The Christian Ministry and the Burdened Evangelist
The evangelist is one who is given the mandate to evangelize the world with God’s good news. This mandate is not an option for the follower of Christ, nor is it the sole territory of a few idealists who choose to be different; God wants all believers to be part of this ministry.
Avoiding Spiritual Heat StrokeThe incredibly hot summer has everyone talking about it. Heat stroke is dangerous and life threatening. Is there a spiritual application to heat stroke?
The Shepherd – Echoing the Voice of CompassionEvery true shepherd recognizes God’s claim to the sheep, but the false shepherd makes his own claim on the sheep. He claims that the sheep are his and issues a warning that they are his private property. The Bible tells us that the sheep belong to God, and not to any under-shepherd. God owns us a sheep and puts His brand on us; therefore no one has the authority to put his brand on us again, because we are already branded by God.
Who is Adam and Eve?The story of Adam and Eve comes from the Bible. Adam was the first man, and Eve was the first woman. The first chapter of the Book of Genesis, known as “The Story of Creation,” tells how God made the heavens and earth in six days.
Old Testament Sermon – Christian’s City of RefugeThe Bible declared that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:25). There is no way we can live or measure up to God’s expectation. Our only hope of escaping from the avenger of blood (penalty of our sin) is to run to the city of refuge – our faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Who Do You Idolize?God spoke to Moses and gave him ten commandments for us to live by and follow. Unfortunately there are many people today who completely ignore the ten commandments, let alone some of the other commandments that are written in the bible for our benefits.
Confusing God With Religion Part 2In our previous article (Confusing God With Religion Part 1), we discussed the fact that religion, in and of itself is not Divine, but only a set of rules and practices. In this article, I want us to try to answer the obvious question of, Whom or what then is God?
The Importance Of Biblical WomenFor many people when they study the Bible they learn about the various men that were involved. However, one thing that they do not really see mentioned that much are Biblical women. Once a person learns though just how important Biblical women are they will want to learn more about them than what they already know.
Shri C B Satpathy – The Disciple of Shirdi Sai BabaShri Sai Baba of Shirdi is known as a “Sadguru” (Perfect Master). He lived in Shirdi for more than 60 years and therefore, he is popularly known as the Sai Baba of Shirdi. His name and fame is spreading like wild fire and many temples across the globe are being constructed for him. “Sai Utsav” (festival) is regularly organized in Indian cities as well as in Chicago, Sydney, Johannesburg, Nairobi and other European cities.
When Administration Becomes a GiftThere is a need among Christian leaders to seek wise counsel in those areas in which they themselves are lacking in aptitudes, training and experience. When as a Church leader, you see yourself at a point where you lack the time, the skill, training, experience and aptitudes to plan, coordinate and implement all the necessary things that face you daily as a duty, what do you do?
What Help Has to Do With MinistryTo help means to exercise practical kindness and compassion. Help makes us go beyond reason and logic to perceive and respond to others. It is a virtue everybody is looking forward to. In help, we recognize and respect people, not just because of their position and lowly estate, but as brothers and sisters in the Lord, regardless of their personality, knowing that God loves them too!
Christian Ministries Today – The Way We AreLiving the Christian life can be like trying to break a rock. We keep doing our best even though nothing much happens. Sometimes we get discouraged bearing the same burden, resisting the same temptation, as we go through life, but when we see the work we do for God and mankind as a ministry, we can every resistance by continuing.