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Read more about the article Please explain: What does it mean that “many are invited, but few are chosen”?

Please explain: What does it mean that “many are invited, but few are chosen”?

  • Post author:Nathanael Brenner
  • Post published:2023/09/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

What does it mean that “many are invited, but few are chosen”? About two-thirds. That is what I tell a couple as they are planning their wedding. About two-thirds of…

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Read more about the article The public ministry and the divine call

The public ministry and the divine call

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/07/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

What does it mean when an individual receives a call to share God’s Word with other people? Every Christian has been given the task of sharing and proclaiming the message…

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Read more about the article Traveling through temptations

Traveling through temptations

  • Post author:Snowden Gene Sims
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

God's Precious Scriptures lead us through the potholes of this life. Temptation is a word that gives off bad vibes as soon as we hear it. We see temptation as…

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I come

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

The church door is open. My wife and I walk inside, take our bulletins, and find a seat. We usually sit in the same general spot. We haven’t varied the…

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Read more about the article Behind the scenes: How graduates are assigned to ministry

Behind the scenes: How graduates are assigned to ministry

  • Post author:Donald Tollefson
  • Post published:2022/08/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

A retired district president shares his insights into the joys and challenges that are a part of each Assignment Day. Anticipation. Excitement. Joy. That’s what Assignment Day is for so…

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