... the Old Testament. His book is located between the books of Haggai and Malachi. Zechariah is thought to have preached from about 520-518 B.C. The book of Zechariah deals with the restoration of Jerusalem, the Temple, and God"s people. Chapter 11 verses 4-17, which is a story of two ... shepherd, the tone of the passage is ironic and mysterious. He is commissioned to care for sheep that are already being sold by other shepherds and slaughtered by merchants. This suggests that Israelite rulers, "of the postexilic period," were selling God's people to foreign leaders (266). After learning ....

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... is the one who has the largest church, he has gone to the best seminary in his denomination, developed the most eloquent preaching style, written the most books, and spoken at the greatest number of conferences. Where is the standard for pastoral ministry? Does the word "pastor" mean anything? In some churches there ... office for personal gain. One must desire the position of pastor for the benefit of the sheep and not himself. Jesus addresses this topic in John chapter ten. He compares His care for His own sheep with the care of a shepherd who is hired to look after the flock. Jesus s...

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... another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The start of Islam is actually derived form Christianity, history books indicates that one night in the year 610, the first of many revelations came to Muhammad from God by way of the angel Gabriel (In Christianity this is the same Angel which brings the news ... of the Ten Commandments), not many gods, as most Arabs believed. This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth), and He would one day judge mankind (This is also true in Christiani...

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Does God have Gender? To answer this 1st we go to Christian Theology An introduction chapter 9 "The doctrine of God. Is God male Both new and old Testaments use male language about God. The Greek word ... against the feminist movement? Twenty years have passed since the first inclusive approaches to faith and worship resources were published; most North American denominational hymnals or books of worship make some attempt at language revision. A significant body of material exists to merit reflection and critique as churches continue to inch their way ... toward more inclusive language. Prov...

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