Paul’s Counsel to the Ministry Think about the spiritual diet of the congregations we serve. Is it dessert all the time? What about the meat and potatoes, the salad, the vegetables… the things that might not be quite as tasty as the dessert, but necessary sustenance to help ensure a healthy body. Do our congregations…
Category: Articles of Interest
Articles we hope are helpful in your personal study of God’s word
Hope Deferred
Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” What is hope? We greatly misuse the word ‘hope’ in our modern day language. We hope that it will rain when the weather has been dry. We hope it will dry out when it’s been raining…
Church Discipline
Church Discipline
Athenian Christianity
Athenian Christianity “(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)” Acts 17:21 Truly, there is nothing new under the sun, but each generation seemingly discovers things never heard or seen before. Whether it’s clothing, music, food, sports, entertainment,…
Singing in the New Testament Church
Singing in the NT Church Someone might ask why the New Testament is silent on music in the worship service. Actually, it is not silent regarding music. Much is written about singing. The silence only pertains to musical instruments. The music we are to make in the worship service of the New Testament Church is to be produced…
What A Church Needs
What a Church Needs from the Pastor Having spent more time in the church from ‘behind the pulpit’ than in the pew, I am probably not the one who should be writing this. And in making the attempt, I have been greatly convicted, being forcefully reminded of the congregation’s needs and what the flock expects…
A Pastor’s Perfect World
In a pastor’s perfect world… He would know exactly what to preach every Sunday morning without any doubts. He could find all the right words without stuttering when he preaches. He would use just the right words when he teaches so nobody misunderstands. He could get around to everyone in the congregation before they left….
Let’s Start A Church
Start a Church If the “only” thing we had to go by was the Bible, and God told us to take the Bible and start a church, what would it look like? Would it resemble the church we attend today? Have we been given the authority to add to the church things not prescribed in the…
Why We Do What We Do
Why We Do What We Do A serious consideration of our motivation for the things we do; individually as disciples of Christ, or collectively as a Church.
Accusations Against Elders
Accusations Against Elders In this article, Brother Matt looks at a critical issue that Paul deals with in 1Timothy 5:17-21; making accusations against an elder.
