How Do People Actually Change? - Mockingbird
As the heart is revealed, people can learn how to live a “changed and being changed” life. To help people in these areas, you pursue four objectives: 1. Establish your personal ministry agenda. This provides a sense of direction. 2. Clarify responsibility. As people apply truth to life, the issue of who is responsible for what will always arise. 3.
... See morePaul David Tripp • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
I don’t have the know-how to build you a brand-new house, but I can help fix pretty much anything in your old one. If you do, in fact, need a new house, I’ll send you to Francesco or Myron, or James and Fiona, all of them trustworthy builders and fine people. Odds are the house you’re in right now needs a few updates and minor upgrades, and I’d be
... See moreKurt Armstrong • Repair and Remain
Since Christ is our model for personal ministry, we too want to understand people so that we can serve him in their lives. We too must be committed to entering their worlds. We can begin by taking the time to ask good questions and listen well. Our hope is that others would seek us out and share more of their true struggles, so that they may find,
... See morePaul David Tripp • Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
The gospel well preached and applied will make ministry messy. Things will change. I often think of it like the beating of a rug—you’re gonna get a lot of dust in the air. There will be a thick cloud. The gospel stirs stuff up. But our God is not an author of confusion. So as things get messy, while the gospel is creating a safe space for sins, hur
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
Transformation of conduct and heart are both legitimate aims of application.