Sublime

The justified pastor—the man justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone to God’s glory alone, who happens to be a pastor—when taken on his good day or bad day, ministry high or ministry low, will be received with gladness and welcome. Clothed in the righteousness of him in whom you trust, how can you be turned away? You will not b

Do we love God and others enough to drop the pretense and just be ourselves? Only the gospel simultaneously provides the humility and the confidence the pastor needs to be his real self. The pastorate is no place for image-managing, for worrying about our own PR. In any event, if everybody likes you, something’s wrong, and if everybody hates you, s

Andy Stanley, Johnny Carson, Howard Hendricks, Ronald Reagan, Billy Graham,

“Mature” is a big-picture label encompassing most of the other qualifications, similar to the adjective “holy.” What Paul is instructing in his list of qualifications, and what Peter is commanding in 1 Peter 5:1–11, is that elders exemplify the namesake “elder.” Grown-ups will lead the church. Not necessarily old people, but grown-ups. Grown-ups ha

Melvin Maxwell, Bill Hybels, John Wooden, Oswald Sanders, Jesus Christ,

Jesus was unmistakable: “Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve and to give my life.”

Fundamental Reduction of Application-Consistent Outline Introduction: Develop the need to proclaim Christ to everyone. Proposition: We must proclaim Christ to the world. Analytical Question: Why? I. Jesus alone purchased salvation. II. Jesus alone possesses salvation. III. Jesus alone bestows salvation.