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FOXES IN THE VINEYARD
This is my fourth (and last) post regarding the condition of Christ’s vineyard – his local churches. The other three were posted Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. BUT SEE THE LITTLE FOXES dancing around in the shadows where the foxes are … Continue reading
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MAKING GOOD WINE
Today is part three of my discussion “The Vineyard” which was published Monday here https://onetahayes.com/2022/01/04/the-vineyard/ Part two published Tuesday here https://onetahayes.com/2022/01/05/pastoring-the-church/ MAYBE THE PASTOR STARTED with 11 and grew to 100 or started with 400 and grew to 4000. Whatever … Continue reading
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PASTORING THE CHURCH
(It is important that you read here before this post makes sense.) THERE HAS BEEN SOME PRUNING TAKING PLACE AND SOME LITTLE FOXES HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN THE VINEYARD. AS THE YEARS GO BY the pastor gets a bit bored. … Continue reading
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Tagged church growth, little foxes, maintaining a church, pastors, sins in the church, the vinyard
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THE VINEYARD
THE VINEYARD “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: … Continue reading
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Tagged building a church, church growth, Isaiah 5:1-6, John 15:4-5, the vineyard
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