But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Mentoring as Your Ministry
Posted in church, discipleship, growth, leadership, methods, ministry on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Saved But Suffering
Posted in answers, believers, encouragement, endurance, faith, will on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Accept God’s will in every situation.” – Andrew Murray Things happen. If you read it on a bumper sticker, you would probably get another version of what happens. We just have to come to grips with the reality and fact of the matter. Things just happen. Things happen that are out of our control. Things [...]
Doing as He Did
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jesus, prophecy, sacrifice, Savior, servant, service on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
”I have given you an example, that ye also should do even as I have done to you.”—John 13:15 We should live like Christ. We should do just as He showed us how to do. He gave us an example to live by. That was the whole WWJD craze. We had it printed on t-shirts [...]
Sound Biblical Business Practices
Posted in business, fruit, ministry, nonprofit, wisdom on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. – Matthew 7:20 (KJV) The world knows some things about Christians. The world knows what they hear about Christians. The world knows what Christians say about themselves and their beliefs. The world knows when what we say and do fail to match up with one another. Multiply [...]
Pointed Prayer
Posted in church, inspiration, prayer, service on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Wednesday night. You can see them coming into the sanctuary. They have been beaten down and broken down by the business of the day. The boss didn’t understand. The kids aren’t listening. The neighbors don’t care. You’re the shepherd of the house of God and this worn-out flock. What do you do? Offer that [...]
To the Glory of God
Posted in faith, glory, praise, tagged contend, discipleship, doxology, epistle, exhortation, faith, glory, praise, theology on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. – Jude 1:25 Jude, the brother of James and the Lord Jesus Christ, wrote these final words in his stirring epistle about contending for the faith. Jude wraps things up by giving glory to God. He [...]
Keeping It Real Like Jesus Did
Posted in Christianity, Love Your Neighbor, tagged calling, change, daily, fishers of men, Jesus, power, relationship, sacrifice on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Keep it Real (Urban Dictionary) Definition: to not inhibit yourself or pretend to be something you are not. (One of many definitions on this page) Jesus must have been a realist. How else do you explain His words and ways? He used parables to bring the point home. He compared and contrasted what people have [...]
Public Prayer
Posted in prayer, tagged fishers of men, Jesus, prayer on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. – Matthew 6:5 (NIV) We need to understand the tenets of public prayer. Jesus was [...]
Help for the Helpful
Posted in donors, innovations, methods, sites on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Charity sees the need, not the cause.”- German Proverb You can raise money without a lot of fuss these days. There are all sorts of grassroots methods that seem to fit perfectly with social networking and social media sites. Post a video or add a widget to your site or blog, then watch people visit [...]
