Worse than offending unbelievers is treating them like they are believers. Instead, we must aim to help sinners see their sin and confess their need for Christ. This spiritual clarity is not cruel, but kind.
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Biblical friendship is not a luxury for pastors. It is one of God's ordinary means of sustaining us for long-term ministry.
It is easy to get lost in wanting to lead out in change just so we can say we did it, or out of concern to our reputation. But our motivation for change should be to bring greater glory to God and greater health to his church.
I am here to testify that God is with his people in the midst of their suffering. Jesus promised to be with his people to the end of the age (Matt. 28:20), and he is faithful.
It seems the reason God gives pastors a job that is too big for one man is that he never intended for one man to do it alone!
The Lord can work his wisdom into our plans long before we realize how great our need will be or when it will arrive.
May God use these tragic events in our lives, and in the lives of those around us, to remind us of the brevity of this life, and the certainty of judgment.
To shepherd a flock well, we need to understand that flock, and part of doing that is understanding where they have been and the events that have shaped them.
For a young pastor, consistency becomes one of the primary ways to demonstrate that you are not there to disrupt for disruption’s sake, but to shepherd with care and conviction according to the Word of God.
If God threw down a proud angel from heaven, would he want a proud preacher in the pulpit?
Every pastor’s parents are getting older and closer to the day when they will stand before the Lord.
Praying the point of the text means the congregation is hearing the passage not only through my voice as the preacher but also through the voices of other godly saints.
Part of leadership is modeling how to trust God in suffering.
