I Chronicles 11:6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. David is looking for who should be the chief and captain of his army. He offers the job to the man that really wants it. He lays down a challenge. If you…
I Samuel 3:13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. God has given you children. They are on loan to you. You are responsible to raise and train those children for the honor of the God of…
I Chronicles 11:2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. I believe there is a leadership lesson in this verse. I find many of…
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http://austingardner.net/NewEnglishPodcast/Respecting_Their_Culture.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:02 — 15.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Android | RSSPastor Austin Gardner and Missions Director Jeff bush talk about the importance of respecting and understanding the culture of any foreign country you may be in. If you reject the culture of the people, you will reject any chance of a close relationship with them!…
The following is from this book: Bob Roberts Jr., The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009). Only the pastors who are willing to mentor young leaders will be able to plant churches out of their church. I do not consider myself an expert in this area but a practitioner because of various…
I Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. As the story starts Samuel is just sad that God didn’t use…
