Middle-of-the-Road Christianity How to be an Unremarkably Average Christian.

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Middle-of-the-Road Christianity How to be an Unremarkably Average Christian

Thinks all you need to do is be at church every time Hebrews A Middle-of-the-road Christian…

Thinks all you need to do is be at church every time A Middle-of-the-road Christian… Hebrews Luke ◦Discipleship should encompass our entire life

◦Matthew ◦Block the Lord’s time first ◦Block giving first ◦Don’t give God any of your leftovers ◦Don’t live for yourself, live for Christ! (Galatians 2.20) A Middle-of-the-road Christian… Fits God in when he can

Stands up for himself A Middle-of-the-road Christian… Philippians Matthew 5.39 Matthew 6.14 John 3.30

James 4.8 James 1.27 Seeks to learn the rules A Middle-of-the-road Christian…

Thinks all you have to do is be at church every time Fits God in when he can Stands up for himself Seeks to learn the rules A Middle-of-the-road Christian