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Gifts & Callings (Nov/Dec 2009) | Text version

Articles Included - “5 Fundamental Truths About Our Gifts and Callings,” “God’s Holy and Royal Priests,” “The ABC’s of God – God’s Variety Show,” "Body Builders," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section is a “Twenties Conference 2009 Praise Report,” the figure of speech “Aposiopesis (Sudden Silence),” The Vine is on "Discovering Your Individual Gifts of God’s Grace" and a Partner Profile from James & Renee Anderson.

Articles Included - “Walking in the Truth – Balancing Doctrine and Practice,” “Why Does the Truth Offend?,” “The ABC’s of God – The Truth Seekers,” our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on “Living the Truth,” the figure of speech “Antanaclasis (Word Clashing),” and a Partner Profile from Marshall & Roberta Cheek.

Articles Included - “Humility – Dying to Self, Feet First,” “The Importance of Character – A Matter of the Heart,” “Speaking the Truth in Love – Teaching, Preaching and Testimony,” our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Why Your Life’s Mission is Revealed on a Need-to-Know Basis," the figure of speech “Homeopropheron (Alliteration),” and a Partner Profile from Evonne Anglesey.

Articles Included - "Devoted to Prayer," “Prayer Matters," "Keep Asking: Persevering in Prayer," "A Time for Boldness – Helping Others Come into a Relationship with Christ," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "God Know what’s Best for us, Even when We Don't," the figure of speech "Personification," and a Partner Profile from Katherine Backlund.

Articles Included - "Walking in Wisdom," “A Man Reaps What He Sows," "Deciding to do!" our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Reaching Out with the Word of God on the Internet," the figure of speech "Epistrophe" and a Partner Profile from Hannah Branch.

Articles Included - "Belonging to the Truth," “Building an Enduring Work of Truth," "The Fellowship Community Becomes the Fellowship Network," "True Relationship," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Building an Enduring Work of Truth in the Lives of Others," the figure of speech "Zeugma," and a Partner Profile from John Lydon.

Articles Included - "Living in the Yes!," “Pure Joy," "Retelling the Christmas Story," "The Daily Grind - Joy: God's Energy Drink," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Power and Joy in the Body of Christ," and a Partner Profile from Mike & Becky Fisher.

Articles Included - "The Joy of Hope," “Making the Dead Alive by Translating Sheol as Hades," "The Dead are Dead," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "The Day Christ Comes Back to Get Us," and a Partner Profile from Ms. America 2007-2008, Jane Park Smith.

Articles Included - "The Fruit of the Spirit," “Let the Peace of God Rule," "What is the Spirit in the Fruit of the Spirit?," and "Facing Trials with Joy," our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Ya Can't Find Something That Was Never Lost," and a Partner Profile from Carlos & Coretta Rodriguez.

Articles Included - "ATTENTION – Full Time Ministers of the Gospel!," “An Enduring Work of Truth," "All 9 Manifestations of the Spirit (sometimes referred to as gifts of the spirit)." Also, our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Valued by God," and a Partner Profile from Gary & Donnell Nicks.

Articles Included - "The Permanence of Salvation - How Permanent is Permanent?," “Guaranteed Salvation," FAQs on "Is Salvation Secure for Christians?" and "Why Doesn’t the Bible Just Say, You Can’t Lose Your Salvation?" Also, our Fuel for the Fire Teens & 20s section on "Worldly Possessions," and a Partner Profile from Frank & Joan Rutkowski.

Articles Included - “Truth Matters – The Biblical View of Truth," “Characteristics of Truth," an FAQ on "Is Too Much Knowledge a Bad Thing?" the figure of speech “Hyperbaton," Fuel for the Fire "Beyond Romans 10:9 & 10," and a Partner Profile from Mark & Laurie Allen.

Articles Included - “Peace on Earth?,” “To Whom is the Peace?,” “Mary, the Mother of Jesus: Defining True Greatness,” the figure of speech “Anacoluthon,” Fuel for the Fire "Treasure in Heaven & Peace on Earth," and a Partner Profile from Alissa Wassung.

Articles Included - “Be A Rock in a Hard Place,” “The Armor of God - Stand!,” “Perseverance? Yes, Please,” the figure of speech “Synecdoche,” "Freedom Behind Bars,” and a Partner Profile from Gabrielle Sue Davis.

Sharing the Good News - (Jul/Aug 07) | Text version

Articles Included - “A Renewed Perspective on Evangelism,” “More Than Ambassadors - Reconciling People to God,” “God's Witness to His Witnesses,” “Practicing Philip Principles,” the figure of speech “Amphibologia,” The Vine - Fellowship Community, “How to be a Witness of Jesus, by Jesus,” and a Partner Profile from The Hughes in Walterboro, SC.

