http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=42724&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Mentoring is an aspect of discipleship. It is important and imperative. In fact, this is the sum total of what the purpose of the Church is all about. Christ calls us to encourage and equip people so that we can all worship Christ and thus live out a real, effectual, impacted, Christian life.
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32264&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Do you desire to fire your pastor? Perhaps you should fire them up instead!
Praying for your church is like filling a balloon with helium, the more it is filled, the more it will soar and not sore! For us to grow not just numerically, but in what is much more important, spiritually and in community to one another, requires our discipline and passion to pursue Christ more and ourselves less. We have to grow in Christ in a cherished, intimate growing relationship with Him as LORD over all and LORD over us. We are called to become purpose driven with His purpose at our helm of leadership and lives so that our trust and intimacy is rooted in Him and not in our...
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32261&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
How is your prayer life? Is prayer your first response for all thoughts and encounters in your life?
Have you ever thought through why you do not spend more time with God? What aspects of your time and commitment hold you back from prayer? Most of us do not have the kind of prayer life we should have; in my experience, most people give up because either they do not know how to pray or they do not understand the significance of prayer. Others may have prayer lives but they are not godly or effectual prayers; these tend to be the prayers with only the self-interests or personal agendas in mind. We may know about prayer, but...
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=76899&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
What does it take to venture into radical discipleship? Trust! Trust is a response from our faith that pleases God! This is our prime purpose as a Christian: to glorify our Lord and enjoy our relationship in Him! We do this by being in Him with our full trust. It is a pivotal aspect of our growth in Christ, and the intention of sincere due diligence in acting out our faith--no matter what. However, many of us Christians today may sing about it and preach about it; yet, the actual exercise of it is abysmal. We forget that a uthentic faith in Christ as Lord is where our assurance and confidence comes from; that faith is...
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=31717&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
God is our refuge and strength!
As a pastor I hear this lament all of the time, sometimes it even comes from my own lips, "Why doesn't God help me in my troubles?" This is a legitimate question to ask. A lot of Christians tend to be afraid of asking God why, or earnestly seek to resolve their crisis. Thinking I do not have enough faith or I would not go through this. Or I do not want others to know, for they would think bad of me or that I caused it. Or we use the crisis to grab the attention ourselves. If we are going through tough times, we need to know why, and what we should do when we are in them. If not we...
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=66372&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
What is Assurance? First, there is the assurance of salvation, which feeds into the assurance of hope that gives us trust, which in turn gives us our confidence, purpose, and motive for Christian living. This assurance is our certainty that we are saved because "God calls us;" we do not call on Him for our salvation. We receive it only as an act of undeserving grace that we cannot get on our own by merit or birthright. The Holy Spirit gives us testimony and empowers us; we are then to receive our faith and persevere in it.
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32714&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
A.C.T.S is an acronym or axiom that points us to the Lord's Prayer and other Scripture, and gives us precepts so we can divide up our time and purpose to engage in prayer with a correct devotion and attitude. "ACTS" refers to the percepts of prayer-the categories of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32713&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
First off, there is no "method" or process on how to pray, as there is no specific principle on how to talk to your mom or best friend. We just do it. Yes, there is edict, attitude, and good ways versus bad ways to communicate. Thus, God does give us a pattern as a checklist to make sure our time and attitude are lined up to more of His will and less of ours. We must make sure we use our payer time with purpose and effectiveness.
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32530&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Have you ever wondered what LOVE really is?
What is love? So much poetry and beautiful pose have been written over the millennia's of human experience to try to capture its purpose and meaning. All of humanity in all cultures, places and time has sought out the meaning of love.
http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=3844&view=post&articleid=32525&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Preparing for marriage with the right attitude and mindset!
We all desire and seek love and companionship to fill an empty hole we think we have. For some singles, this is the driving force in their life, as it was for me at one time. Yet, as Christians, our primary purpose in life is to serve and glorify God, and fulfill the call of the destiny that He gives us. This translates into who we are and how we should be.