“Instead, we listen to the modern church culture that screams, ‘The pastor is the preacher, caregiver, and CEO!’ It’s time to listen to the Head of the church. ‘It was he who gave some to be… pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service’ (Eph 4:11-12). Christ’s grand plan for His church […]
Fellowship
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Act 2:42) So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, (Phi 2:1) …and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become […]
The Biblical Christian Life
The way we play with sin is very interesting. Of course we love our sin, but God doesn’t. We want God’s favor, but he won’t play with us as long as we continue in our sin. So we rename it. Instead of calling it bitterness, we call it our Irishness coming out. Instead of calling […]
Freedom From Sinful Desires Pt. 2
About one of my previous posts, Valerie Kyriosity asked: What if they changed the word “desire” to “attraction,” or even to “temptation”? And what if it were clear that it was an attraction or temptation that they were committed to vigorously resisting? Good question Valerie. The words you suggest are all synonyms of the […]
An Inception
“Being made in His [God’s] image we have within us the capacity to know Him. In our sins we lack only the power. The moment the Spirit has quickened us to life in regeneration our whole being senses its kinship to God and leaps up in joyous recognition. That is the heavenly birth without which […]
Refined Sins
“The message should be clear. God is grieved over our “refined” sins just as He is grieved over sexual immorality or dishonesty. I am not suggesting that being irritable at one’s spouse is as serious as something like adultery. I am saying that being irritable at one’s spouse is sin, and that all sin grieves […]
This Is Life Eternal
“All social intercourse between human beings is a response of personality to personality, grading upward from the most casual brush between man and man to the fullest, most intimate communion of which the human soul is capable. Religion, so far as it is genuine, is in essence the response of created personalities to the Creating […]
wise love in action
Wise counseling is essentially a way of loving another person well. It is a way of speaking what is true and constructive into this person’s life right now. Good counseling is essentially wise love in action. David Powlison, Speaking Truth in Love, p. 5-6.
Leaders want to change lives
The people I consult with are hungry for a comprehensive, real-world approach to equipping God’s people for one-another ministry. Like you, they want to empower others for the personal ministry of the Word—as biblical counselors, caregivers, spiritual friends, elders, deacons, small-group leaders, disciplers, or mentors. Leaders want to change lives” Robert Kelleman, Equipping Counselors for […]