Encourage Discouraged Pastors
I doubt that you could possible know what intentional love can do for those God has, in his providence, put over you in the Lord.
An Intimate Hour with God
The following suggestions are designed to help you spend an extended time in prayer and meditation with God. You may spend this hour alone or with others. The order is not essential, but does provide a helpful way to progress.
The Pronouns Preach: Lessons on the Glory of the Church
Among so much that Paul wishes to say to these people, one thing stands out in the book of Ephesians—although they came from extremely diverse backgrounds, they must learn to live together as believers.
To Obtain the Inheritance
We are co-heirs with Christ, meaning all that Christ has received in his ascension, we have received. The realization of all that will not come until later, yet it is ours.
The Rural Church Dilemma
Here are some thoughts for rural pastors. You are the experts, not me. But these thoughts might stimulate something in a church that is not going to be known, outside of a miracle, for its numerical growth. In fact, you may wonder sometimes if God knows you are there.
The Nod and the Pause: Where the War Begins
When lust awakens in the easy chair, with one eye open he peeks over the window ledge on to the street where temptation sends its knowing glance. At this moment and not any later, declare in your mind, “I am dead to this in Christ. I do not serve it.”
15 Resolves for Maintaining Spiritual Balance in Severe Interpersonal Conflicts
Here are fifteen areas of obedience that will bring personal peace, assure that God’s reputation is honored in our lives, and improve dramatically the possibility for reconciliation.
The Unrepenting Repenter
The believer may sin the worst of sins, it is true; but to remain in the love of sin, or to be comfortable in the atmosphere of sin, is a deadly sign, for only repenters inhabit heaven.
When Pastors Aren’t Able To Pastor
There are some good days, and certainly some fine people who encourage him, but he’s frustrated because the job God called him to do just cannot be done. He has many people to tend to, numbers of which are missing, and even those who are present are more than any average man could possibly care for—that is, really care for.
Loving Even the Cantankerous
First of all, love is the highest mark of maturity. Therefore, not loving the other members of the church is a sign of our immaturity.