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At the Heart of Ministry

At the heart of ministry is the heart, a heart close to God.


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Two Unlikely Success Stories

As a disciple, Peter was not the kind of guy you'd go to in the clutch, to use sports terminology. In his early years, whenever he opened his mouth, ...


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The Danger of Popularity

To set one's heart on being popular is fatal to the preacher's best growth. It is the worst and feeblest part of your congregation that makes ...


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Ministry in Chapters

Ministry is done in chapters, and wise is the minister who knows his page number.


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Dry Rot and Worms in the Church

An English vicar with his mind on decaying buildings announced one day that the offertory about to be taken would be devoted in its entirety to the extermination ...


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His Laps Too Short to Work for God

In a church in Verona stands, or rather sits, a wooden image of St. Zeno, an ancient bishop, with knees so ludicrously short that there is no lap on which ...


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People Who Want Shepherding

People who want to be shepherded tend to stay in the same place.


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He Must Increase

When Mother Teresa was passing through a crowd in Detroit a woman remarked, "Her secret is that she is free to be nothing. Therefore God can use ...


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Shepherds or Mutton Farmers?

Back when the sacred authors used the imagery of the shepherd to depict Jesus, they had a clear understanding of the job description. A shepherd is needed ...


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Breakdown

One proud, surly, lordly word, one needless contention, one covetous action may cut the throat of many a sermon, and blast the fruit of all that you have ...


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