3 Characteristics of Devotion to God’s Word

This simple yet power teaching if properly understood can transform your entire Christian life overnight.
Someone once asked me  the characteristics of devotion to God's word and here they are:

The Solution to a Sick Church

Before I give you the solution to a sick church, I think it will be wise for you to understand the Anatomy of a Sick Church and here are 10 Symptoms to Watch:

NB: There are certain metrics and issues physicians check when we go to the doctor. They want to check our blood pressure and temperature. They do blood tests to see if there are any warning signs. They are looking for symptoms that might indicate real problems exist.
 
These symptoms are not necessarily the problem; they simply provide warnings or cautions of potential issues.

THE BATTLE FOR YOUR COVERING

Winning the battle for your covering will help you win all the other battles. Hence, there are two kinds of faith you must have to win the battles of life and to survive in this last days; faith in God and faith in the prophets of God (also known as your pastor or the covering over your life).

The Bible says in Gen. 1:26, “And God said, Let us make man in our image after our likeness: and let them have dominion…”. When God said let us make man…and let them have dominion, He actually divided the responsibility between God and man, and to achieve this, God sent us two helpers – the Holy Spirit and the Prophet He has brought into your life. Every man that was born physically was

Are you a Pastor or a Preacher? Part 2

Is there a difference between a pastor and a preacher? lets continue from where we stopped in part 1

Pastors must shepherd the flock. The pastor is a shepherd. “Feed” in both Acts 20:27 and 1 Peter 5:2 can be translated as shepherd. Peter goes on to say, “exercising oversight” (1 Peter 5:2 NASB). The pastor or shepherd is to be the primary overseer of the church and the elders under shepherds, with Jesus being the Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4 and 2:25). The pastor is to exercise oversight over the body and all the ministries of the church, much of which may be delegated.

Are you a Pastor or a Preacher? Part 1

Is there a difference between a pastor and a preacher? Many churches have great preachers, but pastoring is more than just preaching. There may be many similar characteristics between the two, but a pastor’s heart is very different. All pastors should “study to show themselves approved” (2 Timothy 2:15), striving to be the best preacher they can be. However, the weekly service is only a small part of our ministry as pastors – there is much more to pastoring than preaching weekly church services.

How to be Faithful to God

Who can find a faithful man? This is what God is searching for among His people and it is a very rare commodity in our day. “Help Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men” (Psalms 12:1 NASB). “Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy (faithful) man” (Proverbs 20:6 NASB)? “The faithful disappear from among the sons of men” seems to be a phrase coined for today if one ever could be. 

God is not looking for perfection or those who appear to have it all together. He is, however, searching for those who will simply be faithful. Will you be one of those He will find faithful when He returns? “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth” (Luke 18:8 NIV)? Here are some areas of faithfulness God is searching for in our lives: