Preaching
Charismatic speaking gathers great crowds. Expositional preaching raises the dead and builds up churches.
If we submit all our differences under the lordship of Christ, God’s Spirit will lead us either to full agreement or loving acceptance of one another.
Christians can give thanks for their country despite its faults, even as they give their highest allegiance to Christ and his kingdom.
Our lives are linked, not just by a subjective sense that we “feel connected,” but by the body and the blood of Jesus.
Plurality, when rightly exercised, curbs the innate tendencies to control, to make ministry about self, and to use the church instead of serving it.
Character is not a secondary, nice-to-have feature for an elder; it is essential to the role.
How can we know when to resist man’s commands?
Charismatic speaking gathers great crowds. Expositional preaching raises the dead and builds up churches.