What is your response if, after having completed an act of kindness, you are confronted with the question, “Whose glory are you seeking?” Very early in my Christian walk my mentor, Verna Birkey, taught me a motto that has consistently challenged me to examine the motive behind my acts of kindness—“I am a personal representative of the living God, on assignment to make God visible to others around me.” Daily, it is my prayer that I will “walk worthy of my calling” (Eph. 4:1-3) and will seek to bring glory to my heavenly Father (Col. 3:23-24).
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IS CHURCH MEMBERSHIP REALLY NECESSARY?
When I relocate to a new geographic area one of the first items on my “to do list” is to establish membership in a local church. I begin the search with prayer, asking for recommendations from my current Pastor, and examining my heart to affirm that I am focused on biblical criteria for church selection
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