Preach faith till you have it; and then, because you have it, you will preach faith.
Month: March 2011
William Penn speaking about the Godhead
I deny a Trinity of separate persons in the godhead…. Does thou in good earnest think they [Catholicism] were one in judgment with Sabellius, who only rejected the imaginary personality of those times; who at the same instant owned and confessed to the Eternity and godhead of Christ Jesus our Lord. It is manifest, then… Continue reading William Penn speaking about the Godhead
Quoted: Richard Baxter on Preaching
I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.
The Vigor of Prayer
The early church was born in a prayer meeting, and as they continued in prayer, miracles, signs and wonders took place. They experienced the vigor of prayer, great revival, and tremendous church growth. Vigor is defined as energy; force; drive; vitality; strength; spirit; dynamism; enthusiasm; gusto; intensity, etc. God desires that we activate the power… Continue reading The Vigor of Prayer
Quoted: M. D. Treece on Ministering
There is one thing for sure; if you are going to minister, you will have to study from now until Christ comes. There is no way around it, nor is there a substitute for it. The minister who finds it hard to concentrate on study may exist for a while on a song or a… Continue reading Quoted: M. D. Treece on Ministering
Six Stages of a Vision
ImaginationStage– This is the fun stage where you get to think outside the box and dream about possibilities. Typically you’re focused on solving a problem that is close to your heart and praying through ways God wants to use you to make a difference. Preparation Stage – This is the hard work of putting together… Continue reading Six Stages of a Vision
Quoted: Robert Frost on A Preachers Tears
If there are no tears in the writer, there will be no tears in the reader.
Moving Toward a Fulltime Ministry
Nehemiah 13:3 – 14 “Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: 5 And he had prepared for him a… Continue reading Moving Toward a Fulltime Ministry
Just Keep Holding On
A 60-year-old man has been found on the roof of his floating house nearly 10 miles out at sea, two days after the tsunami that devastated the north-east coast of Japan. Hiromitsu Shinkawa must have resigned himself to his fate when he was swept away by the retreating tsunami that roared ashore in his home town… Continue reading Just Keep Holding On
Quoted: Gypsy Smith on Making a Preacher
A preacher must have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. The hard part is to try hardening the hide without hardening the heart.