Over time, four characteristics have emerged from living a life in community. These characteristics are born out of the values of ISBC and result from focusing on the mission of God. There must be gospel motivation leading to Christ being magnified in each member of God’s church. When we focus on these values, the following characteristics […]
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Psalm 102 ~ “Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord; that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to
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Jonathan Edwards wrote, “Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life.” He couldn’t be more right. But what if we pushed a little bit on Edwards’ metaphor? You breathe every day. In fact, the equation is rather simple: If you don’t breathe, you don’t live. Breath in our lungs is
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In his classic book, “The Dynamics of Spiritual Life,” Richard Loveless discusses how the great Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards understood revival. He writes, “Revival, [as Edwards understood it]—is not a special season of extraordinary religious excitement, as in many forms of later American revivalism. Rather, revival is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit which restores
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In serving others, we grow to depend on God, learn how he made us, and find the place he has for us to contribute to the work of his body. Hundreds of people serve inside the walls of Fellowship Greenville each week. We have areas of ministry where you, too, can plug into service! Currently,
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One thing we all have in common is that we all have lots of stuff, especially when compared to the rest of the world. Over a lifetime, we accumulate stuff and then pass it down to the next generation. In other words, we know that we can’t take it with us—we know we will give
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Money can often be an uncomfortable topic for people. Maybe reading this article or seeing the title above makes you feel uneasy. You might even be asking yourself: “What does money have to do with my faith in God?” Does money really have anything to do with faith, or is it just a necessity for
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Marriage is a gift from God. Before sin entered the world, God made man and woman in his image, biologically gendered to reflect his glory. Before sin, God ordained the institution of marriage between his image bearers. Therefore, we believe a biblical marriage to be the union of a biologically gendered godly man and a
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“The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:4 Our words SOW LIFE when we invite one another into relationship. Through the humble sacrifice of Jesus’ own life, we have been graciously invited into relationship with God. It is once again possible for us to live at peace with God, and
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“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21″ Our words SOW DEATH when we gossip about others to feel better about ourselves. Gossip is one of the most common sins in Christian culture today. We pull people to agree with us and turn them against the other
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