Read: Acts 4:46-5:11 He was the kind of man you would want with you if you had to travel into a hostile land. His name was Barnabas. Most of us know him as the apostle Paul’s missionary companion on Paul’s trip to Galatia. Before Barnabas became a missionary, however, he was known in the early … Continue reading Be A Barnabas
The Scars Of Battle
Perhaps you read with mixed emotions yesterday’s “Memo From Hell.” It’s an illustration–of course–but there is more truth to that memo than many of us would like to admit. In previous week’s we have looked at “Why We Exist” and revisited our purpose and vision. We have examined the importance of prayer to God’s church … Continue reading The Scars Of Battle
Memo From Hell
TO: All Rulers, Authorities, Powers of the Dark, & Spiritual Forces of Evil FROM: Lucifer DATE: 2132 Apollyon 65 Satanic Years RE: Local Church Ministry It has come to my attention that effective ministry in the local church can be greatly diminished by diverting the attention of the believers away from stewardship and focusing their attention on trivial matters. … Continue reading Memo From Hell
How To Pray For Missions
Read: Ephesians 6:18-20 At the present time, God has chosen to use our church as a sending church. We thank Him and praise Him for the trust He has placed in us. But a church that supports its missionaries does more than send a support check each month–a missions church covers its missionaries in prayer. … Continue reading How To Pray For Missions
How To Pray For Your Church’s Leaders
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD Pray that they will. . . Be men after God’s own heart. (Acts 13:22 and Psalms 42:1)Be men of the word. (Psalms 119:97, Colossians 3:16 & Psalms 119:11)Allow God to direct their every step. (Psalms 37:23)Have a growing, deepening relationship with God in prayer. (Psalms 37:4 & Psalms 63:1)Be spirit-filled men of … Continue reading How To Pray For Your Church’s Leaders
Where Are You in Your Prayer Life?
Read Matthew 6:9-13 Have you ever felt intimidated about prayer...especially in public? You may have caught yourself comparing yourself to your Sunday School teacher or some other spiritual leader. “I’ll never pray like that!” you tell yourself. Maybe so, but you probably forgot to consider the level of maturity that believer may have reached. After … Continue reading Where Are You in Your Prayer Life?
Prayer Brings Revival
Houston Miles, pastor of Evangel Cathedral, Spartanburg, South Carolina writes: Renewal in our church came in 1971. It was a traditional Pentecostal church named First Assembly of God. It had run the same attendance for about fifteen years prior to my coming, and after 1968, when I took the church, there was still about the … Continue reading Prayer Brings Revival
Grace Church Must Be A “House of Prayer”
Read: Matthew 21:12-15 The scene is dramatic as recorded by the gospel writer Matthew: a man enters the crowded temple in Jerusalem. He is no ordinary man, however, for He is the very Son of God. The sight of merchants and shoppers wheeling and dealing in God’s temple sparked the righteous anger of the Lord … Continue reading Grace Church Must Be A “House of Prayer”
Building for the Future
1 Chronicles 29:1-20 It’s a problem many churches would love to have: not enough space. We’re so short of space, if there is a free office, hallway, or closet on Sunday mornings, it’s in use. It could be worse, however; remember 35th Street? Remember what it was like to have 500 or 600 people packed … Continue reading Building for the Future
Grace Fellowship
Read: Acts 1:6-11 (NOTE: Their Judea is our Norwalk!) Church planting...it has such a strange ring to it. Perhaps it brings to mind the image of placing a bulb in the ground and in a few weeks a new church springs up. Well, it’s something like that, but not as simple. Church planting is in … Continue reading Grace Fellowship
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