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Offering Bucket’s
By: Cm Berry
Tags: Stealing, Things Kids Do, Tithe, Offering Bucket, Church

By CM Berry

I grew up in Church as a Christian. I still am a Christian and I go to a local church. When you grow up in church you go through stages. When you are ages zero to two you are with your parents in “big church”. Then when you are three to seventeen you go through Sunday school and youth group. Then you go back to “big church”.

When you are in the zero to two range you go to learn how to sit and keep your mouth shut for an hour or two. Of course you get socialized with other people there too. For the most part you are there to learn church manners. The main manner that your parents teach their children is to sit in their own seat or on their parent’s laps and to be quiet. There isn’t a real problem with this.

When I was two years old I was sitting between my parents and we were passing the offering bucket. I thought it was a great. Everyone was putting money in a basket for me. So I took a twenty out of the basket. My parents of course noticed and made me give it back.

Of course I do not actually remember this story. It is the one time I have “stolen” in my life. My parents and siblings give me grief about it to this day.
What the Hell?
By: Marilla Lahr
Tags: Prayer, Pastor, Religion, Deconstruction, Church

I work part-time in a church office. My duties mostly revolve around prepping for Sunday (printing bulletins, setting up check in stations, making sure the visuals are all in the right places, etc.). We have a weekly staff meeting on Mondays at 10am. We are currently using Zoom because — you know. Something happened on one of those Zoom calls that I’d like to tell you about.

We are located in rural MN and so we reopened earlier than most. When we reopened in late June, many church members were, rightly, concerned about the irresponsibility of that decision. Trust me, I would not have made that call. But it happened and our attendance was fairly low for several weeks. Mind, we had been live-streaming our Sunday services since March so we had a decent amount of people “attending” from home.

I guess that wasn’t good enough for a certain pastor on our staff. One day, a fine summer morning, at the close of our staff meeting, he ended in prayer by directly telling god that people watching online wasn’t the same as coming to church. And in his little mind, people NEED to come to church. So he told god to (and this is literally a direct quote I wrote down because I was so shocked by it) “make them miserable until they come back to church.”

… I just… What the hell? I’m sure the number of reasons for people not coming to church is somewhere in the quadrillions, and we can add this instance to the list.
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By: Shepherd Bushiri
Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Christian, Church, Prophetic

Contact+27604094446 Welcome to Enlightened Christian Gathering, ECG is a gospel preaching prophetic church that teaches the holistic word of God to develop strong, successful and Godly communities, families and individuals internationally.
What About Us!
By: Kelvin Fosu
Tags: Gospel, Christianity, God, Faith, Church

Photo by sergio omassi from Pexels

Once one problem seems to rest,

Suddenly other problem comes sky rocketing,

Hitting hard in all angles.

What about us?

Do you not care ?

We know You to be bigger, wise and mighty,

Know doubt about that.

Are You always gazing from Your throne,

Just to catch us in our sins?

Friends and Your word tells us;

Of Your prosperity plans for us,

Directing us to a perfect end.

Only You knows our future.

We work harder and smarter,

But the lazy keep prospering.

They mock at our labor.

Acknowledging you in everything we do,

Seems to be futile.

You seem to;

Close Your ears to our cry,

Our worship seem to be heard by stones,

Come quickly Lord, come!

We’ re waiting,

Else we faint.

What about us?

*ClearThroat*
Finding the Right Place of Worship
By: Bride Ministries
Tags: Church, Religion

Finding the right place of worship can be a difficult, time-consuming, and draining experience. People worship and praise God in many different ways, and not all of them will feel right to you.

The search for the right location is personal in many ways, but there are things that you can do that might help you make a decision. Here are a few to keep in mind.

Ask Yourself What You Believe

Asking yourself what you believe will narrow your choices for a new church more than you would think. There are more than 200 distinct denominations of Christianity in the United States, each with its own doctrinal beliefs. Looking at churches that fit within your denomination is a good place to start, but it shouldn’t be your only qualifier. Each church has its own culture and faith statement that may set it apart from other churches within its denomination. You can usually find a church’s statement of faith on its website, and it is a far better indicator of whether the church is in line with your own beliefs.

Visit Churches

While researching churches online and looking at their faith statement is an excellent place to begin your search, you will eventually have to visit a few churches to know what they’re like. You’ll be able to see first-hand what their services are like and how formal they are. Some churches all but require you to wear nicer clothes and engage in a very structured service, while others might be more casual.

When you visit a church, take the time to speak to members of the congregation. You might like a church’s statement of faith and enjoy the pastor’s sermons, but that won’t mean much if you don’t click with the other church members. Some congregations are more accepting of new members than others, and some might not be accepted at all of the others who are in any way different from them.

Follow Your Gut

As with anything else in life, you need to follow your gut when finding a new church. If you visit a church that feels like home and has a congregation and staff who treat you like you belong, you might have found the right church. If you don’t feel comfortable in a church, there is no reason for you to stay. There are other churches out there, and you should never feel rushed to find the right one. Keep looking and doing research, and you will find a new home church sooner or later.

