Tag: Ministry
At some point in our lives, we cross a threshold where we become the exact total of our decisions.
It is a privilege to serve the Kingdom through pastoral ministry.
We can’t calculate effectiveness while we are still on the ground but we can remain aware of our individual storehouse of Christian character.
A successful public ministry is absolutely reliant on a well-disciplined private life.
A very long time ago my husband and I had an only child. Our boy was two and we wanted him to have a sibling, we wanted to establish a big family. Back to back miscarriages made it difficult to hope. One Wednesday night, in…
“Back in the boat, Jesus and the disciples recrossed the sea to Jesus’ hometown.” (Matthew 9:1 MSG) Sometimes, after a brutal storm, Jesus asks us to climb back in the boat to cross the sea with Him again. I wonder if this boat-boarding was hard…
“He climbed the mountain so He could be by Himself and pray. He stayed there alone, late into the night.” (Matthew 14:23 MSG) After a full day of ministry, Jesus climbed a mountain, alone, to pray. the inclusion of the mountain climbing in this text…
“While He was saying this, a synagogue leader came and knew before Him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, put your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus got up and went with him, so did his disciples. Just then, a…
“Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wild. For forty wilderness days He was tested by the devil. He at nothing during those days, and when the time was up, He was hungry. (Luke…