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We faithfully attend prayer meetings
In addition to private intercessory prayer, we reveal our quest for spiritual growth by participating in prayer meetings of the church. Acts 2:42 says of the first Christ followers, “They continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.” The early church gathered...
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“Walk over the vast ocean”
William Gurnall (1616–1679) asked, “Is there none, O man, that needs the mercy of God besides thyself?” In contemporary language, is there no one else that you want to be saved besides yourself? God gives us permission for our love to begin at home. So pray for your family. After...
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The Puritan Method of Missionary Praying
In all their ways, the Puritans were orderly, that is, they governed their livesby principles. This was so even in their prayers for the spread of the gospel in the world. While the Puritans resisted prescribed forms and relied on the Holy Spirit’s help for prayer, they also embraced methods...
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We are personally humble
In Ephesians 4:1–2a, Paul says, “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation [or calling] wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness.” The first quality of a worthy walk with Christ is “all lowliness,” that is, humility. We were once...
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We practice good stewardship
We make our commitment to Christ’s cause practical by giving money. Jesus says in Matthew 6:19–21, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust...
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We publicly witness for Christ
In Ephesians 4:15, Paul says we should speak the truth in love. In this context, truth has to do with the knowledge of the Son of God (v. 13) or Bible doctrine (v. 14). Your neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family members might not come to your church to listen to...
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We personally serve with zeal
Serving Christ must arise from the zeal of our hearts. Paul exhorts us in Romans 12:1 to present our bodies as living sacrifices to the Lord because of His mercies to us. The sacrifice of Christ’s cross should propel us to sacrifice ourselves to do His will. Paul says shortly...
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Hold Fast, Pastors
There are also several factors in our current spiritual environment that drain a pastor’s vital zeal for ministry. We must oppose these forces with the grace of our Lord. Hebrews 4:14 says, “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son...
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A Prayer for the Transition of Years
Lord, as we arrive at the cusp of another year’s end, We feel reluctant to cross the finish line. For we ought to have run a better race. Both Thy record book of memory and ours of conscience, Find us painfully lacking in Scripture’s balances. We wish we had justified...
