Authorities In Your Life Gen 41:37-40
Authority Gen 41:37-40 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO All men and women are under authority and there are good consequences for yielding or bad consequences for disobeying the authorities in our lives. When Joseph was promoted to “rule” in Egypt, he was still under authority [Gen 41:40-41]. He was set over all the land of Egypt by […]
Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers Eph. 4:11b
Ephesians 4: 11b Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Apostles – ended with the early church (Acts of the Apostles). Prophets – you’ve got more prophecy in the Bible than anyone knows and the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy and with the sure word of prophecy you don’t need prophets today. You need […]
A Pastor’s Joy Phil. 2:1-4
Philippians 2:1-4 A Pastor’s Joy CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Paul said, “Fulfill ye my joy.” And the joy was about everyone in the church getting along without the back biting and bickering and division that is so common today. What he was asking for is a pastor’s dream – a church without division and discord. Now […]
Our Responsibilities Toward Others 1 Thes. 5:12-15
1Thess. 5:12-15 Our Responsibilities Toward Others CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Thes 5:12-15, Paul lists eight responsibilities of saved church members in this text. Remember that he is writing to a local church, v.1:1, so these instructions are directed to saints in a local church. Realistically, a saved person not affiliated with a local […]
Managing Cattle and Pastoring a Church
Managing Cattle and Pastoring a Church CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Pastoring a church is very similar to managing a herd of cattle. Like a ranch manager, the pastor must: Provide Nutrition – Jn 21:15-17, Acts 20:28 and 1 Pet 5:2 tell pastors to feed the sheep. The King James Bible is the very best food. And […]
Should women be pastors?
No. The Bible is very clear on this one, but a lot of folks today are not. There are several places where you can see that this answer is true. In 1 Tim 2:11-13, Paul told Timothy, “Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor […]
Does divorce disqualify men from being pastors?
No. Before diving into the answer to this question, let’s be clear about one thing. Divorce is a bad deal. When the Pharisees questioned Jesus about divorce, he told them that it was only allowed because of “the hardness of your hearts,” (Matt 19:1-9). God’s intention was for one man and one woman to marry […]