Here are four encouragements for Christian ministers from a passage that has meant a lot to me lately: Remember the mercy. Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. (2 Corinthians 4:1) We did not earn the privilege of ministering in Jesus’ name to people. It is not like […]
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Rejecting the Beloved Son As tensions with the Jewish religious authorities mounted, Jesus “began to speak to them in parables.” A parable is a simple story with a profound point. In this parable, a man carefully develops a vineyard and then leases it to tenants. When the man sends servants to collect his share of the fruit,
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Guest speaker Ron Thomas Luke 9:49-50 (ESV) 49John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.” William Barclay: “It
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Proverbs is like a father-son conversation. “My son” is the repeated address, and much of the advice seems appropriate for young men. Sexual sin is one of the most powerful temptations for a young man. Other than wisdom in general, sexual issues receive the most sustained attention of any topic in Proverbs. There are four
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We know that people hate things. You hate things. I hate things. Here’s a list of things my Facebook friends hate based on a quick poll: Liars Hypocrites Bad drivers Taco Bell Snakes “Cords. Tangled cords. Long cords. Short cords. Cords in my way. ALL THE CORDS.” Animal abuse Child abuse Smoking It’s not surprising
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Susan Cain argues in her book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking, that America has shifted from a culture of character to a culture of personality–from valuing moral quality to valuing relational effect. She writes, “America had shifted from what the influential cultural historian Warren Susman called a Culture
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