Encouragement from the Word for Church Leaders Today
Psalm 40:1-3 “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He reached down to me and heard my cry.He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the…
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11/08/24 Call to Him
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 33-35, Philemon Two-year plan: 2 Kings 15, John 11:17-27 ———- It’s a verse I first learned when I started memorizing…
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10 Reasons Some Pastors are Mean
I recently published a post on “Why Some Church Members are Mean.” If you read this blog often, you know I love and respect pastors – but I must admit that a few pastors are mean, too. Here are some of the reasons behind their “meanness.”
Read More11/07/24 Return to Him
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 31-32, Titus 2-3 Two-year plan: 2 Kings 13-14, John 11:1-16 ———- We don’t always like to think about God’s discipline….
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A Thursday Challenge for All Church Leaders
Hear the words of J. Oswald Sanders as he sought to apply to the church the challenge of Zechariah 4:6 — “This is the…
Read More11/06/24 Denying Him
READING: One-year plan: Jeremiah 27-30, Titus 1 Two-year plan: 2 Kings 11-12, John 10:31-42 ——— They are painful words not only because of what…
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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,…
Read More11/05/24 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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