Archive for the 'Ministry' Category

Following God's promptings

October 1st, 2009

One of the foundations of my life is to “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need”. This comes from Matthew 6:33.
To do this I simply pray and ask God what He wants me to do next. I especially do this when I finish [...]

Advice to a young Pastor

July 31st, 2009

I was just reading through 1 Timothy chapter 4 again and I came across verse 13. It is where Paul is encouraging Timothy on what to do in the church until he returns to be with him.
Paul says, “Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching [...]

A good servant of Christ Jesus

July 30th, 2009

In 1 Timothy 4:6-16 we find some good advice on how to be a good servant of Jesus Christ. In this passage we see four things that will help us in service to God.
1. Be spiritually fit – Verses 7-8 tell us to spend out time and energy in training yourself for spiritual fitness. It [...]

Re-tell the story

June 22nd, 2009

One of the best peices of advice I got about preaching from an older friend was this, “Just re-tell the story and do it in a simple way. If you preach Christ and the cross, you can’t go wrong”. That peice of advice has always stayed with me.
As I read 1 Corinthians chapter 2 this [...]

Paul's commitment to the Gentiles

June 18th, 2009

In my daily reading today I came across Romans 15:17-22. In this section the Apostle Paul talks about his commitment to those outside the Jewish faith – the Gentiles.
We see that his heart was “to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation”. Earlier [...]

Transforming your mind

June 12th, 2009

I was just thinking about Romans chapter 12 verse 2 and how it tells us to renew and transform our minds.
In the NLT version of the Bible it says, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you [...]

Who really knows your struggles?

June 8th, 2009

If you are Christian or in ministry I want to ask you some questions today. Who really knows your deep struggles? Who are the people in your life that really know what your weaknesses are and the areas where you are tempted? Is there anyone you share with?
I believe it is vitally important to have [...]