Tag Archives: Ministry
Pastor, Guard Your Heart
Pastor, you will never be good enough for your critics. Rest in your position in Christ today. — Matt
The defects of a preacher are soon spied. Let him be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault, and that one fault will eclipse and darken all his virtues and gifts, so evil is the world in these times.
Prayer Is the Minister’s Ministry
A preacher whose chief power is not in studious prayer is, to that extent, a man who does not know his business. Prayer is the minister’s business.
Pastor, Arm Yourself with the Scriptures
Whoso is armed with the text, the same is a right pastor, and my best advice and counsel is, that we draw water out of the true Fountain; that is, diligently to read in the Bible. He is a learned divine that is well grounded in the text; for one text and sentence out of the Bible is of far more esteem and value than many writings and glosses, which neither are strong, sound, nor armor proof.
The World Doesn’t Need Another Sermon
The world does not need sermons; it needs a message. You can go to seminary and learn how to preach sermons, but you will have to go to God to get messages.
Oswald J Smith
Before Eternity
A little while, and we are in eternity; before we find ourselves there, let us do much for Christ.
Ministry Must Be Consistent with Life
Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with one hand what they build up with the other.
HT: @mmattinglyjr
One Lifetime to Make an Eternal Difference
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there by any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and do not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
The Performance of a Life, Not Just an Hour
Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life.
HT: @rayortlund
Pastor, Do You Cringe from Problems in Your Church?
It is strange that we as pastors, called to preach the gospel of grace to sinners, balk at having to deal with real sinners with real sin in real and messy situations. If we are to apply the Word of God to every aspect of life — sin and all — we must change our attitudes about conflict. Since it is God and His purposes we tend to forget in conflict, it would be best to start by asking: who is God, and what are His purposes with respect to conflict?
Alfred Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006), 72.
Life Is Worship 