In one of the churches I served after seminary, Granny Parker summed up what I sense is God’s way of helping us along in the church. Granny is home with Jesus now. In this world she wasn’t very impressive; she only completed about 5th grade in school. But she had a heart for God and a PhD when
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Contributed by David Moore on Jul 11, 2008
A few years ago the Plain English Campaign ran a national survey that found that some people would rather have a grander job title than a pay rise. This might seem astonishing, but upgrading job titles has apparently become more and more popular as employers try to keep their staff happy.
Here are
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Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
Here is an acrostic for Pastors
P-prays, preaches and practices the things of God
A-acknowledges, accepts, adheres to the things of God
S-Spirit filled, Spirit fed and Spirit led into the things of God
T-trusts, tries and teaches the things of God
O-obeys, operates and offers the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of man's nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God.... Let it be known
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"The preachers life must be a life of large accumulation. He must not be always trying to make sermons, but always seeking truth, and out of the truth
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"No matter in what age or in what land he lives, the soul-winning preacher is, and must be, a pioneer in spirit.He must set his soul to seek other souls,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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In a live church the preacher does not do all the talking. Dependable witnesses are as indispensable in the church as in the courtroom. Lawyers
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"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not what a lovely
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"A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake
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