Category: Stutter
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Barnabas Supported False Teaching Before Becoming God’s Missionary
Last week we read of Peter’s many insufficiencies and sins against God, things that gave him every reason not to be in ministry. We saw the one reason Peter should have been in ministry- the name of Jesus Christ. In Galatians 2, we see that Peter was not the only preacher who struggled against sin…
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The Apostle Peter’s Disqualifications
Peter is the first New Testament preacher we see doing the ministry of God’s word after Jesus’ public preaching ministry. Peter is the rock upon whom Christ is building His church and Jesus told Peter that He was giving to Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 16:18-19). Peter is the chief apostle…
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Ministry by Faith, not works
I think often about my insufficiencies, and they are many. I am humbled at the fact that God continues to multiply His own ministry through me. Every time I teach and every time I write something that is published, feelings of insecurity and insufficiency surround me. As I mentioned previously, this is expounded by the…
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I Preach Like Someone Who’s Been Beat Up
When I first started in ministry, I preached like I had something important to say. I was the center of attention. I was the one who was going to bring revival. I was the one who would reach millions. I was the one who would teach those things that were so profound no one had…