Originally published: https://brideministriesblog.com/finding-the-right-place-of-worship/
Υποταγή της κυβέρνησης, στην εκκλησία.
By: Peter Apostolakis
Tags: Church, Ελλάδα, Greece

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This Pull (Poem)
By: Fisher Givens
Tags: Poem, Meaning, Deconstruction, Poetry, Church

Walking past that church with its paint flaking

I see a snug circle of chairs

Lights strung up around the fire, glowing softly

And I feel this pull

To belong again

To draw up a circle around the wide world

To make sense of my senses

To feel that these movements of light are more — a chair or a flickering sign

This wash of sound is a voice or the tick of a clock

This flash of sensation is grass between my toes or the coolness of rock

I see a tree

I see a dog

I have a place

I have a name

I have a home

I am not alone

To know the circle has a center

The falling has a bottom

The grains of sand have meaning

And however this arc may bend there is someone who knows where it goes

I feel it there in my chest, tugging

Like a phantom limb

Or the catch of the breath

Or the uncourted memory of a long dead friend

But I can’t go in

-Mark Guinn, October 2020
The ethical dilemma of playing “Mary, Did You Know?”
By: Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
Tags: Women, Music, Ethics, Church, Ministry

It’s that time of the year again when I, as a church musician, wrestle with the ethical dilemma of playing “Mary, Did You Know?,” a song that combines a beautiful melody with suspect — some would argue, terrible — theology.

Yes, Mary knew and the musicians with whom I play know my qualms about the song. They encourage me, humor me, and support me as I come around to playing it, knowing the song is appreciated by many and it’s not the only church music we play with suspect theology baked into the score.

This year, I have been pondering something more concerning than the words of “Mary, Did You Know?”— the fact that Mary would not be welcome in most church pulpits.

Mary, who said “yes” to God and, in the Magnificat (Luke 1: 46–55), her song of praise, “no” to injustice around her, would not be allowed to preach these words in many churches today though men will stand in those same pulpits in the coming weeks and preach from them.

Perhaps, the question we should be asking, and singing, is not “Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?” Perhaps instead we should ask why Mary would not be welcome in many pulpits, and why other women whom God has called, remain excluded from the pulpits and leadership of so many churches.

That’s a question long overdue for wrestling with and a song I would look forward to singing.
Podcast: Daniel Hill — “Hope has to be married to lament.”
By: Chuck Armstrong
Tags: Anti Racism, Christianity, Racism, Podcast, Church

Chuck and Daniel, November 2018

This is the second part of my conversation with Daniel Hill. We continue to discuss whiteness, the sickness of racism, and the complicity of the church, and he minces no words when it comes to his own experience of writing White Awake and continuing on this journey of reconciliation work.

“I think it’s really important that the attitude is marked with humility,” Hill says of white brothers and sisters on this journey. And as he adds, “When we talk about being allies, we’re not talking about being allies with a certain political group or even a certain group of people of Color; we’re talking about being allies with Jesus.”

It is obvious my questions are unformed; when Hill and I sat down for this chat, I was early on in my journey of tangibly committing to antiracist work. Though I had been deconstructing my own racist identity for several years, what that meant for my work was only beginning to become palpable in my life. This is perhaps clearest when I push him to consider the hope that he’s experienced on his journey. To be honest, I thought this was kind of a softball question; surely, as hard as writing White Awake was, there were some good things about it, right?

When I ask the question—as you’ll hear in the podcast—he pauses for a brief moment.

“It’s a nuanced idea, the hope,” Hill remarks. “I agree with what you’re saying, but it has to be married to lament at the same time…lament is not the antithesis of hope…that’s a cautionary word I’d give. I think, whenever especially those of us coming from privileged spaces are talking about hope, it has to be married to lament.”

For Hill, his ultimate hope is not found in his personal growth or even the growth of those around him.

“The ultimate hope is that Jesus is restoring all things.”

Hill is quick to remind anyone listening that the hope is not in other people. “If we’re not on the same page as that, that Jesus is trying to dismantle the old and bring in the new, I don’t know that there actually is a lot of hope,” he says.

You can listen to the second part of our conversation below:
Christianity and Politics
By: Allen Johnsey
Tags: Politics, State, Christianity, Faith, Church

Yes.

Well, a few things here. One, Christianity (or religion in general) and politics mix all the time. It can’t be helped. Should it mix? Yes. It should be purposeful, but also careful.

Two, the separation of church and state (that is used hypocritically) is not in the constitution. I repeat, it is not in the constitution. This concept is mentioned in a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in regards to a state controlled or sanctioned church or religion. This is one of the things the founders had left behind in England, and they wanted to ensure it did not follow them to the new country. State sanctioned religion always, always leads to tyranny.

So, the founders did not want to keep the church out of the government, they wanted to keep the government out of the church. As it turns out, the government has no problem controlling aspects of the church’s life, but cries foul whenever the church may begin to speak out against issues in the government. That is the hypocrisy I mentioned earlier.

