December 2013 Issue

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Derek J. Morris

How often have I tried to plant a church in a community without paying any attention to the condition of the soil?

Cultivating Church Planting in Your Territory

Peter Roennfeldt

The author describes seven ways that church plants flourish.

The author describes seven ways that church plants flourish.

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Seventh-Day Adventists and Health: Celebrating 150 Years of the Adventist Health Message

Theodore N. Levteroy

How did Seventh-day Adventists develop the largest Protestant health system in the world?

How did Seventh-day Adventists develop the largest Protestant health system in the world?

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Abundant and Abiding Fruit Bearing

Melak Alemayehu

What is Jesus saying to us about bearing abundant and abiding fruit and why is it important?

What is Jesus saying to us about bearing abundant and abiding fruit and why is it important?

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The Seven Heads of the Beast in Revelation 17

Ranko Stefanovic

Join the author in a closer look at Revelation 17 in an effort to discover the meaning that God intended for this enigmatic passage.

Join the author in a closer look at Revelation 17 in an effort to discover the meaning that God intended for this enigmatic passage.

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Does God Believe in Restoration? Part 3

David Solomon

Read the 11 guidelines for a pastor’s restoration.

Read the 11 guidelines for a pastor’s restoration.

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Growing in Grace: The Transforming Power of Sabbath School

Ted Hamilton

Dynamic, growing Sabbath School classes provide instruction, inclusion, investment, and inspiration. Read how this can happen.

Dynamic, growing Sabbath School classes provide instruction, inclusion, investment, and inspiration. Read how this can happen.

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A Traveling Man

Lincoln E. Steed

From the revival and reformation series.

From the revival and reformation series.

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Beyond Blessing

Kermit Netteburg

You will find Beyond Blessings useful for sermon ideas.

You will find Beyond Blessings useful for sermon ideas.

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Meaning Makers for Postmoderns

Miroslav Pujic

As we understand we are meaning makers, we share with God in helping others see their vital meaning and purpose in this world. But as Jesus has shown us, the focus of meaning is on God.

As we understand we are meaning makers, we share with God in helping others see their vital meaning and purpose in this world. But as Jesus has shown us, the focus of meaning is on God.

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Letters to the Editor

Restoration for fallen ministers?In David Solomon’s article “DoesGod Believe in Restoration? Part 2”(October 2013), the author seems toimply that if the church would “beginpracticing the grace that we preach”and move forward that [it] would beginto reemploy and recredential…

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