Archives of Mentorship

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Don’t Give Up

I heard about a famous atheist who came to faith recently. He was in his mid 80’s. This man had spent his whole life going against God and trying to get people to come with him. This man will die one day. And he will have eternity. He will behold our Good King Jesus and […]
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2 years ago
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Good King Hezekiah

Ever heard of Hezekiah? I have, and I have a story to tell about his name. When I was in Bible college I took a survey class of the Old Testament. One of the questions was a simple one: Which one of these books is NOT a book of the Old Testament? A. Zephaniah B. […]
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2 years ago

Disciple Me: The Nuts And Bolts

This is Part 2 of an ongoing series on one to one discipleship. Over the last year many people at Salem have invested their time in discipling relationships in order to spur each other on to love and good deeds. I have had a bunch of questions come my way about these relationships. Here are […]
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2 years ago

Disciple Me: Choosing Someone

This is Part 1 of an ongoing series on one to one discipleship.  Over the last couple of years, Salem has begun to have a new excitement for discipleship. The church as a whole has seen that the Great Commission is not only about making converts. The Great Commission calls us to make disciples of […]
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2 years ago
Dating

The Dating Life

There isn’t a ton written about dating specifically in the Bible. There are plenty of reasons for that. The biggest one is probably because when the Bible was written dating wasn’t a thing. It is ok though, just because dating is never specifically mentioned doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty in there about it. After […]
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2 years ago
Worship

Worship Is As Worship Does

What comes to mind when you think of worship? It’s probably safe to say discipleship is towards the bottom of that list… which is probably topped by “singing” or “music” or “praise”… or if you are really brave “hand-raising”. (Hopefully skinny-jeans didn’t make the cut!) I’ll be honest… I tend to think of those things […]
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3 years ago
Discipleship

Disciple Me

One of the most beautiful things about Salem is that it truly is a multi-generational church. When I say multi-generational, I am not talking about having a bunch of different generations together in a church. I am talking about having a bunch of different generations serving and worshiping together. Whether it is AWANA, Valentine’s banquets, […]
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3 years ago
Mentoring

Mentoring

So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 The church is a family. Just like a normal family is made up of members in different stages of […]
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3 years ago