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Due to the holiday weekend, registration for the 2008 Shepherds’ Conference will begin on Tuesday, September 4. Last year, the conference was full by December 15 (just over 100 days after registration began). So if you’re planning to come next March, don’t wait too long.
Below is a letter from our conference director, Brent Small, with regard [...]

(By John MacArthur) 
Today’s post is the second part in our series on how to kill sin in your life.
Yesterday, we considered the first of five steps necessary to killing sin in your life — namely, that you must recognize the presence of sin in your flesh. Today we will consider steps two through four.
2. A [...]

(By John MacArthur)
The following post is adapted from a message John preached on a practical plan for overcoming personal sin. 
The question is, “How do I kill sin in my life? How do I do it?” Let me give you some little principles — very basic and straightforward.
If you live by the Spirit and are headed towards eternal [...]

This post is a continuation of yesterday’s discussion on church membership. Yesterday we looked at the example of the early church. Today we will consider a) the existence of church government, b) the exercise of church discipline, and c) the exhortation to mutual edification.
The Existence of Church Government
The consistent pattern throughout the New Testament is that [...]

The following is adapted from the Grace Church Elders’ Distinctives on Church Membership.
In a day when commitment is a rare commodity, it should come as no surprise that church membership is such a low priority to so many believers. Sadly, it is not uncommon for Christians to move from church to church, never submitting themselves [...]