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Category Archives: Pastors
Faithful Over a Few Things
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’” (Matthew 25:23, N.K.J.V.) George Matheson was … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Omnipresence, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Humility, Influence, Leadership, Ministry, Obedience, Pastors, Preaching, Prosperity, Reward, Service, Stewardship, Trusting In God, Weather, Worship
Tagged being faithful over a few things, being made ruler over many things, Edinburgh, George Matheson, Innellan, St. Bernard's Church, Stewardship, the parable of the faithful steward, the parable of the talents
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Conflict Within the Church
W.B. Riley, who served as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for some fifty years, told the following story: In my first pastorate, three of my church officials had refused for three full years to speak to … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Christian Unity, Church, Church Discipline, Confession, Deacons, Doing Good, Extending Forgiveness, Forgiveness, God's Work, Influence, Pastors
Tagged addressing problems within the church, Christian Unity, church discipline, churching someone, conflict within the church, First Baptist Church of Minneapolis, W.B. Riley
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Play Your Piccolo
Acts 6:1-7 gives the account of an election that was held by the early church. Not only did the apostles instruct the church members to choose seven men, the seven had to be much more than just “casual Christians.” They … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Church, Doing Good, Faithfulness, God's Work, Individuality, Pastors, Preaching, Service, Spiritual Gifts
Tagged equipping to do the work of the ministry, every member of the orchestra is important, Michael Costa, spiritual leaders are gifts to the church, the first deacon election, using your spiritual gift
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Getting Your Toes Stepped On
A preacher had just finished a very strong sermon on the subject of sin. One of the officers of his church came to him and asked for a private word in the preacher’s study. Once there, the scolding began. The officer said, “We … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Church, Conviction, Disobedience, Forgiveness, God's Chastening, God's Holiness, God's Judgment, God's Word, Man's Freewill, Obedience, Pastors, Personal, Personal Holiness, Preaching, Rebellion, Sin, Truth
Tagged Bible verses about receiving correction, getting your toes stepped on, responding rightly to correction, when the preacher steps on your toes, Why did God reject Cain's offering?
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Fresh Help
“Ezra” series: (post #13) Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah…..this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe … Continue reading
Posted in God's Omnipotence, God's Timing, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Praise, Prosperity, Series: "Ezra", Service, Thankfulness
Tagged Ezra was a priest, Ezra was a scribe, God works in stages, God's Timing, In God we live and move and have our being, succeeding a great leader, the decree from Artaxerxes, the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, the letter that Ezra carried
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Women & Spiritual Discernment
If you come to me and say in a nice way, “Russell, sometimes you have a problem with your temper,” you will be telling me the truth. (My wife and sons will vouch for that.) You will also, in a … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Deacons, Discernment, Family, Fatherhood, God's Will, God's Word, God's Work, Headship, Husbands, Leadership, Marriage, Motherhood, Pastors, Politics, Preaching, Service, Submission, Wives, Worship
Tagged Adam was not deceived, I do not permit a woman to teach, if anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, let a woman learn in silence, The elder to the elect lady, the men should lead in the home the churches and the nation, the woman was deceived, the woman's role in the church, what Paul said about women pastors
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Do You Really Believe All of It?
But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. (Acts 24:14, N.K.J.V.) … Continue reading
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Tagged Paul believed all things written in the Law and in the Prophets, Paul standing before Felix, people who don't believe the Bible, treating the Bible like a buffet line
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Serving Behind the Scenes
“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly” … Continue reading