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Two Main Tasks in Ministry: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 2
David Mathis | Scripture says elders should be “able to teach” and “sober-minded” — but why? The two correspond to a pastor’s most important tasks: f…
2 years, 9 months ago
Two Ways to Deal with Jesus: Learning Worship from the Wise Men
Matthew’s Christmas story shows two ways to deal with Jesus: try to get rid of him like Herod, or fall down and worship him like the wise men.
2 years, 9 months ago
Three Contrasts in a Leader’s Heart: Good and Happy Pastors, Part 1
David Mathis | What does Christ call church leaders to be and do? Like him, they labor heartily and happily, not for selfish gain, but for their peop…
2 years, 9 months ago
Christmas Was and Christmas Is: The Whole Story of Advent
David Mathis | How do you need God’s help this Advent? What need seems most pressing? Press into the message of Christmas, and you’ll find hope and h…
2 years, 9 months ago
If God Speaks: One Voice That Changes Everything
David Mathis | To read the Bible is to read the very words of God. Do we grasp the significance, the reality-shaking impact, of this seemingly simple…
2 years, 9 months ago
Jesus Came to Save: Ten Great Realities of Christmas
The birth of John the Baptist was great, but the birth of Jesus Christ was infinitely greater. John prepared for salvation, but Jesus purchased it.
2 years, 9 months ago
Man of War and Grace: The Greatest of Israel’s Kings
David Mathis | Some may not think of David, the shepherd king, as particularly masculine, but Scripture paints him in a far more manly and glorious l…
2 years, 10 months ago
Do Not Believe Every Spirit: The Threat and Defeat of False Teaching Today
Are biblical warnings about false prophets still relevant? Yes, the threat looms as large today as in the first century.
2 years, 11 months ago
Before You Quit the Ministry: Learning to Count Like Jesus
David Mathis | Good pastors are not naive: ministry comes with many costs. Even so, Christ has not called us to an impossible, joyless task. The cros…
2 years, 11 months ago
What’s It Like to Be a Christian? Faith, Obedience, and Living as Strangers
David Mathis | What is Christian faith? Hebrews 11 not only answers the question but tells us what faith feels like, and how it leads to obedience, a…
2 years, 11 months ago