David Murray points out the difference between giving thanks and self promotion; the difference between showing how far you are in front of everyone and encouraging them to grow. This is particularly pointed at pastors, but has applications for everyone. How to make Christian hearts and heads droop. Find lots of different ways of saying: …
From The Crucifixion Of Ministry by Andrew Purves: Only the ministry of Jesus is redemptive. No amount of religiously motivated helpfulness or niceness can fill in for the redemptive ministry of Jesus Christ. The danger for us and especially or our parishioners comes when we insist on displacing the ministry of Jesus with our own …
Yesterday I was referencing 1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity” and mentioned that this one didn’t seem to be much of a worry for me these days. I’d been visiting our new Woolworths supermarket …
Mel Lawrenz, author of Spiritual Influence has created a series of videos called Stories Of Influence, all of which support the work of TheInfluenceProject.com. Engaging Church blog has posted a selection. They seem to run around five minutes, are interesting to watch, and would be useful as discussion starters in group contexts. Here is one …
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