Workers (part 2, good deeds). NOTE: I recently received feedback that my posts would be better and more memorable if I shortened them to make them more digestible. Brevity is not my strength, but I’m going to give it a try by breaking down what formerly would have been a single post into several, shorterContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-6”
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Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-5
Workers (part 1). In this series of posts we are seeking guidance from the Scriptures for how to act on God’s mission and also noticing how the ministry of Empowering Subjects is seeking to do so. Though all the Scripture can guide us, as Christians we place special attention and emphasis on Christ himself. ThisContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-5”
Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World—1
Beginnings. Though there are some good things going on around us, our nation and world are in a terrible mess. I was feeling particularly troubled by that when we got our stay-at-home order back in 2020. Thankfully God’s word spoke to me powerfully during those days and led me to some important realizations. I realizedContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World—1”
Sowing and Reaping–7
The Sum. The phrase “sowing and reaping” refers to the agricultural matter of planting seed and producing a harvest of crop, something very familiar to the people in the Bible. It is also used figuratively in the Bible to describe various spiritual activities, including the matter of people coming to “believe and be saved” orContinue reading “Sowing and Reaping–7”
4 – Where do Workers Come From?
The Answer May Surprise You. Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37). Other posts have discussed whether there is still a harvest and what a worker is. The question here is, where do workers come from? How do we come to have the additional workers Jesus said are needed? TheContinue reading “4 – Where do Workers Come From?”
2 – Jesus Said the Harvest is Plentiful.
Is it Still? Jesus said the harvest is plentiful (Matthew 9:37). Have you ever wondered if it still is? I have. In the eighties, a group of us moved to Philadelphia to start a church. In spite of our training, enthusiasm, and work, we only reached a few people. Plentiful harvest never entered my mindContinue reading “2 – Jesus Said the Harvest is Plentiful.”
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