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Basics of Ministry: It is not about you
September 17, 2008 – 5:54 am | Comments Off

We often associate the ministry we perform with our individual performance. Whenever we make a difference by leading someone into a personal relationship with Christ, we are good at giving God the glory.
The area we …

Basics of Ministry: Discipleship is essential
September 16, 2008 – 5:54 am | Comments Off

God raises many of us from situations that provide proof that it was all Him and not our doing. The upside of this is an amazing testimony of how God has transformed your life and …

Basics of Ministry: Get focused
September 15, 2008 – 5:53 am | Comments Off

As Jesus was preparing the followers for their ministry (Luke 10), He told them not to “move around from house to house.” As Jesus told them this, He was preparing them to stick with the …

Basics of Ministry: Stay small
September 10, 2008 – 5:52 am | Comments Off

Not only did the seventy followers go on the journey in pairs to provide support (Luke 10), they also traveled in pairs to remain small and recruit new followers. If their traveling groups were too …

Basics of Ministry: You are not alone
September 9, 2008 – 5:49 am | Comments Off

Ministry is not meant to be a lonely experience. Jesus demonstrated this in Luke 10 as He sent out 70 followers in pairs of two. As each pair went ahead of Jesus and prepared the …

New Series: Basics of Ministry
September 8, 2008 – 5:47 am | Comments Off

I’ve been in a self-study of Luke, specifically to get back to the basics of church ministry. God has used the first part of this study to remind me about what ministry is all about. …