Efficient Church

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 9 min read

There are seasons when you no longer dare to move. The stream you used to drink from has dried up, the ravens that fed you no longer come, and yet you stay clinging to that place. You hope God will simply repeat yesterday.

福岡アガペ教会 · 7 min read

There are Sundays when you look at your church and wonder what you're even doing there. You're not preaching, you're not leading worship, you're not healing anyone. You come, you sit down, you pray in silence.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

This teaching from Tokyo Christ Church looks back on a year marked by heavy battles. The message begins with a simple answer to those who asked, "Are you okay?": "Yes, I'm okay.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

You eat three, sometimes four times a day. Your body is fed, your stomach full. But what place has God's Word had in your day?

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 6 min read

The pastor opens his New Year service with a very human confession. The night before, he had wanted to record his sermon to post it online.

Efficient Church · 11 min read

After being freed from Egypt, the people of Israel finally set out on their journey to the promised land. In between lies the wilderness. That wilderness season still exists today, even once you are saved.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

You probably know that little phrase that lingers in your mind when Jesus draws near to your day: 'I'm a little busy right now.' The net that needs mending, the screen that's on, the meeting running long. Nothing serious.

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 7 min read

You may know that church that holds firm. It refuses compromise, it exposes false teachers, it carries burdens without growing weary. And yet something in it has gone out.

Efficient Church · 15 min read

How can a Christian practically live as a priest of the King, once he has understood that he is called to offer himself as a living sacrifice?

Efficient Church · 8 min read

There are passages in the Bible where the people of Israel take a back seat. Numbers 22 to 24 is one of them.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

Nobody likes admitting their weaknesses. You live in a world that applauds people who look strong, confident, flawless. So deep down, you learn to hide what's wrong. You cover it up, you exaggerate, you stay silent.

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 6 min read

Every Christmas, the story of the magi from the East comes back around. Three travelers, a star, a child lying in a manger. We know the story, we read it without paying much attention.