10 Reasons Pastors Need Another Pastor as a Prayer Partner
Pastor friend, I’m writing to challenge you to do something that might surprise you. In fact, it might not even interest you at first,…
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11/05/24 Word, Family, Church
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 24-26, 2 Timothy 3-4 Two-year plan: 2 Kings 10, John 10:22-30 ———- Church leaders often turn to 2 Timothy 3:16-17…
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8 Churches that are Tough to Pastor (though not Impossible)
Over the years, I’ve worked with a lot of pastors in difficult churches to lead. They’re not impossible—because nothing’s impossible for God (Matt. 19:26)—but…
Read More11/04/24 Multiplication
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 20-23, 2 Timothy 2 Two-year plan: 8:16-9:37, John 10:1-21 ——— When I work with missionaries, I often hear them speak…
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14 Ways to Build Prayer into Your Home
Our homes ought to be places of prayer as we intercede for family members and others. Getting started in building a praying family, though, is not always easy.
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Today, pray for the teenagers in your church. They have much potential, but they also face a world wanting to draw them away from…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
1 Peter 4:10 “Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.”…
Read More11/01/24 God Sees All
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 15-19, 2 Timothy 1 Two-year plan: 2 Kings 6:24-8:15, John 9:35-41 ———- I know that the basic truth of this devotion…
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9 Ways to Know when the Word of God is “More our Trade than our Treasure”
This week, my pastoral hero, Tom Elliff, spoke to a group of students at Southeastern Seminary. In that presentation, he quoted his dad—a pastor and…
Read More10/31/24 Life and Teaching
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 11-14, 1 Timothy 4:11-6:21 Two-year plan: 2 Kings 5:1-6:23, John 9:13-34 Paul wrote the words to Timothy, but they are…
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