By Philip Holmes on May 4, 2021
“The reason elders are so necessary,” says Sanchez, “is because they are the means by which our sovereign king chooses to shepherd his church to display his kingdom on earth in local churches as embassies of heaven, and also to proclaim the message of the gospel, calling all people everywhere to repent and believe and enter into the kingdom. Elders shepherd the flock of God among them, under the chief Shepherd. That’s why elders are important, because it is our ascended Lord’s chosen means by which he shepherds his church.”
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By Jonathan Martin on May 17, 2021
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God is bigger than our tiny little systems of certainty. He is revealed to us in Jesus of Nazareth, who is real enough to touch us in our own ambiguity.
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By Jr Miller on Jun 10, 2023
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The "Ten-Minute Teacher" claims our cultural traditions are hindering the advance of the Gospel. What do you think?
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By Walter Wangerin Jr. on May 1, 2020
On the night before I preach, I pace—back and forth in my room, mumbling sermonic thoughts, testing them, scorning a hundred thoughts, exulting in one or two that shine like coin, investing those.
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By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Mar 7, 2024
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By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Aug 6, 2019
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Preachers struggle with the temptation to make their charge from God a performance before men.
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By H.b. Charles, Jr. on Aug 22, 2019
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The cardinal rule: As a guest preacher, don’t make a mess for the pastor to clean up when you leave.
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