Dec 09, 2011
Santa Clause & St. Nick (Dec. 9th 2011)
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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My friend asked me a question of Facebook today regarding whether or not it is ok to tell our children about Santa Clause. So I thought instead of just answering him, I would put an answer up on my blog. The simple answer is no, you should not tell your kids about Santa. Why, because it leads to Satan worship. If you just look at the name Santa, it is actually just “Satan” with the “n” in the wrong place. If you ever went to a Fundamentalist Church, you know what this is...
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Dec 05, 2011
Making Disciples or “Getting people to come to church”
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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I am often approached quizzically by Christians about a non-Christian friend whom they really care about and want to see them discover the hope of Jesus. The question I am probably most often asked is this: “how do I get my friend to come to church?” This is a good question and it is much better than typical confrontational sales pitch that most today have been taught under the banner of “personal evangelism.” To go ahead throw some controversy into this post, I really do not think there is a theology of &ldquo
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Nov 30, 2011
Mike Breen on “Why Corporate Church Won’t Work”
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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http://mikebreen.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/why-corporate-church-wont-work/
I was looking at Mike Breen's blog yesterday. He has a great post on why corporate Church models will not work. You should definitely check it out. Here are some quick points why I feel the corporate church model will not work to add to the discussion.
1. Membership in Corporate culture is based upon works - We all apply for jobs with a resume. What does the resume say? It basically says, “hey look at me, look at what I have done. Here are the reasons you should want me on your team.
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Nov 28, 2011
Incarnational Christianity: Believing Ideas or Believing the Gospel
Posted by Pastor Todd Murphy
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This is a follow up on my post from November 21st. http://sjchurch.org/blog/details/cognitive-christianity-believing-ideas-of-believing-the-gospel
This now brings us to incarnational Christianity. What do I mean by this? It is a faith and practice that is being formed in the image of Jesus. It is an embodied Christianity. It includes the mind but it does not stop there. It encompasses the person as a whole, both body and spirit, both mind and emotions. It is not satisfied with just right doctrine, but it insists on right doctrine rightly lived in community with the Church and
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