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Strategic ecclesiologist, Spurgeon PhD. Church Growth DMin, author, pastor https://t.co/lAdXWXAj7J // Lecturer at Haddon Institute.@wearehaddon & @kingsdivinity
Brisbane, Queensland
Joined November 2009
RT @adbrowning: "When Christ ceases to fill the heart with satisfaction, our souls will go in silent search of other lovers." -John Flavel.
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Take the time to read:. “Ministry is unbelievably hard, overwhelmingly delicate and nuanced, and a balancing act that would challenge the most gifted circus jugglers. Pastors must speak truth in love whilst showing grace, maintain authority whilst demonstrating humility, and.
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“The whole plan of redemption rests on this same principle. Christ is the representative of His people, and on this ground their sins are imputed to Him and His righteousness to them.”. — Charles Hodge.
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Theology 101: If a doctrine or practice were actually from the earliest church, people in later centuries wouldn't have had to literally forge documents to make it look like their novelties were original. Big, big red flag. E.g., writings of Dionysius the Aereopagite, fake.
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Building Up Rather Than Tearing Down. The apostle Paul reminds us that “we then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbour for his good, leading to edification” (Romans 15:1-2). The word.
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The Enemy’s Strategy. We must remember that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12). Satan knows that if.
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Standing Behind Your Pastor: An Urgent Call to Encouragement 🧵 . The statistics are sobering. Pastors are leaving the ministry at an unprecedented rate, with recent studies showing that thousands are stepping away from vocational ministry each year. The pressures of modern.
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RT @JimLincoln1517: Paul consciously and consistently 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 the mystical aspect of the relation to Christ to the forensic one. the….
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Pastors are dropping like flies (figuratively, of course), and the attrition rate for vocational ministers has never been as high as it is today. Please pray often for your pastor. Encourage him, don't look for faults to complain about and exploit, strengthen him by words of.
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“And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming" . (2 Thessalonians 2:8).
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RT @Tabletalk: The chief lesson and study in Divinity is well and rightly to learn to know Christ. —Martin Luther.
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“No man has a right to hang the millstone of his philosophy around the neck of the truth of God.”. — C.Hodge.
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C.Hodge: “Sovereignty is not a property of the divine nature, but a prerogative arising out of the perfections of the Supreme Being. If God be a Spirit, and therefore a person, infinite, eternal, and immutable in his being and perfections, the Creator and Preserver of the.
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RT @SpurgeonBooks: “If you are not humbled in the presence of Jesus, you do not know him.”. — Charles Spurgeon.
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"Ministers are fearfully guilty if they intentionally build up men in a false peace. I cannot imagine any man more greatly guilty of blood than he who plays jackal to the lion of hell, by pandering to the depraved tastes of vain, rebellious man.". — Spurgeon. (Sermon 301. Feb.
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THE CALL TO HIGHER GROUND. In a culture that rewards immediate reaction and public commentary, choosing silence takes courage. It requires us to trust that God is working even when we can’t control the narrative. It demands that we find our validation in His approval rather than.
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PRACTICAL WISDOM FOR THE DIGITAL AGE. Before posting anything that could relate to your church situation, ask yourself:. • The Reconstruction Test: Could someone piece together what’s happening in your church based on your recent posts? If so, step back from the keyboard. •.
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THE WITNESSING WORLD. Perhaps most importantly, the watching world is drawing conclusions about Christianity based on how we handle our internal conflicts. When church members air grievances on social media, we provide ammunition for those who already view the church as.
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LOVE’S PROTECTIVE INSTINCT. Real love for your church family manifests in protection, not publication. When you truly care about your spiritual household, you guard its reputation as fiercely as you would protect your own children from public embarrassment. This doesn’t mean.
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