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Ian Johnson
September 25, 2024
John 10:7-10: Here, Jesus changes his metaphor a bit. He still calls us his sheep who trust in him. But now he is identified as the door of our fold, the place where we are safe. Just like in the previous metaphor, everyone else who came before Jesus and tried to lead the sheep were thieves and robbers. And once…
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A God who Speaks, God is Love, God Speaks to Us, God's purpose for us, God's Voice, His sheep, Must Trust God to Enter, The Kingdom of the Heavens, Through Jesus, Victory
God's sheep, Jesus is the door of the sheep, Jesus' sheep, safety, salvation, security, sheep, steal kill and destroy, the door, the thief, thieves
Ian Johnson
June 13, 2020
The early church were mostly outcasts, who understood the cost of discipleship and shunned fame, power and wealth as measures of their success. But we have embraced all of those things, and lost our witness and the core of our life in Christ as a result.
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Church purpose versus church growth, Our Oneness in Christ book revision, Peril of Seeking Numbers, Peril of Seeking Power, Peril of Seeking Respectability
Christianity, conformity, cost, cost of discipleship, crowds, gospel, Jacques Ellul, mass movement, numbers, popular, popularity, power, safety, seduction, self-denial, success, wealth
