Posted in Ministry, Preaching on October 8th, 2008 6 Comments »
(By Richard Baxter)
For myself, as I am ashamed of my dull and careless heart, and of my slow and unprofitable course of life, so, the Lord knows, I am ashamed of every sermon I preach; when I think what I have been speaking of, and who sent me, and that men’s salvation or damnation is [...]
Posted in Ministry on October 7th, 2008 3 Comments »
(Continued from Yesterday’s Post)
The Qualifications of Elders
The character and effectiveness of any church is directly related to the quality of its leadership. That’s why Scripture stresses the importance of qualified church leadership and delineates specific standards for evaluating those who would serve in that sacred position.
The qualifications for elders are found in 1 Timothy 3:2-7 [...]
Posted in Ministry on October 6th, 2008 10 Comments »
The following is adapted from the Grace Church Distinctive on Biblical Eldership.
Biblically, the focal point of all church leadership is the elder. An elder is one of a plurality of biblically qualified men who jointly shepherd and oversee a local body of believers. The word translated “elder” is used nearly twenty times in Acts and [...]
Posted in Ministry, Spiritual Growth on October 1st, 2008 8 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
On June 12, 1944, just six days after D-Day in World War II, a young lieutenant named Richard Winters led his men to the outskirts of Carentan. As the officer in charge of Easy Company, of the 101st Airborne, he was tasked to clear the large French town of its German defenders. It [...]