Misty Gilliland Description of the Image of God The biblical approach to describing the image of God begins in Genesis 1 (NASB) where it is written that God made man in His own image. In the creation of mankind, God purposefully distinguished humanity from the other created beings by giving each an individual identity and supplying the ability to relate to God.1 Gen. 1:26-27 clearly states the mankind was made in the image and likeness of God. Humanity is so valued by God that He put special
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Gospel with someone I’ve never met, much less talked to. As a Christian, and as a servant of God, I know that you have to be a disciple. This came down to me having to remember that if God will bring me to any problem or challenge, then He will certainly bring me through it. I have recently felt the Holy Spirit pulling me towards more of an urban discipleship versus the traditional path, and this will bring come challenges. As a Christian each of us must be willing to participate fully in the church
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competent workers in the mission field, the seminary board proposed to adapt and implement the program of Theological Education by Extension. (TEE) This educational model confers Bachelor of Ministry degree and Diploma in Mission. It is open to all Christians committed to serve God and desire to discover, improve and develop their leadership capabilities and potentials to make their services more effective and meaningful in the ministry of the church. Furthermore, this degree grants qualification and
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Religious practices, church membership, and attendance are gradually decreasing among young adults. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines religion as, “the service or worship of God or the supernatural.” The church is no longer an importance to people today. The records today show that church attendance and membership are on the decline. Young adults are the group a majority of churches are missing. Although young adults are not the only ones leaving the church, adults and families are leaving or changing
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all believers are charged to participate. The word "mission" comes from the word "to send," and most Christians who are involved in full-time missions are sent to another location. All missions include the idea of leaving the comfort of the fellowship of other believers to engage with those who do not know Christ. This may be across town or on the other side of the globe. The way in which Christian missions spreads the gospel is different for every culture, even though the message is the same. To
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Elements of Religious Tradition Elements of Religious Tradition Religious traditions are practices followed for generations. These customs are normally reenactments or symbolic activities done in remembrance of an event. The Christian faith practices a tradition of Holy Communion or Eucharist. Communion is a ceremony where church members eat bread and drink wine in an intimate encounter with Christ. A reenactment of the biblical Last Supper, the church attempts to partake spiritually of
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Introduction: Successful multicultural congregations must be willing to subjugate their culture and language to a biblical standard in order to meet the spiritual needs of the younger generations. Multiethnic and Multigenerational churches face enormous challenges in America. Non-dominant-group (meaning non-Anglo) churches struggle with external challenges of language, cultural differences, discrimination, marginalization and socioeconomic differences. These external challenges of non-English
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COURSE: CHRISTIAN BELIEFS COURSE CODE: THE 205 LECTURER: REV. F AMOLO ASSIGNMENT: THE CHURCH AS THE NEW ISRAEL & THE RELEVANCE OF THE CHURCH RUTO KORIR-12S03EBT004 The “Church” has been in existence for quite a number of centuries, in the book of Acts we see the fellowship of believers coming together in unity “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer… Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They
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Psychology, Theology and Spirituality: Interdisciplinary Approach to Christian Counseling Morenike Oye Liberty University Psychology, Theology and Spirituality: Interdisciplinary Approach to Christian Counseling Summary McMinn (2011) uses this book to bring out the importance of the use of spirituality (as related to Christian faith) in psychological counseling. He describes the Christian Counselors as people who are highly trained in counseling theory and
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The author of the writing of the Transfiguration belongs to John Mark, his original audience of the writing was directed to the Gentile Christians in Rome. The writing of Mark was written to give account upon the life and ministry of Jesus. The Transfiguration was a preview of what the Lord Jesus will be like when He comes back to set up His Kingdom. Jesus was showing that although there was suffering, gloriousness is the final outcome to His Kingdom. In this passage concerning the Transfiguration
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