We love him, because he first loved us. – 1 John 4:19, KJV In his book Follow Me, David Platt recounts the following story: When Heather and I arrived in Kazakhstan to adopt Caleb, we were met at the airport by a young woman named Vitalina. She was our translator for the next four weeks,… Continue reading Be politely persistent in delivering God’s message.
Category: Ministry
Here’s the key to impacting the culture around you.
Because this was in your heart and you have not asked for riches… – 2 Chronicles 1:11, Amplified Bible We often lament the horrid spiritual state of our culture, and rightly so; it is horrid. One of the reasons it is so horrid, however, is that we Christians have done an awful job of being… Continue reading Here’s the key to impacting the culture around you.
Why don’t you wait until God can join you?
Then they were quite willing and glad for Him to come into the boat. – John 6:21, Amplified Bible We make the Christian life harder than it needs to be. In John 6, Jesus had just finished feeding the five thousand. In order to avoid being seized and made king after this miracle, Jesus withdrew… Continue reading Why don’t you wait until God can join you?
Be a faithful sower of the Word.
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hands, for you know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good. – Ecclesiastes 11:6, Amplified Bible Most of us have a near insatiable desire to know the future. We want to know what’s going… Continue reading Be a faithful sower of the Word.
God is closest to you when you make disciples.
…I am with you all the days… – Matthew 28:20 In the introduction to David Platt’s book, Follow Me, Pastor Francis Chan (author of the book, Crazy Love) wrote the following: “When people say that they don’t “feel close to Jesus,” I ask them if they are making disciples. After all, his promise to be… Continue reading God is closest to you when you make disciples.
It’s time for you to be like a grain of wheat.
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; it never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest. – John 12:24, Amplified Bible It is possible to… Continue reading It’s time for you to be like a grain of wheat.
Get the job done, whether you feel like it or not.
And being in an agony [of mind], He prayed [all the] more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the ground. – Luke 22:44, Amplified Bible Children learn a lot of things by watching their parents, and one of the biggest lessons I learned watching my mother… Continue reading Get the job done, whether you feel like it or not.
Be ready when you least expect it.
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. – 2 Timothy 4:2, King James Version (KJV) Sara is a missionary to the Philippines. Not long ago her parents visited her in the mission field, and during their visit, something quite unexpected happened. Sara and her parents… Continue reading Be ready when you least expect it.
Don’t look behind you.
Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God. – Luke 9:62, Amplified Bible It is so easy to look back, and we do it all of the time. God gives us a work to do, and… Continue reading Don’t look behind you.
It’s time for you to pursue God’s kingdom, not yours.
Only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be supplied to you also. – Luke 12:31, Amplified Bible So few Christians lead what is commonly called the “victorious Christian life.” Though the complete definition of this term may vary from person to person, in sum the victorious Christian… Continue reading It’s time for you to pursue God’s kingdom, not yours.