Three, it should be for the Christian that Christ is so much a part of their lives that they cannot possible separate Him from any part of their lives. Certainly one cannot leave Christ outside of the voting booth. Certainly Christ would compel Christians to speak out against injustice and take action in many aspects of our society that would be deemed political.

Now, the specific applications of one’s faith to politics could be debated. I try not to judge someone’s faith by how they apply it in the political realm. I know brothers and sisters in Christ that vote differently than I do, but I also know they love Jesus as much (if not more) than I and they believe that they are doing as Christ would do. I can disagree without breaking fellowship or claiming their faith is not valid. Doing that does not do anyone any good. Grace is needed by us all, and should certainly be shown to others who proclaim faith in Christ.

So, let’s please stop pretending that there is a separation, or that there should be. You are who you are. If you are a Christian, or person of faith, that should show in every area of your life. Be a Christian in the voting booth. Be a Christian on social media. Be a Christian at your town council meetings. Be a Christian in your own church and home. Be a Christian at the store. At all time, at all places, in all circumstances. All of Christ for all of life. It is what He called us to do. Be a light in the world, even the political one.

Love one another.
Feeling Thankful
By: Elsha Kim
Tags: Faith, Church, Gratitude, Covid 19

We had our Christmas food pantry this morning. (It’s a drive-thru food pantry fueled by 100% volunteer manpower to help the local community during COVID-19).

Alarm goes off. It’s 6am. It’s Saturday. And it’s still dark out. “Ohhh… Really? It could be so nice to sleep in, do you really want to do this?” A hint of resistance and the faintest voice whispers in my half asleep head, as I revel in the final moments of warmth under my sheets.

But I also know that whatever tiredness I’m feeling now will be overshadowed and stamped out by the joy of serving that will come by the end of today’s event. I’m always right about this point.

It’s evening, I’m sitting here writing by my fire place, and I was right once again. Listening to Christmas country jams. Filled with so much gratitude that the only thing that feels gratifying is to write about it. Because like with all the best experiences in life — we want to share them.

You know what it is? Being a part of a bigger purpose than just myself. AND if it helps others? Wow, win-win. That is just so awesome. I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to serve with my church. And I’m telling you, if you’ve been feeling down — the remedy is… to help someone else! Crazy logic right? Help someone else when you’re in need? But it’s like, when you give love away without any expectation of return, this thing happens where Jesus will fill your heart up with even more love than you started with — to the point of overflowing. Almost as if to say — keep going and give more cause I’ll supply you more.

There have been many mornings I didn’t want to serve. Multiple days of back-straining work to serve. Never an evening of regret.

Be a part of something bigger than yourself. Be a part of something that will last after we part (from this Earth). And by doing this, you’ll have done your part.

I can’t do everyone’s part. (That would become a burden — more than a burden — enslavement.) I can only do my part. And that’s all God requests. How do we know when we’re doing our part, too much, or not enough? P E A C E. Peace will be with you.
Advent Luxe 2020
By: Jonathan Simcoe
Tags: Leadership, Writing, Books, Church, Gifts

Studying Scripture is an ancient Christian practice. Crossway has two beautiful reading editions that have matching fit and finish, with two different trajectories.

The ESV Thinline Bible, Top-Grain Leather is a wonderful, compact edition that is perfect to carry on the go. Made of durable leather it is built to weather the storms of daily readings on the go.

The ESV Wide Margin Reference edition (also in Top-Grain Leather) has more opaque paper and ample margins for deeper study, consideration, and engagement with the Biblical text.

Both are built to last, and both pair together for reading and study.

Unfolding Grace
We Exist
By: Esther Spurrill-Jones
Tags: LGBTQ, Sonnet, Christianity, Poetry, Church

They cannot pretend we don’t exist

For we will not be quiet anymore.

They taught us to be strong and to persist,

So we will not stop knocking on the door.

This church, this family, is also ours:

It is our birthright to participate.

We will not be silent wallflowers,

No longer calmly sit and suffocate.

We are the image bearers of the Lord,

Created just as we are meant to be,

So we will not be banished or ignored.

We’re here. We’re queer. If they refuse to see

We’ll shout and sing and dance until they do.

We’ll push and pray until we have breakthrough.
I am a sacred space
By: Small Voice Today
Tags: Sacred, Scripture, Church, Designed2encourage, Devotional

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.- 1 Corinthians 6:19–20

Do you know that you are God’s house? It is mystical and miraculous, but you are a sacred space. The Holy Spirit lives in you.

The Bible tells us that God is spirit, It speaks of the spiritual life we are called to live, spiritual battles we will encounter, and the working of the Holy Spirit. God joins them all together here. He says the Holy Spirit is in us. This is not symbol or metaphor. However, it is mystery.

How God Himself can dwell within us is beyond our ability to fully comprehend. But He does, and because of that the way we live and walk through the physical world in our physical bodies is important.

