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Successful Christian Ministry
Today there are many tools and methods used in Christian ministry. Some are very helpful whereas others are very unhelpful. Sadly, many of these are designed to appeal to the desires of people. This method is often referred to as being “Seeker Sensitive”. Obviously we don’t ever want to use methods that are mean to people, but to tailor everyone around…
How to Pray for your Pastor’s Preaching
Like all Christians, pastors need prayer. In an earlier post I wrote about how you can pray for your pastor. In this post, I want to specifically look at how you can pray for his preaching. God in His wisdom has appointed the greatest means so as to reveal His character and will to the church, and that is the preaching of His Word (Titus 1:3). Because the preaching of the…
An Introduction and Overview of Genesis
Overview The name Genesis is derived from a Greek term meaning “origin” or “beginnings”. The Hebrew title for this book is Bereshith (“In the beginning“), which is the first word in the book. Since the book of Genesis provides us with an account of things that occurred in the beginning, it is naturally a book of beginnings. The first…
A Man of God
O man of God, keep your eyes on the Lord
For it is only then you will receive your reward
Do you Serve in Ministry?
When is comes to serving the Lord in ministry, this is a concept that many have got wrong. Many are asked, “Are you serving in the church?” or “Do you have a ministry?” Usually, the person asking this question is looking for an answer like, “sure, I’m in the music team” or “yeah, I’m an usher”. Granted, these are…
The Root of Sin
The great reformer, theologian, and pastor, John Calvin wrote a massive work called Institutes of the Christian Religion. I am working my way through it with a small, but growing, group of men at the moment. It is much easier to tackle a work of such magnitude when others are tackling with you. I may, from time to time (and indeed, already have), share some of…
Jonathan’s Covenant Faithfulness
© Lenka Hnilicova – Fotolia.com In 1 Samuel 20, David (who is the anointed King of Israel), is forced to flee from King Saul. Saul’s son, Jonathan, has earlier knitted himself to David in a covenant (see 1 Samuel 18:3). This is clearly no small matter, as in this chapter Jonathan places himself in great danger to release David to safety. After his…
God’s grace in the face of our sin – 1 Samuel 12
Photo Credit: http://christianimagesource.com/ In 1 Samuel 12:6-18, Samuel outlines to the people of Israel their checkered history of following the God who chose them and rescued them. The retelling largely contains rebellion and idolatry on Israel’s part, including their most recent…
A Spirit of Kindness, Goodness and Faithfulness
I know as I matured as a new Christian I felt really convicted to turn from some of the activities I was involved in. I was really scared and found it extremely difficult and alienating because I thought I was going to miss out on some things many other people seemed to enjoy. However, by taking…