A great temptation in pastoral life is for the pastor to substitute themselves for God’s gracious Gospel power. At the Gospel Coalition, Paul Tripp writes about the fallacy of a practice of pastoral care which is at odds with pulpit ministry; one in which we functionally end up telling people what to do (problem solver …
A couple of helpful posts from the last few days. Eric McKiddie contrasts some examples that show whether a pastors (or churches or Christians) are valuing success or fruitfulness. A sample: 2. Success: “How many people did I impress?” Fruitfulness: “How many people did I impact?” 7. Success: “How well did that segment of the …
The Kindle edition of Trusting God by Jerry Bridges is again available for free from Amazon. It was previously available for free back in December 2010. Thanks Gospel eBooks. Because obeying God makes sense to us. In most cases, His laws appear reasonable and wise, and even when we don’t want to obey them, we …
David Murray quotes these twelve reasons why public worship is better than private worship from a sermon by David Clarkson. This shouldn’t be read as a denigration of private devotional activity, but in an individualistic and sentimental age it is helpful to remember that salvation is a corporate experience with individual responsibilities, not an individual …
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