Church Matters Archives

If your church has a website, are there clear directions, times, and expectations listed out?

We who live the Christian life can see Jesus through eyes of faith even before we get to heaven. After my born-again experience, I remember the...

The church is the believers’ new family. It is home.

For Christians, there can be no greater comfort than knowing death is not the end. But what about those who don’t believe in the afterlife, or...

Sadly, there are no perfect churches, because there are no perfect people.

Satan's first plan of attack is to get us to worship him. Short of that, he wants to interfere with our worship of God via these lies.

Songs and prayers of lament for the world instruct our congregations in appropriate ways of grieving and longing in the body of Christ.

No matter what others believe—no matter how they treat us or what their religious beliefs say about who we are—Jesus calls us to love them as we...

So, what should we do in family worship? It’s simple: read the Bible, pray together, and sing to the Lord.

You’re a Christian, you’re not powerless to help—you can pray. You have the ear of the God of the universe; so here are five things to ask him,...

“Churches are designed to be communities of impossible love that only work if God is real, and Christ’s sacrifice is real, and heaven is real.”

Jesus telling the apostles they would receive power “not many days from now” implies that God isn’t in a hurry to prep us for our journey.

As Christians, we often debate what to teach our youth in the church. We want to guide them, inspire them, and empower them all at the same time.

We long for unity because our Creator placed the desire for it in our hearts.

The “why” of Easter services must be to introduce the greatness of Christ and the truth of His gospel to people’s lives. Here are ten ideas about...