In our second week of this series we looked at Going Deep in God's Word. "And they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching..." Acts2:42 In Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible, he says "One evidence of conversion is a desire to be instructed in the doctrines and duties of religion, and a willingness to attend on the preaching of the gospel." When we come to Jesus there is a desire stirred to know Him and [...]
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"Christ's love has moved me to such extremes. His love has the first and last word in everything we do. Our firm decision is to work from this focused center: One man died for everyone. That puts everyone in the same boat. He included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own. Because of this [...]
Self-pity is a pit and leads to bondage. The worst pits are the ones you dig yourself. There is no room in leadership for self-pity. It will drag others into the pit with you. Self-pity is sin. "...and whatever is not of faith is sin." Romans 14:23 When we dwell on our situation looking for pity and wallowing in it, we prove our doubt in God's sufficiency. Self-pity is fleshly and carnal minded. Joy is the [...]
What are we waiting for? Jesus said, (John 4:35) "lift up your eyes and see that the fields are white for harvest." As followers of Jesus and especially leaders in ministry we cannot lose sight of this fact. We can be confused about the difference between waiting for the harvest and preparing laborers for the harvest. The harvest is always there. Jesus said in this same passage that we say "four more months then the [...]