Articles Included - “The Birth of the Church,” “Surprise! Happy Birthday Church,” “Spot Light on a Volunteer - Laura Albus,” “A Gentile's Perspective,” the figure of speech "Idiom - Prophetic Perfect," The Vine - Fellowship Community Report, and a Partner Profile from The Pattens in South Bend, IN.

Articles Included - “The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ,” “What is the Passover?,” “Live a Life of Love,” “My Hero,” the figure of speech "Anadiplosis - Repetition of Words,” Partner Profile from Joddi Bastian in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Articles Included - “Walking in the Footsteps of Christ,” “Do not Conform to the Pattern of this World,” “The Righteousness of Love,” “Live Out Loud” - Teens and young adult event report, the figure of speech "Erotesis - Rhetorical Question,” Partner Profile from Joshua & Natalie Anderson.

Articles Included - “Biblical Leadership,” “What to Look for in a Leader,” “Sharing Your Faith: Embracing Patience & Process - Two Steps That Will Help You Share God's Love,” the figure of speech “Metonymy - Exchange of Nouns,” “The Road of Life - Follow THE Leader,” a report on our European conference and Men's Retreat, Partner Profile from Mina Hacker, and an update on Camp Vision in Bloomington, IN.

Articles Included - “Fear: Face, Explore, Accept, & Respond,” “Fear or Respect,” “Four Kinds of Love,” “Overcoming Fear,” “Are We Afraid of the Wrong Things?” the figure of speech Tapeinosis, The Vine (Fellowship Community section) Don't Be Scared, and a Partner profile by Jackson Trigg.

Articles included - “Faith: A Confident Expectation of God's Promises Coming to Pass,” the figure of speech Hyperbole, “Why is Sound Doctrine Important to Faith,” “We Must Have Faith,” “Laughter: An Analogy of Faith,” “Why it is Impossible to Please God Without Faith,” “The Patron-Client Relationship in the Ancient World,” “What is Faith,” “How Does Faith Work?” and “Hebrews 11:1 and Faith.”

Articles included - “Integrated Living: Christ desires to be Lord of our Whole Life,” the figure of speech Heterosis, “Nutrition & Healing: Basic guidelines for eating healthy,” “Godly Grieving,” “Gnosticism,” “Healing,” “Ask,” “A New Holy Spirit,” and a Partner Profile by Stephanie Story.

Articles included - “Living in the Power of the Resurrection,” “Who is Jesus Christ?,” the figure of speech Antonomasia, “What is a Cult?," ”Isaiah 9:6: A new and Accurate Translation of Messiah's “Names,” or Attributes, “Does Jesus Have A God?,” and a Partner Profile by Dan & Carol Hanson.

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Dealing With Adversity - (Jan/Feb 06) - Text version only

Articles included - “Dealing with Adversity,” “Finding Happiness in an Unhappy World,” the figure of speech Polyptoton, a partner profile by Kathy Lunardini, a book review on Boundaries: Face to Face, and “Nine Steps to Facing Adversity in Starting a Fellowship.”

“Thanks-Living” - (Nov/Dec 05) - Text version only

Articles included - “The Benefits of Thanks-Living,” George Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation, “Thankfulness,” the figure of speech Idiom, and a partner profile from Pat & Tina Sweeney in Ireland.

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Creation vs. Evolution - (Sep/Oct 05) - Text version only

Articles included - “Creation or Evolution, What's the Big Deal?,” “Stopping the Progress of Science?,” “The Importance of a Literal Genesis,” “The Real War of the Worlds,”, the figure of speech Polar-merismos, and a partner profile from Karl Weaver.

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The Sacred Secret - (Jul/Aug 05) - Text version only

Articles included - “Mystery” or “Sacred Secret”: How should the Greek word musterion be translated?, "Honor One Another," "The Sacred Secret," the figure of speech Hypocatastasis, and a partner profile from Dallas Estes.

Articles included - “The Joy of Giving,” “Running a Fellowship,” “Giving - An Example from the First Century Church,” “What's the Big Deal About Gossip,” “Should we be Motivated by Rewards?” taken from our book, The Christian's Hope: The Anchor of the Soul, and a partner profile from Dave & Carol Demars.

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Jesus Is Alive! - (Mar/Apr 05) - Text version only

Articles included - “The Good News of the Gospel,” “What is Easter and How Should we relate to this Holiday?” “The Burial of Jesus Christ,” and the “Developmental Stages of a Fellowship."

Articles included - Overview of our increased growth and highlights of 2004, “Straining Towards What is Ahead” - a new look at Phil. 3:13, “Casting All Your Care on Him; Fruitful and Unfruitful Thinking - 1 Peter 5:7” and “Is Everything that Happens God's Will?”

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