Life Within the Church | The Pastor's Brief

Knowing the Solution Assumes We’ve Identified the Problem, Part 2: Unity Matters

Andy de Ganahl

Jul 2, 2020
10 min

Knowing the Solution Assumes We’ve Identified the Problem, Part 2: Unity Matters

There is unity in one thing and one thing only: the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Knowing the Solution Assumes We’ve Identified the Problem, Part 1: Truth Matters

Andy de Ganahl

Jul 1, 2020
8 min

Knowing the Solution Assumes We’ve Identified the Problem, Part 1: Truth Matters

Why are there so many competing ideologies as to the cure? What we have here is a worldview crisis.

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Andy de Ganahl

Apr 14, 2020
6 min

Why the Church Still Gathers

Are we really going to cease this weekly display of Christ’s victory?

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Andy de Ganahl

Apr 9, 2020
8 min

A Tale of Two Sinners

Two men who had so much in common yet differ so drastically

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“Can the Church Be the Church in Isolation?”

Andy de Ganahl

Mar 26, 2020
7 min

“Can the Church Be the Church in Isolation?”

What does faithfulness look like? What does commitment look like? What does it mean to give glory to Christ?

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Andy de Ganahl

Mar 18, 2020
4 min

To Live in Fear is to Live in Sin

Fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!

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“If You’re Not Part of the Solution, Then You’re Part of the Problem”

Andy de Ganahl

Jan 16, 2020
11 min

“If You’re Not Part of the Solution, Then You’re Part of the Problem”

The problem with evangelicalism is that, as a whole, the movement has rejected the rock of Scripture.

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Read Smarter Not Harder: A Single Resolution for Life

Andy de Ganahl

Dec 31, 2019
4 min

Read Smarter Not Harder: A Single Resolution for Life

Resolved to study the Scriptures

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Andy de Ganahl

Oct 18, 2019
6 min

A Pastor’s Thoughts on Halloween

There are no two ways about it. Our culture is a culture of death. We love death. We thrive on death. We worship death.

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Andy de Ganahl

Sep 24, 2019
10 min

“A Season of Reform”

Only by chaining ourselves to God’s Word can we proclaim a gospel that points only to Christ.

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Shepherding 201: The Church is Christ's Perfectly Fashioned Bride

Andy de Ganahl

May 16, 2019
10 min

Shepherding 201: The Church is Christ's Perfectly Fashioned Bride

Both the family and the church are shaped more by the secular culture than they are by the Scripture; thus the need for this discussion.

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Andy de Ganahl

May 8, 2019
6 min

Shepherding 121

Perhaps you’ve notice (though probably not) that the titles chosen for these shepherding posts reflect entry-level courses. In other...

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Andy de Ganahl

May 1, 2019
10 min

Shepherding 111

Previously we looked at God’s creation of the family from Genesis 1 and 2. We called this foundational understanding “Shepherding 101”...

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Andy de Ganahl

Apr 27, 2019
9 min

Shepherding 101

Some weeks ago I preached a two part series that focused on the concept of shepherding. You can view these sermons here and here. My goal...

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