Providing help, encouragement and Instruction to family Leaders
Ministry is hard. It’s so easy to make excuses. “I can’t take time to pray and read the Bible right now. The people need me!” We can even feel noble about the sacrifices we are making for the sake of our church. But God said obedience is better than sacrifice. That includes obeying God commands to wait on the Lord and be filled with God’s Spirit.
Many Christians of today think Sunday is the Sabbath, and if they try to follow the Sabbath rules at all, they apply them to Sunday. There is nothing wrong with resting and focusing on God on Sunday. It probably works very well for many people. But for most pastors, Sunday is not a Sabbath of rest; it’s a workday.
We recalled the old saying, “Time is money.” I was putting all my time into the church and the ministry. Certainly that was worth something, we told each other. God knew our situation. Certainly he would accept my time in place of my money, wouldn’t he?
You can’t effectively serve God, your church or your people if you are not healthy – physically, emotionally, spiritually, and in your relationships. Learn to rejoice in taking time for your health.
There are no church youth groups that are currently being led by grandfathers. Why is that? For many years now the church has segregated its services and programs by age. Is this a mistake?
Have you ever cleansed the home you live in, dedicated it to God as a place set apart, a sanctuary where only things of God would be welcome? David offers his ideas on ridding your home of things evil, and replacing them with a godly environment. One that blesses you, praises God, keeps satan away!
When your church is your landlord, things can get complicated. When you are your church’s landlord, things can get complicated. When the church has any involvement in your living situation, things can get complicated. David addresses policies and boundaries that should be set in your ministry home.
This new series will help pastors, church leaders, and even laity understand the importance of personal life and family within the context of the church. It is imperative that we prioritize family and church.
Bruce Cooper addresses and identifies some common sense guidelines and pitfalls that new Christians, and mature Christians can use, or avoid, in effectively witnessing to others about the reality that Jesus Christ “is” the Son of God.
“Nothing prepares a family for a suicide! Shock. Disbelief. Overwhelming pain and plaguing questions with no answers,” says Elaine Kennelly. In her latest book, “Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss”, she describes her three-part process to healing. She simplifies the “how-to” with small, daily steps to victory, and she answers the hard questions with empathy.
Caiaphas understood Jesus, but he did not love him. Peter loved Jesus, but – as Jesus pointed out later, after the resurrection – he still had a ways to go . . .
Kurt Bennett guides us through scripture to teach us those things that Jesus believed were the most important tenets in His relationship with His Father.
