Pastoral ministry is hard. Yes, a pastor gets to experience unique joys and blessings like being part of weddings and seeing a dead sinner receive new life in Christ. But pastoral ministry also comes with unique challenges. If you’re not in it for the long haul, it will destroy you. In light of this, let’s […]
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This past Sunday we spent time in Acts 6:1-7, where a group of seven men was selected to oversee the distribution of food to those in need so that the apostles could focus on their primary task of preaching, teaching, and prayer. Although this is sometimes seen as the beginning of the office of deacon,
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This past Sunday our church focused on the Lord’s Prayer as found in Luke 11 and Matthew 6. Most Christians probably have it memorized and recite it somewhat regularly. But have you ever thought about the fact that it uses plural pronouns throughout? It is “our Father,” not “my Father,” yet it is easy to
Last Sunday at our church, Ron Thomas preached on Luke 9: “And He said to all, ‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses His life for My sake will save it.
Rev. Jeff Walsh As we are in the beginning stages of a pastoral transition at Dulin’s Grove, we all have many questions: Who might we find for our next pastor? How long will this take? What will change in coming months? Although there is much that we do not yet know, we can trust that
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Speaker Rev. Matt Broadway The big idea: Jesus has equipped His church with what it needs for the work He has given us to do. Equipped “And He gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ”
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