As you serve in this world alongside your Pastor and Shepherd, Jesus Christ, you must have His heart toward His flock. What does that mean? Someone once said that “the heart of the matter is a matter of the heart.” In the ancient world, and even today, the heart represents the innermost emotional well-being of a person. We mean the most profound emotional connection possible when we speak of serving with heart. Serving Jesus with His heart is essential. You must see things His way. You must serve people His way, with his desire. Here is an example of His heart for the lost: Matthew 9:36–38 ..read more

As you serve in this world alongside your Pastor and Shepherd, Jesus Christ, you must have His heart toward His flock. What does that mean? Someone once said that “the heart of the matter is a matter of the heart.” In the ancient world, and even today, the heart represents the innermost emotional well-being of a person. We mean the most profound emotional connection possible when we speak of serving with heart. Serving Jesus with His heart is essential. You must see things His way. You must serve people His way, with his desire. Here is an example of His heart for the lost: Matthew 9:36–38 (N ..read more

Can God even use me? Yes! God uses ordinary, flawed, average men and women like you and me. Get out of your mind the thought that you’re not good enough, smart enough, or ready enough to be used by God for His Kingdom.  God doesn’t use perfect people. Why? They don’t exist! There is hope for you. God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (NKJV) “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has c ..read more

I pray these concise, but powerful insights on the importance of remembering your calling when things get tough encourage you. /// Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. —2 CORINTHIANS 11:28 Pastoral ministry isn’t easy. I cannot count the number of times I’ve said to myself over the years, “There must be a better way to make a living.” Anyone who has been in ministry for any length of time and is honest will tell you the same thing. In a real way, being in pastoral ministry can be a spiritual liability. You set yourself up for disappointment, di ..read more

What does the Bible say about Youth? Exodus 20:12 (NKJV) “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.” Proverbs 1:8–9 (NKJV) “My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.” Proverbs 2:1–11 (NKJV) “My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice f ..read more

What does the Bible say about Worldliness? John 15:19 (NKJV) “If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” Romans 12:2 (NKJV) “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Ephesians 4:17–20 (NKJV) “This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understa ..read more

What does the Bible say about Work? Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NKJV) “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV) “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” Ephesians 4:28 (NKJV) “Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.” Colossians 3:17 (NKJV) “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, givin ..read more

What does the Bible say about Witnessing, Evangelism? Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV) “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Matthew 4:19 (NKJV) “Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”” Matthew 28:19–20 (NKJV) “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, eve ..read more

What does the Bible say about Wisdom? 2 Chronicles 1:7–12 (NKJV) “On that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask! What shall I give you?” And Solomon said to God: “You have shown great mercy to David my father, and have made me king in his place. Now, O Lord God, let Your promise to David my father be established, for You have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of Yours?” Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart ..read more

What does the Bible say about Weariness? Job 3:20 (NKJV) “Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,” Psalm 62:5 (NKJV) “My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him.” Psalm 73:26 (NKJV) “My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Proverbs 24:10 (NKJV) “If you faint in the day of adversity, Your strength is small.” Isaiah 40:30–31 (NKJV) “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount ..read more