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Here are five simple steps for dealing with frustrations in your life.
1. Ask yourself, “Did I cause it?” The Bible says, “A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7 NIV). Many things in life frustrate us because we brought them on ourselves. We don't have anybody else to blame.
It’s frustrating to run out of gas on a …
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Hi, Pastor! I got your note saying you don’t think you can do what God is telling you to do in your ministry.
You may be surprised to hear me say this, but I agree! If God called you to do it, then you shouldn’t be able to do it without him. In fact, if you could do it without him, then it’s really not a God-thing.
I know you …
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On one hand, many of us who strive to follow Jesus are as distressed as the average secular person. On the other hand, Jesus was called the Prince of Peace. He promised a peace that the world could not give. The apostle Paul declared we can experience a peace that defies comprehension. What are we missing?
Stress …
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My wife and I spent our first Christmas as a married couple at her parents house in southern California. One of the things that California has that Illinois—where we were living at the time—does not is decent card rooms. I fancy myself a bit of a poker player and was looking forward to checking one of them out while we were …
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“I will climb up into my watchtower…” Habakkuk 2:1 (NLT)
If we want to fulfill God’s vision for our lives and ministries, we must continually hear from God. We must believe that hearing from God daily is a requirement for us to truly shepherd our congregations. It is not just an add-on to our list of things to do; it is a …
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Editor's Note: In a special blog post for pastors.com, Matt Redman asks about the language of worship: “Statistics suggest … we are struggling the most to connect with males. So let’s create ways of doing church that when a ‘bloke’ comes to Jesus … he doesn’t need to surrender his masculinity also --
A while back I …
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Then a man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to him, knelt down before him, and said, “Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I do want to,” he answered. “Be clean!” At once the man was healed of his disease. (Matthew 8:2-3 TEV)
When we hide the truth, it is a …
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Survey: Bible Readers Prefer Word-for-Word Over Thought-for-Thought Translations, saying they value accuracy over readability, according to a new LifeWay Research study.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) -- Most American Bible readers prefer word-for-word translations of the original Greek and Hebrew over thought-for-thought translations.
The …
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This week I want you to walk through your church facilities with a photographer and take pictures from the eyes of a visitor. We become so familiar with our surroundings that we become oblivious to the faded paint, the frayed carpet, the chipped pulpit, the stack of stuff on the piano, or the burned-out light bulbs overhead.
One way to …
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This is the first of a series of articles that will be exploring the ministry of spiritual direction. It is important to note that we will use the term “spiritual direction” broadly to encompass the ideas of mentoring and spiritual friendship. Spiritual direction can also be used to talk about a specific kind of soul care that …
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