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Yesterday, we began looking at some applications of Paul’s twofold exhortation: “Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching” (1 Tim 4:16), concentrating on the yourself part of the verse. Today, we turn to our teaching. Pay Attention to Your
Continue readingFighting the good fight of faith—as a pastor—boils down to the constant maintenance of two areas of life: Our personal lives and our doctrine (pastoral failure is almost always the result of unfaithfulness in one of these areas). While teaching on
Continue reading“For my life, I have pictured [the purpose of my ministry] with one word: Coach. I am writing this book because the passion of my life is to coach people to coach others,” writes Bob Kellemen, and he does not
Continue readingYesterday’s post was based on 1 Peter 5:1-5 and explained two of three duties of church shepherds. Today, we will look at the third duty as well as the reward that awaits those who are faithful. 3. Not lording it
Continue readingTwo previous local-church-related posts have received much attention in recent weeks: 6 Reasons to be a Faithful Member of a Local Church 8 Responsibilities of Church Members to their Leaders Today and tomorrow we will take a brief look at
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According to the New Testament, the members of a local church have at least eight ongoing responsibilities to their shepherds. We find the first two in Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian church. Responsibility #1: To appreciate them (1 Thessalonians
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
