Would people imitate your Christian walk?

This Sunday I’ll be preaching on 1 Corinthians 4:14-21 where I’ll discuss (among many things) what does it mean to be a spiritual father. Paul was a spiritual father because he started the church in Corinth; he literally was the instrument God used to lead many Corinthians to faith in Jesus and therefore, was their…

From the Blog: What does it mean to be Successful in Ministry?

If you were to ask ten pastors from the same denominational background the question of what constitutes success in ministry you would undoubtedly get ten different answers. Each response may have some similarities with other responses but I imagine that the thrust of what each person said would be distinctly different. Is success in ministry…

From the Blog: Six arguments Satan uses in tempting us

I’m almost finished with Tim Chester’s book You Can Change: God’s Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and Negative Emotions and this morning I read through Chapter Seven – What Stops You From Changing?  There’s a goldmine of truth Chester unpacks for the reader in this chapter alone but I wanted to pass on his…

From the Blog: “The Art of Neighboring”

Recently I’ve been burdened about my own lack of intentionality with regards to being a good neighbor. My family and I just moved from one house in Jeffersonville to another and I was reflecting on how little I knew of my neighbors. Sure, I could tell you their names (Tom, Nancy, Mary, George, Nieda, Kenny,…

From the blog: The pastor and self-glory

I’m about to finish Paul David Tripp’s book Dangerous Calling and his chapter on self-glory alone is worth buying the book. Regarding self-glory he says, “Perhaps in ministry there is no more potent intoxicant than the praise of men, and there is no more dangerous form of drunkenness than to be drunk with your own…