Acts 6:4 - But we [the church leadership] will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
"The strength of the minister and his ministry lies in the richness and fullness of his inner life. Ministerial power is always heart power. The chief business of the minister is to culture the souls of men. His greatest influence will always be silent and unseen. The unconscious overflow of his life will be the most potent influence he wields. His is primarily a spiritual ministry, and no man can excel in spiritual things without having rich resources on which to draw." - William Anderson Elliott, "D.D.'s for Ministers" p. 12.
Cross-reference this quote at several points in the pastoral epistles, such as I Timothy 4:13-16.
VM
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Friday, September 6, 2019
Friday, November 2, 2012
Be Not Many Masters
James 3:1 - My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
"Masters" = teachers, specifically teachers of the word of God in the church, such as pastors, preachers. Important cross refs for the Greek word: I Corinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11; I Timothy 2:7; II Timothy 1:11.
A man must not go into the pulpit ministry unless he is absolutely convinced that God has chosen him out for it, I Corinthians 9:16. Spurgeon would tell his ministry students that if they could be satisfied being anything other than a preacher, then leave right now and go do that thing, for the glory of God.
VM
"Masters" = teachers, specifically teachers of the word of God in the church, such as pastors, preachers. Important cross refs for the Greek word: I Corinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11; I Timothy 2:7; II Timothy 1:11.
A man must not go into the pulpit ministry unless he is absolutely convinced that God has chosen him out for it, I Corinthians 9:16. Spurgeon would tell his ministry students that if they could be satisfied being anything other than a preacher, then leave right now and go do that thing, for the glory of God.
VM
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Acts 6:4
Acts 6:4 - But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
The order is correct as always in scripture: prayer a necessity to enable the proper ministry of the word.
"Give" - compare I Timothy 4:15. Ministry of the word requires complete consecration, including "continually" given to prayer.
VM
The order is correct as always in scripture: prayer a necessity to enable the proper ministry of the word.
"Give" - compare I Timothy 4:15. Ministry of the word requires complete consecration, including "continually" given to prayer.
VM
Acts 6:1-6
Acts 6:1-6 - "...then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said...."
Example of mutual submission, Ephesians 5:21; I Peter 5:5. This by the leadership:
(a) Acknowledge the problem, not ignore it.
(b) Address the problem, not lay it aside or kick it back to the complainants.
(c) Lead in the adoption of a solution - including in this case taking on a new and necessary duty.
VM
Example of mutual submission, Ephesians 5:21; I Peter 5:5. This by the leadership:
(a) Acknowledge the problem, not ignore it.
(b) Address the problem, not lay it aside or kick it back to the complainants.
(c) Lead in the adoption of a solution - including in this case taking on a new and necessary duty.
VM
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
I Corinthians 4:1-2
1 Corinthians 4:1-2 - Let a man so account of us [preachers]...
"The apostle was anxious to be rightly accounted of, and well he might be; for ministers are not often esteemed rightly: as a rule, they are either gloried in, or else despised." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Spurgeon's Expository Encyclopedia, Volume XI, p. 45, in the sermon "Stewards: A Sermon Delivered by C. H. Spurgeon, To the Annual Conference of the Pastors' College Association, 1887." Baker Book House, 1988 reprint.
"The apostle was anxious to be rightly accounted of, and well he might be; for ministers are not often esteemed rightly: as a rule, they are either gloried in, or else despised." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon.
Spurgeon's Expository Encyclopedia, Volume XI, p. 45, in the sermon "Stewards: A Sermon Delivered by C. H. Spurgeon, To the Annual Conference of the Pastors' College Association, 1887." Baker Book House, 1988 reprint.
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