“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman (Christian clergyman, author, and activist) Analyze where the Christian church stands today. Take an honest look at the standing of one of the most treasured [...]
Archive for the ‘works’ Category
Analyzing the Church’s Commitment to the Its Calling
Posted in America, community, evangelism, foreign missions, gospel, leadership, ministry, outreach, poverty, prison, resources, service, solutions, The Great Commission, witnesses, works on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Extreme Experiences of Edification
Posted in activities, church, community, discipleship, innovations, leadership, ministry, pastors, small groups, stewardship, street ministry, works on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Key question: Have you built a ministry that builds up people to be better servants of the Lord? Take your time. Think about all of the people who serve under you. Let things play back in your mind. We need people experiencing edification. We need people being built up within our midst. We need to [...]
Doing Your Best to His Glory
Posted in glory, service, stewardship, works, tagged calling, faithful, glory, Jesus, sacrifice, salvation, service, work on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” -Duke Ellington God expects us to do our best. He desires it of us. Essentially, we are to do our best to give Him glory. Have you done your best with what you have been given by God? Marriage? Children? Job? Spiritual gifts? The [...]
Develop Difference Makers
Posted in calling, Christianity, community, evangelism, foreign missions, labor, ministry, outreach, service, The Great Commission, truth, witnesses, works on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. – Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) The [...]
8But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. 9Be fair and give justice to the poor and homeless – Proverbs 31:8-9 (CEV) We all should question ourselves. We must answer for what we do and we fail to do. I love the opening chapter of The Street Lawyer by John Grisham, [...]
Leave a Legacy Behind
Posted in leadership, ministry, works on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer We lead people. We do it in church. We do it in community. We lead people. What do we leave behind? We work tirelessly. We leave a trail of blood, sweat and tears behind. We [...]
Size Matters in Ministry
Posted in evangelism, methods, ministry, The Great Commission, works on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. – Acts 11:25-26 (NIV) Paul (Saul) and Barnabas [...]
A Fiasco of Faith
Posted in faith, works on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. – Titus 3:14 (KJV) We, the faithful, are also called to be fruitful. We are commandment to bear much fruit. Jesus said so. The Lord Himself wants us both faithful and fruitful. So what’s the [...]
Let God Use You
Posted in calling, service, works, tagged calling, help, ministry, service on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. – [...]
Continue with the Work
Posted in activities, Christian, works, tagged ministry, service, work on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. - John 14:12 (ESV) We have work to do. We do not need to do this work because Jesus came and did many [...]
