[Faith-Talk] Fwd: Ethnic diversity — in your church

[Steve Heesen]

Some of you may have had trouble with the audio of the talk about disability in the Old Testament. The link is in this email as well. I believe it should work better. It is 10 minutes. Please let me know if you were still having trouble. :-)

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> Date: March 25, 2019 at 7:16:07 PM CDT
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> Subject: Ethnic diversity — in your church
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> March 25, 2019 
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> In October, 2012, John Piper returned to his alma mater, Wheaton College, to speak on race. The previous year (2011), he had published Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian, and the school was eager to have him address the theme for the student body and local community. Once on campus, Piper sensed an especially practical (rather than theoretical) interest among the students and faculty and rewrote his planned address to draw from more than thirty years of pastoral ministry. The message never made it to the web, until now. So, more than six years later, here’s his still-relevant 41 minutes on ten ways to pursue ethnic diversity in our local churches.
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> In the hard knocks of life in this age, waiting and grieving often go hand in hand. Greg Morse wants to help us mourn well, as Christians, not unbelievers. To grieve faithfully, as God would have us. He incites us to lay aside the weight of an unrealized life, and run the actual race God has set before us. Grieving your unfulfilled dreams has its place — and there is a way, in faith, to let go of the life that never came.
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> Does the Old Testament alienate the disabled? We asked Pastor John. Listen to his 10-minute response.
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> S E R M O N
> Ten Ways to Pursue Ethnic Harmony in Your Church
> Christ calls us to pursue unity in diversity, but what does that look like in a local church? John Piper offers ten ways forward.
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> A R T I C L E
> Let Go of the Life You Wanted
> Let go of the life that never came. Embrace the life you have. Wait for the life that soon shall be.
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> A S K   P A S T O R   J O H N
> Does the Old Testament Alienate the Disabled?
> In the Old Testament, the disabled were excluded from the holy place. In the New Testament, Jesus touched and healed the disabled. Why the difference?
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> A R T I C L E
> From Medical Doctor to Stay-at-Home Mom
> Many mothers are torn between leaning in to their careers and opting out to stay at home. A medical doctor explains her journey through motherhood to God.
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> A R T I C L E
> He Died Early in the Smile of God: Robert Murray McCheyne (1813–1843)
> Two qualities gave Robert Murray McCheyne’s short life unusual force: the preciousness of Christ and the pain of a thorn.
> Joy Around the Web
> A new 72-minute documentary on Billy Graham is now free on Netflix. (Justin Taylor)
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> “You don’t find many unhappy sunflowers.” Abigail Dodds on submission in marriage.
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> How do we develop a Christian work ethic — without workism? (John Thomas)
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> Embrace your emotions — without being ruled by them. (Winston Smith)
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> “We could do a better job in thinking about how we think about numbers” in the church. (Joe Carter)
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> S O L I D   J O Y S
> Daily Devotionals from John Piper
> How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 
> –Psalm 119:103
> How can you delight in the word of God?
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> 1. Pray for new tastebuds on the tongue of your heart.
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> 2. Meditate on the staggering promises of God to his people. . . .
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> Read — or listen to John Piper read — today’s Solid Joys devotional.
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