Article by Rick Warren.
Every pastor needs a mentor. No matter what stage you are in your ministry, you need someone to coach you.
All sorts of organizations use the mentoring process to make people better at what they do. In medicine, doctors mentor younger doctors.…
Personal: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (v4)
The blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the pure in heart, those who are pure in spirit. And lastly, v4–
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
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Personal: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart (v8)
v8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This is connected to being poor in spirit.
While the rich in spirit and the rich period have many answers, many options, the poor in spirit don’t have all the answers and they don’t have many options.…
Let’s read Luke’s version of the Beatitude in Luke 6:20-26.
Please turn with me to Luke 6:20-26.
Luke 6
20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.…
Read text: Matt 5:1-12
We are beginning our study of the Sermon on the Mount, which spans from Matthew 5-7. It’s Jesus’ debut sermon so it’s packed. It’s the first sermon given by the best preacher who ever lived. And now I’m supposed to preach what Jesus already preached.…
How do you disciple?
This is an issue of methodology. Every church has their methodology. Some rely heavily on programs. Some rely heavily on hiring the right minister. What should our methodology be? How do we carry out discipleship in a church setting?…
What is the goal of the teaching ministry? Two goals. One is self-feeding. The second is discipleship.
SELF-FEEDING
Matt 4
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
We just covered this.…
The Word of God is the authority by which we test everything against. It’s the map for the journey. If we are not sure about something, how to do something, how to decide something, where to go, where do we turn?…
I want to end with the final sentence of the Great Commission.
The latter half of v20 — “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” I love this promise.
There is so much that happens in life that can deflate you.…
Now, we get to the main thrust of the Great Commission, the lone imperative, the command to make disciples. We should be clear from the outset. What is the goal of the disciple making. We are not making disciples who are loyal to us.…
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