God is giving a very practical and down-to-earth command. We are to honor and glorify Him with our bodies. Our actual bodies! Although the things that are in our hearts, minds and motives are exceptionally important, where we physically go and what we physically do has a special importance.

Our body is the house, the sanctuary, the temple of the Holy Sprit. Wherever we are, whatever we do, He is there within us. Let us always try to honor His presence, and please Him with our comings and goings. We are a sacred space!
Remember the good old days, when neighbors helped neighbors?
By: Jörg Peters
Tags: Love, Love Letters, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Church

A young and an old woman are sitting in the church. Says the old woman to the other: “I have always wished that God would touch me, but I suppose that is probably too much to ask.”

The young woman replies: “I think that sounds like a reasonable hope. Have you prayed about it?”

“Well, no. No, of course not.”

“Why not?” she asks. “There’s nothing wrong with such a prayer. You should pray about it!”

“All right. Perhaps I will sometime.”

“Not sometime. Now! What better place to pray than here in the house of the Lord?”

So convinced, the old woman reluctantly folds her hands, lowers her head and closes her eyes in prayer: “Please, dear God, I wish so much that You touch me!” Silently she continues to pray.

About ten seconds later, the young woman gently placed her hand on the folded hands of the older woman. She reacts as most of us would have done. She jumps up and shouts: “He did it! He touched me.” Then, after a moment of reflection: “But it felt terribly similar to your hand.”

“It was my hand,” the young woman answers.

The disappointment on her face was painfully obvious: “And I thought that God had touched me.”

“But He has touched you! How do you think God touches humans? That He comes down like a pillar of fire? Or a hand suddenly appeard out of nowhere? When God touches people, he takes his neighbor’s hand and uses it.”

God touches you through your neighbor’s hand.

Pay attention to this!

Today you will reach people who want to be your neighbor because they walk with Jesus.

And you will find people to whom you can be the neighbor …

… simply because you are there right now …

… when they need touching.

Let God use you!

Nothing makes you happier and more satisfied.

Jörg “who touches you” Peters

P.S.

You already notice that this letter touches you too, don’t you?

Before I send this love letter, I pray for you, my reader, that he does exactly that.

Reference: The Sign in the Subway: Cycle C Sermons for the Sundays after Pentecost
The Continued Surge of the 2020 Church Crisis
By: Thomas E. Mcdaniels
Tags: Religion, Christianity, Faith, Church, Spirituality

2020 discipleship

Discipleship is the new hope for the 2020 digital church.

Take a look — making disciples has been around a long time.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew 28:18–20, NKJV)

Jesus commanded the church to go and make disciples over 2000 years ago.

Many churches are suffering from low attendance and limited finances. When organizations fail, we examine everything. The church coaches and consultants are looking deep and wide for solutions.

Many experts believe that biblical discipleship is the new fix. The big question is, how to raise disciples through digital ministry?

The discipleship need is enormous, and the idea is noble, but will it work? Not sure.

In the last 25 years, a bigger question is, have we accomplished the biblical mandate for making disciples? For hundreds of years the American church has considered discipleship as a primary goal.

Modern discipleship, whether in a classroom or at Starbucks, is not the only biblical model. Today’s church assigns folks to a classroom or a home and they sit down and listen.

The modern-day small group (discipleship) purchases the latest book from the newest hero, and we read and talk. After the class, some go to work, some go home, and others take a nap.

Not precisely the Jesus model.
Alone.
Tags: Love, God, Christian, Christian Living, Church

Alone. This word by itself is enough to raise an image in your mind or even awake some emotions you may be feeling right now. Often, the times when we feel alone in our Christian walk is when we are the most vulnerable and right where the devil wants us to be. Now why is this so? There is a multitude of reasons why you may feel alone right now, possibly sin has crept it’s way into your life, maybe you are going through a tough time in your personal life and due to the pain, you are isolating yourself; maybe even depression is contributing to this. Regardless of the reason, feeling alone is not a good feeling. Now some of you may be thinking, well I like being alone. Being alone and feeling alone are two completely different things. Feeling alone is when a Christian is caught in a place that they feel as if they have no support. The topic I want to discuss today is feeling alone because of sin.

Photo by Paul Garaizar on Unsplash

Sin is something that is unescapable. Regardless of your age, race or level of spirituality sin finds a way to creep in, it does not discriminate. Now when we sin we often feel as if we cannot tell anyone about this or else they will think we are the worst Christians in the world, this is exactly what the devil wants us to think. In Bonhoeffers book Life Together, he illustrates this topic extensively. The bible throughout talks about how we are supposed to be open with others, specifically in James where it says we are to confess our sins one to another. By openly confessing our sins we are both breaking the bondage of sin itself but also breaking our inner pride. Pride is the root of all sin, but it is also the reason why we don’t talk about sin to others. We feel as if maybe we won’t be accepted if we confess this sin (which isn’t the case), and this feeling causes us to isolate ourselves. When we isolate ourselves, this is exactly what the enemy wants and the exact opposite of what we need. If you find yourself in sin, confess it, go to someone you trust and see how much freedom you feel after. Not only that, all of the sins we commit throughout our lives are already paid for! On the cross Jesus made the atonement necessary for our sins to be forgiven, and death to be defeated. God is a forgiving and gracious God, He is quick to forgive, so give Him that chance today!
Pop Culture Mondays/Subscriber Edition
By: Brooke Hammerling
Tags: Hillsong, Tik Tok, Elliot Page, Church, Pop Culture

Pop Culture Mondays/Subscriber Edition

December 7th, 2020

Hello my darling subscribers…and HAPPY MONDAY.

