Relationships
Submission!
The Ladies’ home meeting was going to be at one of the ladies in church that lived the furthest . Tony was driving the van and we set up very early to collect the eight ladies that were going with us. We arrived 15 minutes early for our first pick up. The lady was [...]
There’s Nothing in All the World Like the Local Church
There’s nothing in all the world like the local church. There’s joy. There’s friendship. There’s fellowship and life. People are being born again. People are testifying publicly through baptism. People are learning to love and know God. There are wise elderly mentors. There are children. There are families. There is love and giving. We rejoice [...]
Two Friends Not To Be Forsaken
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. Proverbs 3:3 This verse tells us to hold on to certain truths, that should in turn radiate from us: mercy and truth. We tend to crave ‘mercy’ for ourselves but ‘truth’ for others. We easily [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Four
By Steven Mock What can you do to be a blessing to your pastor and make his job easier? We’ve already looked at how you can love him, pray for him, and serve him. My final answer to this question is that you can submit to him. The writer of Hebrews instructs believers to behave [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Three
By Steven Mock Are you concerned that your pastor might have the worst job in the world? Probably not if you expect him to work an unreasonable number of hours throughout the week and if you never express heart-felt, specific appreciation for your pastor. So what can you do to be a blessing to your [...]
Thoughts on Friendship
This article was originally a personal blog post. Farid has given permission to repost it here in a slightly edited form. I trust it will be a blessing to you. -Jason Thoughts on Friendship By Farid Wardan For some people this might not be that big of an issue, but friendship is one of the [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part Two
By Steven Mock Does your pastor have the worst job in the world? If you don’t love him by valuing his hard work, authority, and service as well as bragging about him then there is a good chance he thinks he does. But what can you do to be a blessing to your pastor and [...]
The Worst Job in the World, Part One
By Steven Mock Do you know what the worst job is in the world? It’s the one where someone works too many hours, gets paid far too little, is grossly underappreciated, is too stressed out, and everyone else thinks this is normal. Who would want a job like this? I’m sad to say that many [...]
Don’t Marry A Loser!
By Walter & Trudy Fremont Mary, a talented Christian school teacher, came from a good Christian home and was a graduate from an outstanding Christian college. She married a businessman in her church who claimed to have been saved in childhood but was known for his jealousy, bad temper, and worldliness. While Mary was engaged, [...]
The Things I Cannot Change
Probably all of us would like to think that our life would make a difference in some way. Thinking about all the things we cannot change is both sobering and humbling. Whether it be a father with his son, a pastor with his people, or a discipler with his diciplee, the change that matters is [...]
A Biblical Understanding of Anger
By Jason Harris The Definition of Anger The Macquarie Dictionary defines anger as “Strongly felt displeasure aroused by real or supposed wrongs, often accompanied by an impulse to retaliate.” Websters Dictionary defines anger as “A strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance.” So anger is a strong emotion of [...]
