A Is for Ambition (Part 2)
Godly AmbitionIn your personal Bible study, have you ever noticed that the Lord called busy people to serve Him? Moses was caring for his father-in-law’s sheep when his call came, and Gideon was threshing wheat when God commissioned him to be a general. David was tending his father’s sheep when Samuel summoned him and anointed
World Vision
“World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.” www.worldvision.org 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
Samaritan’s Purse
“Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. www.samaritanspurse.org 2ProphetU2ProphetU is
Single and Satisfied
(from the Family Focus Series) by Michael Catt 1 Corinthians 7 I. Why Singles Ministry Is ImperativeIf we ignor singles, we have forgotten:– Jesus– Paul– Anna II. What Scripture Says About Singles“It is not good for man to be alone.” (Gen. 2:18) “Is God good enough for your need, or is His all-sufficiency too narrow
"Love is not an affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained." - C. S. Lewis
"Love is service rather than sentiment." - John R. W. Stott
"Whatever is devoid of love is of no account in the sight of God." - John Calvin"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." - Amy Carmichael
"Not tongues nor faith nor prophecy nor knowledge nor martyrdom nor philanthropy, but love is the Christian's mark of distinction." - Vance Havner
"Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct." - J. C. Ryle
"You never so touch the ocean of God's love as when you forgive and love your enemies." - Corrie Ten Boom
"Christian love is not the victim of our emotions but the servant of our will." - John R. W. Stott
Love
One Way or Many?
Percentage of Americans who agree with the statement, “Many religions can lead to eternal life.” All Protestant denominations – 66%Evangelical Christians – 57%Catholics – 79%Jewish – 82%Muslim – 56%All Americans affiliated with some religion – 70% (The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life) 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael
Volume 09, Issue 01
by Warren Wiersbe “It is not great talents God blesses so much as great likeness to Jesus.”– Robert Murray M’Cheyne This saintly Scotsman was born in Edinburgh in 1813 and died in Dundee in 1843 at the age of twenty-nine. He pastored St. Peter’s Church in Dundee from 1836 to 1838 when poor health forced
Making Room for Leadership
Power, Space and Influence – MaryKate Morse. IVP Books. “Our bodies carry the message of power. They tell others whether we have power (or not) and whether we will share it (or not). Everyone reads the unspoken language of hte body. Morse details not only how to read these nonverbal clues, but also how to
Does Love Constrain You?
A story was once written about a woman married to a man whom she did not love. He was very demanding of her life and her time. She was made to arise before daybreak to prepare his breakfast, the house was to be kept neat and spotless, all of his clothes had to be ironed,
What’s Wrong with the Church?
Earlier this year I described the Five Stages of a Generational Revolution as Bad, Add, Keep, Build and Protect. I observed emergents were still in the “Bad” stage of their revolution—they were mostly complaining about what’s wrong with the church they are inheriting. Boomers were mostly in the “Protect” stage of their own revolution, I
Blessed Be the Tie that Binds
When I served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference in 2008, I told the twelve men on the program to preach in “what they were comfortable with.” In other words, I wanted them to preach however they normally preached in their congregation or as they traveled the country. Some preached in slacks
A Is for Ambition (Part 1)
“I would have all lazy students drummed out of the college, and all lazy ministers out of the Assembly…I would have laziness held to be the one unpardonable sin in all our students and in all our ministers” (The Life of Alexander Whyte, by G. F. Barbour, p. 282). So spoke the esteemed Scottish preacher