Apologies on the lateness this week…it’s been a busy Monday morning!

I also go a LITTLE deep into the whole sexy priest/rock and roll church stuff this week…so, apologies on that. IT’S A LOT OF BAD JESUS.

ALSO, I have some TikToks in this PCM and I am told they do not always work on the mobile so if you can read PCM this week on a computer if you want to see the TikToks…

MEDIUM PLEASE FIX THIS!!

https://brooke.medium.com/pop-culture-mondays-12-7-20-7795e23830b

Stay safe everyone…

XO,

Brooke
A simple prayer for children, based on Buddhist metta (loving-kindness) meditations:
By: Vivia Kay Kieswetter
Tags: Prayer, Lovingkindness, Prayerforchildren, Church, Meditation

Toronto-based seminarian trying her best to do her best. Thinks that you are perfect, right now.
Monday Club — An American Christian Mini-Post IX
By: An American Christian
Tags: Writing, Christianity, Abuse, Social Media, Church

I wanted to take a few moments to thank everyone who has been reading and following us on this journey. There are several chapters still to go, it’s just a matter of getting them written with all of life still happening around us.

There have been several alumni and ex-members of the church I grew up in that have contacted me, as well as several others whom I’ve only spoken to because of this writing.

Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for reaching out.

This is taxing. It’s difficult to dredge up past wounds, instances that have been buried in my psyche for over a decade. I’m certainly not the only one this has affected. Every contributor has had to deal with the mental consequences of healing from this kind of trauma.

I know this has been triggering for many people as well, but I hope that this helps you feel safe and that you can find solace. I hope you feel less alone. There’s healing in this, as painful as it might be going through it.
Christ Alone is Our Source
By: Done With Religion
Tags: Holy Spirit, Christ, Jesus, Christian Living, Church

by Jim Gordon

There is an old hymn that says “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand”. This leads me to think about the organized church. As important as the church is in our lives, we have to be careful not to put our hope in it. I have received a lot of help through the church and a lot of good basic teachings. I also learned of salvation but my hope is not in the church. My hope is in “Christ the solid rock”.

There are times when we are alone in our walk with God and without regular fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Many of us have left the organization and are deconstructing our faith and may have to stand alone for a while. Fortunately, we can rely on our relationship with Christ because his Spirit lives within us. The church is no substitute for Christ. It is where we can learn about Him but it is not the goal. The point is that we have a relationship with Christ and not the church, and He is our source of strength.

The modern-day organized church is a place for believers to get together, but it is not the main source. Going to church does not make us Christians, it does not make us better people or more dedicated believers. It is a place to get ideas, different interpretations and encouragement from others, a place to meet other believers and enjoy fellowship, and a place to reach out and help others.

We need to stop putting the focus and emphasis on church, stop putting our eyes on pastors and realize that they are not the answer. We need to put all focus and attention on Christ. It is Jesus who we follow and worship. He is the Shepherd and the rest of us are his sheep. There are no co-shepherds and no intermediates between Christ and us. We are to follow Christ and Him alone. We are to learn from Him and love others equally.

There is nothing wrong with going to church, but do not put your eyes on it and the leaders therein. Keep your focus on Christ. Whether you go to church or do not go to church, Christ is the one we look to and serve. Do not worry so much about going to church, but rather be the Church. It is not a building we go to, but it is the people who love and follow Christ.

If you have been going through the deconstruction process from organized religion like I have, you will learn that you can depend on Jesus to lead you into his truth. He will prove His love and care for you over and over just as he has done for me. Bottom line, let’s be careful that we do not put our dependence on an organization but on Jesus. All other ground is sinking sand.
The Church as the Bride of Christ
By: Sunrise Pohtam
Tags: Church, Bride Of Christ, Jesus Christ

The Bible teaches that the Church is the Bride of Christ. To understand the global in general and the local church in particular, it is necessary to grasp the meaning of the bride of Christ.

In the Old Testament imagery, the relationship between God and His people is that of a husband and wife. We see Israel as a nation was the spouse who violated the covenant relationship by having adulterous relationships with other gods.

In the New Testament, Jesus is the Bridegroom and the Church is the Bride. This metaphor of marriage is applied to Lord Jesus Christ and the body of believers known as the Church.

