basic question of worship-who and what does worship involve?

New Testament house churches: A model for today's complex world?

Kwabena Donkor

The New Testament speaks of groups of believers meeting regularly in the intimacy of a home rather than a church building. Is this a model for church life in the twenty-first century?

The New Testament speaks of groups of believers meeting regularly in the intimacy of a home rather than a church building. Is this a model for church life in the twenty-first century?

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Christian commitment

Steven P. Vitrano

Love for Christ does not mean merely a feeling or affection but a commitment to follow Him all the way.

Love for Christ does not mean merely a feeling or affection but a commitment to follow Him all the way.

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Developing an Adventist concept of spirituality

Bruce Manners

What is spirituality? How do we recognize it in the lives of individuals and in the life of the church?

What is spirituality? How do we recognize it in the lives of individuals and in the life of the church?

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Abiding in Christ and ministry

Dennis Smith

Learning to depend completely upon Christ is impossible for our human nature to accomplish. But through Christ all things are possible.

Learning to depend completely upon Christ is impossible for our human nature to accomplish. But through Christ all things are possible.

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The lady in the aisle

Don Jacobsen

Is it time to re-evaluate how we do evangelism in our churches? The author shares several stories that may answer that question.

Is it time to re-evaluate how we do evangelism in our churches? The author shares several stories that may answer that question.

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Letters to the Editor

Where is the Lamb?I found the December 2007 article writtenby Mervyn Warren, “ ‘But Where Is theLamb?’: An Ancient Question for ModernPulpits,” irresistibly inspiring and enlightening.It is not an exaggeration to confessthat most of our pulpits, including those inour…

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Nikolaus Satelmajer, Paul Mwansa

What role does the legal team of the Adventist Church play in fulfilling the mission of the church?

James A. Cress

"Many Americans belong to the not quite Christian category: . . . They want the fruits or reward of faith, but seem to dodge the responsibilities and obligations."