Church planter, don’t underestimate the value of patience in ministry.
Church planter, don’t underestimate the value of patience in ministry.
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the […]
A congregational hymn on "power in the finished work of Jesus to change helpless sinners just like me..."
This song is based on Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
This is the second part of a post we started last week. We were thinking about the fact that the Christian life is a battle, ministry is tough, and leadership is back-breaking work. But in the Bible, Jesus give his followers encouragements to keep us in the game. He promises that he’s the resurrection and […]
“And apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.” (2 Cor. 11:28) The Christian walk is a battle. Ministry is tough. Leadership is back-breaking work. The Apostle Paul wrote this in 2 Corinthians 11:28 after remembering a whole list of sufferings he’d been through. Paul […]
This is the third post (part 1 | part 2) in a series on why so many walk away from the Christian faith. So far, we’ve seen the author of Hebrews encouraging his hearers to pay careful attention to God’s Word. He reminds them, as he does us, how easy it is to ‘drift away’. […]
“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” (Heb. 2:1 ESV) We’ve seen in part 1 that it’s so easy to take the gospel of Jesus for granted. The author to the Hebrews wants us to pay careful attention to his Word. Why is he […]
I remember vividly my early days in the church. Everything was new and fresh. There was a large young people’s group and there was a real buzz about the place. It was exciting being a Christian around people like that. It made church seem like the place to be. But, as time went on, more […]