Christ is the bridegroom who has chosen the bride by sacrificing himself on the cross of Calvary. Thus, the Church is a special choosen community by Christ to be an alternative community.
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Tutorial: How To Claim 1INCH Airdrop On ONTO
By: The Onto Team
Tags: Airdrop, 1inch, Ontowallet, Ontology Network

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3. Once connected to the wallet, tap on the 1inch horse icon in the bottom left corner to enter the token claim page and tap on the Claim button to proceed. If you don’t meet the criteria to claim the tokens, the Claim button would be greyed out.

4. Enter your wallet password. Please ensure you have sufficient ETH balance to pay the transaction fee.

5. Once the transaction is sent, you can view the airdrop of 600 1INCH tokens by selecting the Check button.

How to add 1INCH airdrop on ONTO

After collecting the airdrop, you can search ‘1INCH’ and add it to your token list in the Asset page in ONTO. The current price of 1INCH token is around 2 USDT.

1INCH Contract Address:0x111111111117dc0aa78b770fa6a738034120c302

Download ONTO now to claim free 1INCH tokens!
Kripto Paralar & Blockchain Gündemi | 25.12.2020
By: Alp Işık
Tags: 1inch Token, Wavesplatform, Airdrop, Bitcoin, 1inchexchange

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Global Airdrops and their Regulations
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Regulation, Airdrop, Crypto

Now that our technology introduces the new capability of global airdrops (i.e., massive sending of crypto-currency/tokens to anyone in the world, this new feature not being available in other blockchains), some of you have already been asking for their practical implementation. Just to be on the safe side, some notes concerning their regulation:

airdrops must be randomized to be considered gifts, otherwise it’s an offer of securities: do not target consecutive addresses or specific regions within a country.

do not ask for anything in exchange, not even promotions to third parties, otherwise it’s a sale of securities in exchange of non-pecuniary benefits.

These non-legally binding recommendations are based on previous administrative proceedings and may vary from country to country.
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain News|25.12.2020
By: Alp Işık
Tags: 1inch Token, Airdrop, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, 1inchexchange

Decentralized exchange 1inch.exchange announced its own governance token, $1INCH. To take advantage of the airdrop, you had to use the platform before September 15, or have made a minimum of 4 swaps or a min $ 20 swap transaction. Users who met even 1 of these conditions were given different amounts of airdrop and $ 1INCH tokens. If you have never used it and will use it for the first time now, you cannot benefit from Airdrop. Trading operations have begun on the Binance & FTX stock exchange.

2 million ETH staked for Ethereum 2.0 process.

Bitcoin price hits $24,681, reaching an all-time high.

$USDT staking was introduced on Waves.exchange. You can find the details and current rates here.
Celebrating $8 Million Deposits and Christmas Gift from POKKET
Tags: Giveaway, Christmas, Airdrop, Uop, Pokket

Today we’ve reached yet another milestone:

$8 Million customer deposits made to date!

Thank you to all our valued customers!

To celebrate, we’re giving away 500 UOP tokens to Top 5 price predictions of UOP token as a Christmas Gift to our customers. Each winner will receive 100 UOP tokens in their POKKET wallet.

Head over to our Twitter page to give your price predictions! Winners will be announced in 7 days on our Twitter page.

Here are the rules:

1. Follow @POKKETOfficial & @UtopiaGenesis twitter accounts

2. Register at POKKET.com

3. Like & RT the tweet below

4. Comment to the tweet below your UOP price prediction at 1 Jan 2021 07:00 UTC.

Thank you for your support as we continue to work towards further development of the crypto market. Check out the interest rates on 65 popular cryptocurrencies supported on our platform here.

– POKKET
Make Your BTC Price Prediction and Earn BTC!
Tags: Giveaway, Huobi, Airdrop, Btc, Bitcoin

Prize

Up to $600 (in $BTC)

Duration

23th Dec 2020 ~ 25th Jan 2021

With 2 rounds of the winner announcements on 6th Jan and 25th Jan 2021.

Who can participate

All new users register in Huobi from 23rd Dec 2020 to 25th Jan 2021 via our special link: https://www.huobi.fm/topic/invited/?invite_code=rwkm3, except users from the country restriction list. Early joiners will have 2 rounds of $BTC price lucky guessing, early come early win!

Rules

Participate on this page:

Phase 1: 23rd Dec 2020 ~ 6th Jan 2021

Guess the price range of BTC at 00:00 UTC0 on 6th Jan (the highest price on Huobi in that minute) from these 3 ranges:

A: < $20,000

B: $20,000 — $25,000

C: > $25,000

Any new user who registers via the link https://www.huobi.fm/topic/invited/?invite_code=rwkm3 after 23rd Dec and makes 1 trade in Huobi can make a prediction. Submit your Huobi UID & prediction choice (A, B or C) by clicking the “Earn Now” button below. If you submit multiple predictions during this Phase 1, only your latest prediction will be taken into account.

🎉All users who predict correctly will share the Phase 1 prize pool of 0.0043BTC.

