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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
By SermonCentral on Feb 27, 2024
Imagine this scenario. Jesus is meeting with the disciples. He’s been training them for three years. He’s died, risen again and walked with them in resurrection power for almost 40 days. As the day of his ascension draws near, he gathers them together to reiterate The Great Commission.
Scripture: Luke 14:23, Luke 15:7
Tags: Disciples, success, Church Growth, Measure success
By Chris Surber on Dec 24, 2021
He is a poor preacher who gives no offense to his listeners.
Tags: Discipleship, Preaching, poor preaching, measuring success, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Joe Mckeever on Sep 6, 2023
Disciples of Jesus Christ must never try to calculate the cost/benefit of some act of ministry.
Scripture: Colossians 3:23-24, Luke 18:8, Ecclesiastes 11:6
Tags: Faithfulness, Leadership General, questions, measuring success
By Charles Stone on Mar 26, 2021
Many pastors secretly struggle with measuring up to very successful pastors and churches. It’s tough, but it comes with ministry. People compare pastors. In this post I suggest a few ways to deal with this “measure up mentality.” I begin with one pastor’s experience.
Scripture: Psalm 62:5
Tags: Discouragement, Approval, Comparison, High expectations
By Brady Boyd on May 7, 2018
Brady Boyd: "No matter how hard I try, I will always be tempted to measure my success by attendance numbers."
Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17
Tags: Lesson, Ministry, leadership
By Brandon Cox on Nov 27, 2023
Success isn’t about beating giants. It’s about building a life that grows through trials and challenges.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:34-37
Tags: success, goals, achievement, pastoral leadership, Pastoral Ministry, success in ministry, Facing Giants, church ministry (view more) (view less)
By Rev J.r. Vassar on Mar 21, 2022
From small mistakes to colossal meltdowns, we are all too familiar with the pain and shame of failure.
Scripture: Galatians 2:16, Philippians 3:8
Tags: failure, idolatry, Success In Life, success in ministry
By Ron Edmondson on Apr 6, 2021
My heart is for leaders. I have been in leadership roles for over three decades now. I’ve led large and small teams. Through my ministry I’ve worked with hundreds of leaders. A mentor of mine always reminds me the success of whatever is being led always reflects back to leadership.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10
Tags: leadership, success, Influence, trusting, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By Charles Stone on Jun 28, 2023
As I enter the sixth decade of my life and reflect over the brokenness I’ve faced as a pastor, I’m beginning to see its great value. It still hurts and I’d prefer not to face it. Yet, I’m experiencing the fruit of brokenness: inner peace, joy, and a purpose that supersedes ‘ministry success.’
Scripture: John 12:24
Tags: Healing, Rejection, brokenness, success in ministry
By Karl Vaters on Oct 19, 2023
Following a long-term, successful pastorate is one of the hardest callings in ministry. Every pastor should do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for the next pastor and the church to do great ministry after we leave.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12
Tags: leadership, servant leadership, Pastoral Transition, Decentralize, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By Carey Nieuwhof on Nov 14, 2023
Moral failure takes out more leaders than it should. But real success is deeper than just avoiding the ditch.
Tags: leadership, Character, Faithfulness, Home Life, Integrity, Popularity, pastoral leadership, church leadership, First Things First, Leadership Failure, True Success, e, Leadership (view more) (view less)
By Ray Hollenbach on Jun 28, 2020
Do numbers alone tell the story of success? What kind of numbers caught Jesus' attention?
Tags: Growth, Preaching, number, Growth in Christ
By SermonCentral on Dec 29, 2020
We all want to end our messages with application, but sometimes the next steps we offer are difficult for others to take.
Tags: Preaching, Story, success, step, next, preaching (view more) (view less)
By Lance Witt on Jan 6, 2021
As a pastor I am embarrassed to admit this, but prayer has often been a struggle for me. And yet, it is crucial to our success in preaching.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
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By Lance Witt on Apr 11, 2023
But numbers become a problem in the heart of a pastor when they move from being a point of celebration to becoming the driver of our motivation.
Scripture: Acts 2:47
Tags: motivation, Church Growth, success in ministry, intimacy with Christ