When we preach the full counsel, we don’t skip parts. There is a short supply of expositors in our day. Much more is the scarcity of those who will not ignore difficult doctrines (teachings) in Scripture. One point that proves this is how so many pastors will preach ‘from’ the Bible or “use” the Bible…
James
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Preachers are not Always Teachers | Podcast Daily
Most preaching isn’t teaching…! There is no office of “preacher” in the New Testament. No such role exists. While “preaching” does happen, the Pastor is one who oversees and rightly teaches the church. He guards them and guides them through the right contextual exposition of Scripture. So often though we confuse preaching with teaching. We’ll…
The Error of Personalizing Scripture | Straight Outta Context
The Scripture isn’t Always to ME! The Bible isn’t always written to me, so why do so many people insist on personalizing verses in a way that changes the meaning? In this podcast number 000b, we are still priming the pump on the foundations of proper thinking with relation to understanding how to rightly read…
Pastors with Facebook Fame
This podcast briefly considers the current trend of so many pastors who are always want to be known, famous or have an online following at the cost of their current shepherding. Pastors need to be faithful and put away things that remove their heart’s focus from the local church. “No matter who’s looking at us, God…
The Lessons of God
What is God Teaching Me? I get this question often as so many times people think that the experiences they live through continue until they “learn” the lesson God is trying to teach them. Scripture alone is the source of learning from God and there are no other means through which God will teach. Now,…
Murderous Mouths: Pastoral Accusations
Gossip Kills the Church: Pastoral Accusations Accusations against the pastor that are not biblical, done in a biblical way or are unfounded wreaks havoc on the local body causing distrust and suspicion. The person that does these things according to scripture should be immediately dismissed from the fellowship and brought under discipline if they do…
Murderous Mouths: Gossip and Self Righteous Comparisons | Are You Listening?
Gossip Kills the Church: Comparisons Self Righteous Comparison This type of Christian easily finds fault with others. They misunderstand that love covers a multitude of sin and they feel slighted if they find sin in the lives of others. By harping on such things, they become snared as stated above, and it becomes one of…
Those who Seek After Jesus | Gospel of John week 44
Gospel of John John 6:22-29 Many people followed after Christ but not because they belonged to Him or even loved Him. This text reveals to us the nature of humanity and most of all the religious of our day just as they were in the days of Jesus, so they are in these last days….
Muderous Mouths: Secret Attacks of Gossip | Are You Listening?
Gossip Kills the Church: Secret Attacks Secret Attacks These could look much like the above practices but with the intention of making problems or sin known to others. Secret attacks against another sibling in Christ is actually an attack on Jesus directly. It is birthed from a desire to make sure everyone “knows” about the…
Murderous Gossip: Murmuring | Are You Listening?
Gossip Kills the Church: Murmurs Quiet Murmurs These are the small and subtle thoughts that plague the mind and end up on the tongue, text, private meeting, phone call etc. Even when prayer is the central motivation, the details and names of people are off the table. Yes, prayer meetings are often the largest gossip…