🎉If there are more than 100 participants by 6th Jan, we will add 0.0043BTC more to the Phase 1 prize pool. Invite your friends to join as well! (We will announce the participant numbers here every day)

Phase 2: 7th Jan 2021 ~ 25th Jan 2021

Users predict the price range of BTC at 00:00 UTC0 on 25th Jan (the highest price on Huobi in that minute) from these 3 ranges:

A: < $20,000

B: $20,000 — $25,000

C: > $25,000

Any new user who registers via the link https://www.huobi.fm/topic/invited/?invite_code=rwkm3 after 23rd Dec and makes 1 trade in Huobi can make a prediction. So early participants can enter both Phase 1 & 2. Submit your Huobi UID & prediction choice (A, B or C) by clicking the “Earn Now” button below. If you submit multiple predictions during this Phase 2, only your latest prediction will be taken into account.

🎉All users who predict correctly will share the Phase 2 prize pool of 0.0043BTC.

🎉On 25th Jan 2021, the trader who predicts correctly in the 2 rounds and trades the most volume during the campaign period will get 0.0043BTC directly.

🎉If the number of participants is over 300 by 25th Jan, we will add 0.0086BTC more to the Phase 2 prize pool.

The prizes will be directly distributed to your Huobi account at the end of the campaign.

Fake/multi accounts created for the sake of this campaign to treat the system are disqualified and will be deleted.

Predict & Win BTC Now👇
MOV MagnEx ($MAG) Airdrop Detailed Rules
By: Bytom Blockchain
Tags: Airdrop, Mov, Magnex

What is MAG？

MAG is generated by trading on MagnEx protocol, MAG will be the governance token of MOV MagnEx protocol.

MAG total supply & distribution Plan

The total supply of MAG limited to 1,000,000, 15% of total supply is used for airdrops, it’s 150,000; the remaining 850,000 are distributed through mining, and the number of MAGs mined in the phase one is 100,000.

Airdrop plan

Who can get Airdrop？

1, SUP Holders: SUP holders will share 5% of MAG total supply, it will depend how many SUP you hold compare with other holders, the more you hold, the more you get. The amount of SUP will be decided by the snapshot on Jan 1st, 2021.

2, User who did trading on MagnEx before: The address that did trading on MagnEx before Oct 1st, 2020 will get the MAG airdrop, and the address of SUP will get the MAG airdrop.

3, Additional airdrops based on the trading volume: For previous MagnEx users, in addition, share 5% MAG, there are additional airdrops calculated by weight based on trading volume. The weight of the BTM purchase transaction is 2 and the rest is 1. This part of the airdrop accounts for 5% of the total MAG

3, Users need to claim MAG, The starting time for the claim is 2:00 am (UTC), January 4, 2021

How to claim airdrop?

Users need to claim MAG through Bycoin wallet(bycoin.im/en), The starting time for the claim is 2:00 am (UTC), January 4, 2021

Finally, we need to reminds everyone to pay attention to risks:

1. MAG has never raised any funds, everyone can participate in cost-free mining;

2. MAG has no investment value and is a MOV MagnEx protocol governance token.

If you have more suggestions and comments on these rules, please feel free to put forward your valuable comments in Bycoin-Settings-Feedback (Bycoin download link: bycoin.im/en)
BXB Year-end & New-Year Giveaway!
Tags: Giveaway, Crypto, Airdrop, Bxbexchange, Bonus

Let’s end 2020 and welcome 2021 on a positive note with some incredible BONUS from BXB!

As part of our annual holiday celebration, we are organizing a giveaway to celebrate an end to the year of 2020. It has been a rollercoaster of a year but we would love to focus on the positive side, revamped BXB Tap Trading!

Every day from December 25th 2020 until January 10th 2021 we will be randomly picking a single winner to receive an exclusive 20 USDT bonus to your account. 🎅

What's more?

You will stand a chance to win 50 USDT bonus if you share your trades on our official Telegram group: t.me/bxb_exchange, winners will be announced at the end of the campaign!

Here’s how to qualify:

All you need to do is deposit at least 10 USDT and make 1 trade on BXB APP.

You'll stand a chance to get x3 of what you deposited. For example, you can deposit 10 USDT, become a daily winner you'll get 20 USDT bonus, on top of that, there is also another 100% bonus matching your deposit amount. Isn't that deposit 10 — get 40?! So sweet isn't it 🎅.

Don’t miss this opportunity to qualify for BXB Giveaway!

If you’re not a BXB user yet, now is the best time to register! Start trading on BXB!

Get BXB app at (Android devices only): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bxb&hl=en&gl=US&showAllReviews=true

Terms and conditions:

This campaign is valid from 25th Dec 10:00 UTC till 10th Jan 2021 23:59 UTC.

Valid for 1 user per day.

Winners will be selected and announced on BXB Official Telegram channel.

Only deposited accounts are qualified.

There is something for everyone this X’mas at BXB.

Good luck everyone and Happy “tapping” Holidays!

Cheers,

BXB Team
Syntropy Italia Giveaway Natalizio.
Tags: Giveaway, Noia Network, Airdrop, Blockchain, Syntropy

Computer Science undergraduate at the University of Bologna. Syntropy Ambassador. Passionate about the crypto-universe and blockchain.
Task 10 Now Live with 8500 ADB Rewards!
Tags: Crypto, Airdrop, Free Crypto, Startup, Adbank

Task 10 Now Live with 8500 ADB Rewards!

