Just recently our church, River Rock at Odell Church, in Concord had a Lay Renewal Team from the North Carolina Baptist State Convention visit. This team was composed of Christians from Baptist Churches throughout the state. The thrust of the study was “Equipping and Commissioning of the Church.” If churches are going to fulfill the Great Commission their members must know what it entails to be a church on mission. We were not very long into the training before it was obvious that the average member of the church really did not understand what the fulfillment of the Great Commission entails, “’And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always even to the end of the age, ‘” (Matt. 28:18-20, (NKJV).
Commissioned to be missionaries where we are
The Rev. Don Davis has been in the ministry for decades in Concord and is the author of several books.
I was talking to someone recently who was telling me how often their pastor had been preaching about giving to the church. I told her that mo…
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3)
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Saturday Nov. 17
Sunday, Nov. 18
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“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
Friday, Nov. 30
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When I think of Christmas I think of the personal peace that each Christian should enjoy during this special time of year.
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When I was growing up there were certain guys in our school who were bullies just as there are today. Those who did not want to be harassed t…
A number of years ago my wife, Barbara and I attended a Senior Adult Prayer Retreat at Ridgecrest Conference Center at Black Mountain, North C…
Back in the 1940s Gypsy Caravans would visit my hometown of Bennettsville, South Carolina and camp a few miles outside of town. The camp was …
I do my best to not repeat my articles but thought this one from ten years ago deserves repeating:
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In the Book of Matthew we find that prior to serving the Last Supper, Jesus made this statement to all that were gathered around Him. "Verily…
From my earliest memory I have encountered people who thought they were better than others. You know whom I am talking about. They are easy …
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The other day I was thumbing through some of my old files and found a letter from one of my granddaughters, Alison that was written about 8 or…
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A few months ago I read an article about a previous pastor of a mega church in Michigan, Rob Bell, a graduate of Wheaton College (Billy Graham…
