There is an alarming trend that has emerged in our modern church experience that seems to be catching on as it does seem to be producing results. What are the results ? These trends seem to be drawing more people to church. Is that a bad thing? No it’s great as many are coming to…
A rare opportunity to share with Jewish people A majority of Jewish people are secular. One rabbi defines secular Judaism as a “Bagel and Lox Judaism.” Many Jewish people eat bagels and lox, except for those of us who don’t like fish; we eat bagels and cream cheese instead. And many Jewish people watch “Fiddler…
Observing the Master Designer at Work in Marriage GENESIS means “beginnings”. That is why the first book of the Bible was given that name. In this chapter we are going to explore the origins of the man/woman (marriage) relationship as it is laid out for us in Genesis 1:1-4:1. The first chapter of…
The power of prayer has changed the world many times! The Bible has countless examples of men and women who seek God on their face and on their knees and entire nations would crumble or be restored. Prayer is mankind’s expressed way to reach up to God. The children of Israel time and time again…
When Jesus sent the 70 out 2 by 2 he told them that if they were rejected to dust their feet off and leave town. He said to them, “Do not waste your time”! Another time Jesus said, “cast not pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet”! As a pastor it is…
God’s Word is a treasure (Part 1) Some people celebrated the Feast of Shavuot or Pentecost in early June. Christians generally call this feast Pentecost, while Jews call it Shavuot. The first thing which probably comes to mind for Christians who celebrate this Feast is that God gave His Ruach or Spirit to the disciples…
“Everyone has experienced regrets at sometime in his or her life. Sadly enough, they seem to be part of the cold realization that we all do things we wish we hadn’t done or fail to do the things we should have. Nonetheless, if we allow regrets to keep our focal point on the past, we…
I am honored to be writing an article as a Pastor for Pastors to encourage and inspire. I have been a full-time Pastor going on fourteen years and one of the best things that has ever happened to me was when I joined a “Champion’s Table” through the ministry of All Pro Pastors. Paul Pickern…
We jumped in head first with faith of a mustard seed and have been amazed every step of the way how our Lord blesses. We also realize how it takes continuous fertilizing for that seed to grow. Paul and I are overwhelmed how Pastors and wives are clutching onto this calling of “ALL PRO PASTORS”…
As a pastor you are often asked what is the size of your church? A question which for years made me question my leadership and the health of our church. I would find myself making excuses for the size of the congregation or follow the question up by explaining how we are going to grow…
As Pastors we often separate ourselves from having TRUST for anyone! WE put ourselves on an island guarded by a moat of hungry sheep! Sometimes our spouse and family are farther away than the sheep. The enemies SATAN and FLESH has caused many to buy into a culture of division! Pastors compete with each other…
Dear Pastor, A few years ago God put a strong word in me about the struggles Pastors have with sex, money and power. As people that are human we have the same driving issues that every other person has. The flesh that we live in has hungers that if not “Disciplined” will ruin our lives…