What is the Task Marketplace?

The Task Marketplace serves you quick and easy tasks and rewards people for completing them. But they’re only live for a few days: make sure you complete each task as soon as it’s released! Tasks are simple and quick to perform and the rewards are distributed quicker than ever!

How do I complete Task #10?

Task 10 is live, just follow the steps below:
Santa is Airdropping $OM This Year For Christmas!
By: Mantra Dao
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Nft Collectibles, Airdrop

Holders of our “100 Million OM Staked” NFT will receive their first special airdrop on Dec. 25th

When we announced our “100 Million OM Staked” NFT celebration, we mentioned that our first MANTRA NFT will be a set of 88 unique “100M OM staked” celebratory cards. Beyond taking the form of a limited edition, limited supply, MANTRA DAO themed digital art, these NFTs also provide the holders with access to unique and special airdrops outside of normal OM staking. What better time to release our first special airdrop than on Christmas day? Santa won’t even have to come down your chimney to give you your Christmas gift!

Our NFT gives holders access to MANTRA’s first 888,888 $OM airdrop

There will be a total of 888,888 OM for Sherpas to unwrap this round split evenly amongst our 88 NFT holders, which means NFT holders will be receiving 10,101 OM each! We will be taking a snapshot of the wallet addresses that are holding the “100 Million OM Staked” NFT at 10:00 UTC on December 24th and distribute the rewards via airdrop on December 25th 2020.

The MANTRA DAO team would like to wish all our Sherpas a happy holidays season. “The best part of the season is taking time to appreciate those in our lives who make the holidays meaningful. May the season bring you love and happiness and lots of cheer!
morpher — Get free 100 MPH. Morpher airdrops 100 MPH tokens to…
By: Rolly Khamuss
Tags: Makemoneyonline, Airdrops, Stock Market, Cryptocurrency, Morpher

morpher — stock market

Morpher is a trading platform and facilitates 24/7 stock, crypto and forex trading. They provide zero fees and high liquidity to trading facilities. With Morpher token, you can also buy tesla, oil, gold and many shares.

Morpher gifts community members 100 MORPHER tokens. Sign up for waiting lists and complete your KYC to receive tokens. You can also earn MORE than 1,000 coins for each referral.

Step by step guide:

1-Visit the Morpher airdrop page.

2-Send your email and click “Claim Tokens”.

3-You will receive a mail with a link to complete your KYC.

4-Once you receive the mail, click the link, submit your information and complete your KYC.

5-You will receive 100 MORPHER tokens when the live trading app is launched.

7-Also, earn MORE than 1,000 for each referral.

8-NOTE: After completing your KYC, you will receive a confirmation email in which you have successfully requested your MORPHER tokens. Also, you will receive an email to redeem your tokens later when trading apps are launched.

join Aairdrop: https://t.ly/5NtB
Get 1000 pts + 500 DEP (listed CMC)
Tags: Crypto, Airdrop, Ethereum, Blockchain, Make Money Online

Get 1000 pts + 500 DEP (listed CMC)

About:

The DEA Project is a blockchain-based multimedia digital entertainment platform featuring digital arts, games, and various other forms of entertainment. more info check at CoinmarketCap

Step by step guide:

1.Go to airdrop page

2.Sign up by email and Verify email

3.Enter Reference Code KN6JH2 , It is mandatory to get the DEP Reward

4.Create a Wallet with same email address and verify phone number and submit your ID verifications to Get 500 DEP

5.500 DEP coin will be credited to your wallet after your ID is approved

6.Get more DEPcoin with playing games or refer your friend

Note: fill reference code before creating wallet or the DEP coin will not credited check terms and conditions

Warning!!!

You can only register a referral code once per account.

The registered referral code cannot be changed or deleted.

If your PlayMiner Rank is “Auctioneer” or higher (wallet created or verified) before the promotion starts, you cannot enter the referral code.

Even if your PlayMiner Rank is “Auctioneer” or higher before the start of the promotion, your friends and family can enter your referral code to earn PlayMining Point and DEAPcoin. In order to get DEAPcoin, the friend or family member who entered the referral code must have SMS authentication with Digital Art Auction and have a Wallet created. DEAPcoin cannot be granted without a Wallet.

If you receive a referral, please register the referral code before creating a Wallet. If you create a Wallet before registering the referral code, you may not be eligible for DEAPcoin.

If you are eligible for DEAPcoin, it will be automatically sent to your Wallet.

Please note that it may take up to 14 days to complete the awarding of DEAPcoin depending on the traffic condition.

PlayMining Point will be equipped with a function that can be exchanged for various items at a later date.

This promotion may be changed, canceled, extended or terminated early without notice. Thank you for your understanding.

If we find any fraudulent activity, such as false application or multiple registrations, we may exclude you from the promotion.