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Making the Right Decision in Choosing Workers Some time ago, as I was preaching through Matthew’s gospel, I came to chapter 10. I began to study the selection of the twelve. It is proved to be a fascinating study. I thought this particular section, concerning their choosing, may be an encouragement or help. It was…
Please bear with me as I share a brief thought that has occupied my mind and heart for a while. It is the thought of being a pastor and not a company CEO. This year marks the 30th year of full-time pastoral ministry for me. For the majority of those years it has been my…
There have been scores of articles on the Internet concerning things to do for one’s pastor. It is good to honor the pastor when honor is due. There is great joy in pastoring and having the ability to teach God’s Word to God’s people and being a caring shepherd. Yet, the office of pastor also…
Too many pulpits have been replaced with counselor’s stools and motivational lecterns. The “message from God” has been replaced with “thought for the week.” Expositional preaching has been replaced with a topic of the day.
I am fed up to my tonsils with pompous peacocks on stages parading as crude, foul-mouthed miscreants,
The aged apostle knew that if Timothy focused on that, the other issues of winning souls, giving, missions, standards, etc. would all fall into place.
What an incredible statement He made! To paraphrase, He said, “Not only will you do what I do, but you will do greater works than those I have done.” Have you ever let those words sink in? Have you ever thought about what the Lord was truly saying? How is it possible to “greater” works than the Lord?
piritual life is not engendered by the man-centered theology of much of the modern music. However, spiritual life is enflamed when God is the center of man’s worship and adoration.
A church is born as the Holy Spirit of God brings born-again believers together for worship and edification. While it is not my desire to argue over semantics, it seems the terminology is the catalyst behind the methodology.
The “armchair quarterbacks” will always be with us. These are the people who have never trained a day in their lives to play the game. They have never played or coached. They have never studied the plays, read the rule book, or planned a strategy for winning. They have always been a spectator. They have no skin in the game.
