If you believe, as I do, that the goal of ministry is the all-satisfying gladness of your people’s hearts in the glory of Christ, or in all that God is for them in Christ, then it will follow that your joy in Christ is an essential foundation for that ministry. If that’s true, that your joy in Christ is essential for leading others to an all-satisfying joy in Christ, then it follows that a hunger for Christ, a hunger for God, is an essential foundation for Christian ministry that’s effective and faithful.
As I have read the Old Testament, I have been impressed with the teaching that blessings come as we follow the Lord by obeying...
"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." "What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If...
In this Part 1, Pastor Stewart McAlpine shares how Paul taught that there are spiritual gifts that can be granted to faithful members of...
