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Tag Archives: ministry
Ministerial Individuality
I Corinthians 12:1,8 Now there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit…For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. JOHN GILL (1697-1771): What qualifies men … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching & Ministry
Tagged diversity, God's Sovereignty, Holy Spirit, individuality, ministry, Preaching, spiritual gifts
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Geriatric Giants: Old Preachers Graced With the Spirit of Caleb
Joshua 14:6-12 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning … Continue reading
Sermon Preparation: Saturday Night in Spurgeon’s Study
Haggai 1:13 Then spake Haggai the LORD’S messenger in the LORD’S message unto the people, saying… C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): Brethren, it is not easy for me to tell you precisely how I make my sermons. All through the … Continue reading
Posted in Church History
Tagged ministry, prayer, Preaching, sermon preparation
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Mirror, Mirror, upon the Wall, Who shall be the Greatest of us All?
Jeremiah 45:5; Mark 10:35-37, 41-45 Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we desire. … Continue reading
Posted in Preaching & Ministry
Tagged ambition, distinction, lust, ministry, pre-eminence, Preaching, pride, worldliness, worldly honour
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Preachers that God Commissions are Given Preaching Gifts
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, … Continue reading
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Tagged ministry, Preaching, spiritual gifts
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Rowland Hill: An Eccentric Ehud with a Witty Double-edged Dagger
Judges 3:15 Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges. A. W. TOZER (1897-1963): Few things are as useful in the Christian life as a gentle sense of humour, and few things are as deadly as a sense … Continue reading
Posted in Church History
Tagged humour, ministry, Preaching, wit
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God Fits His Servants for the Work He has Purposed Them to Do
Exodus 31:1-5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: and I have filled him with the spirit of God, … Continue reading
Posted in Providence
Tagged ministry, Providence, training
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Why Do You Want to Preach?
I Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through … Continue reading
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Tagged God's glory, ministry, motive, Preaching
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Are there Apostles in Today’s Church? Yes, indeed; False ones.
Romans 1:1; I Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:1; I Timothy 1:1 (see also 2 Corinthians 1:1, Ephesians 1:1, Colossians 1:1, 2 Timothy 1:1, Titus 1:1) Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Church
Tagged apostles, ministry, signs, spiritual counterfeits, wonders
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The Awesome Responsibility of the Gospel Ministry
I Peter 5:2-4; 2 Corinthians 4:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ministers, ministry
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