Let’s Not Be Arrogant
LET’S NOT BE ARROGANT, BUT LET US BE CONFIDENT IN CHRIST written by: Michael Catt What I’m about to share with you is a true story. We all have stories like this. They are nightmares to those of us in the ministry. A friend of mine has a classic line, “I can’t make up the
Sanctified by Doctrine Part 1
written by: Warren Wiersbe (taken from Living a Holy Life, pg. 3-5) Our Lord Jesus stated four of His priorities in His high-priestly prayer in John 17. He prayed first of all that the Father might be glorified through the work of the Son (v. 1). Then He prayed that the Church might be sanctified
Guest Article
written by: Alan Stewart Just three weeks ago, I was called to the bedside of a man in the closing moments of his life. As I prayed with him, there was such a sense of wanting to hang on, yet a sense of wanting to move on. Within seconds of closing my prayer, while still
Look Over Keith Drury’s Shoulder as He Answers His Mail
written by: Keith Drury QUESTION: I am frustrated with the traditional service at my church. It is filled with people in their 50’s and 60’s and the service is dead and there is little response. When I go from that service to our more contemporary service it is like leaving a funeral home and entering
Ten Commandments For Funerals
written by: Michael Catt As a pastor, I’ve done a number of funerals. Some have been for people I have dearly loved. Others for relatives of members I’ve barely known. A few have been for total strangers. Funerals are a vital part of a pastor’s ministry. I know pastors who don’t do funerals. I think
Ministers are Human Beings
written by: Warren Wiersbe Ministers are human beings, made of dust, subject to the same forces that discourage and destroy the men and women who sit in the pews. For some reason, many church members have the idea that their pastor is exempt from personal pressures and problems-or that he has a secret system for
Guest Article
written by: Alan Stewart Have you ever lost or misplaced something? If you are like me, you are filled with unrest until you locate it. Several years ago, I was standing at the front doors of a church greeting members at the close of a revival meeting. On that night, it appeared that every person
Kinds of Worship Services
written by: Keith Drury Your piece on 50’s-60’s worshippers was superb! However in most of your writing about worship styles you show strong bias toward change, the unchurched and the next generation. I fact all over the web I can find a ton of writing on emerging worship but very little on any other style.
Loyalty Is A Word You Don’t Hear Much Anymore
written by: Michael Catt As I was driving down the road the other day, I started thinking about the word, ‘loyalty.’ It’s a word I grew up with. It’s a word often heard in association with patriotism. It used to be associated with denominations, churches, corporations and such. Not anymore. The day of loyalty is
J is for Jesus Part II
written by: Warren Wiersbe We have considered four reasons that explain why our lives, ministries and messages must be saturated with the Lord Jesus Christ. To begin with, He is the theme of the whole Bible and to leave Him out of the message is to preach something other than the Bible. He is the
J is for Jesus Part 1
written by: Warren Wiersbe “No man can bear witness to Christ and to himself at the same time,” wrote James Denney (1856-1917), one of the Church of Scotland’s most able theologians. “No man can give the impression that he himself is clever and that Christ is mighty to save.” It seems incredible, but there are
His Name Is Wonderful
written by: Michael Catt Chapter 4: The Head of the Family: The Eternal Father The name before us is a reference to God the Son as Creator of heaven and earth. In Hebrews, chapter one, beginning in verse ten, we read, “And, “Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, and