Americans Increasingly Super-Sizing Their Churches By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer

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Americans Increasingly Super-Sizing Their Churches By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com

By Kevin Jesmer on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 | No Comments

Americans Increasingly Super-Sizing Their Churches By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer | LiveScience.com – 1 hr 12 mins ago http://news.yahoo.com/americans-increasingly-super-sizing-churches-121105602.html (accessed 8-19-12 0830) DENVER— More and more Americans are spending their Sundays at megachurches, enormouschurches with congregations numbering in the thousands. Despite the size of these churches, members don’t get lost in the crowd, new research finds. In fact, a new […]

4.25.12 1 Tim 3:14-16 GOD’S HOUSEHOLD

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 | No Comments

4.25.12 1 Tim 3:14-16 GOD’S HOUSEHOLD Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Kevin Jesmer NIU UBF 1 Timothy 3:14-16 Key Verse: 3:15 “ if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar […]

11/27/11 God’s Household: The Church Of The Living God

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 | No Comments

11/27/11 God’s Household: The Church Of The Living God 1 Timothy 3:15-16; Kevin Jesmer NIU UBF 11/27/11 Inspired by a message delivered by @Greg Lewis@ 10/25/11 “if I am delayed, you […]

Do Not Neglect The Church 12/19/11

By Kevin Jesmer on Monday, December 19th, 2011 | No Comments

Do Not Neglect The Church 12/19/11 People may think that their non christian friends are funner, less judgmental, cooler and more real and that non Christian activities are “freer”, funner, and less restrictive. But that does not mean that we should avoid the fellowship of believers and the church. 1 Timothy 3:15b reads, “…you will […]

The Household Of God: Lectures on the Nature of Church By Lesslie Newbigin

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 | No Comments

The Household Of God: Lectures on the Nature of Church By Lesslie Newbigin Review by Kevin Jesmer 12/5/11 This book was written by Bishop Lesslie Newbigin. He served God as a bishop of the Church in South India. After serving as a Bishop he was the associate general secretary of the World Council of Churches. […]

Rejoice In Opportunities To Preach The Word God

By Kevin Jesmer on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Rejoice In Opportunities To Preach The Word God John 4:36, “36 Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” Pastor’s blog: Kevin Jesmer NIU UBF 10-11-12 Recently I met Matt Armstrong. He heads up Cross Roads […]

A Critic on “Your Church Is Too Small”

By Kevin Jesmer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011 | No Comments

This is the second time I read the book. This second time around, I was on a deadline and it was required reading and so I got a lot more out of it. I agree with Dr Armstrong’s thesis, that we need a missional/ecumenism in order to achieve unity among Christians. I learned that that […]

Your Church Is Too Small- Dr John Armstrong

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, August 12th, 2011 | No Comments

by Kevin Jesmer 8-5-10 I thank God that I could read a book. I read, “Your Church Is Too Small” by John H. Armstrong. I finally found my happy place where there is few distractions and where I can focus. My happy place is McDonald’s. The dedication of the book reads, “For the advancement of […]

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