With unwearied care, the Shepherd leads His sheep through the trackless wastes until He gathers each one safely Home at last. That our blessed Lord Jesus is the Chief Shepherd is a truth that the under-shepherds would do well to keep in mind. To them He has entrusted the care of His sheep, but He […]
The greatest danger facing modern assemblies is a lack of concern for true spirituality, giving emphasis to form over substance. Paul’s charge to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:28-38 contains words of warning. There were perils that the elders needed to be aware of and to which they had to respond. In particular, there were […]
The Lord Jesus, who had compassion for the people “because they were as sheep without a shepherd,” set the example. Elders are men who love and serve the Lord Jesus and His church. They probably have the most difficult and the most important work in the world. They certainly face some of the strongest spiritual […]
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.” (Acts 20:28). There are many lessons in this verse: 1. The Christian worker must not neglect his own soul. He must […]
In July 28, 2006, my mother, Vivian Carol Horn, died in her sleep and, according to the promise of 2 Corinthians 5:1-8, immediately entered the presence of the Lord. The obituary she prepared years in advance of her death read like this: At the age of 16, she came to realize that she was a […]
In our comfortable day, where toil and suffering are quickly becoming foreign concepts, it is essential that Mark be preached. The Gospel of Mark has received much attention in the last century from scholars and Bible critics, but less from those who use God’s Word for preaching. This problem is not new. Historians tell us […]
The Bible narrative is full of stories that prove this point: failures can yield the most valuable lessons we learn in life. Don’t be afraid of failures. Rather, be afraid of learning nothing from them. When my truck is in the camper mode for traveling with the Good News team, the truck cap has to […]
Counter-current exchangers appear to be designed, or engineered solutions to the specific physiological challenges faced by some animals but not others. Swimsuit-clad men, determined to qualify as U.S. Navy Seals, sit in the cool ocean water off Coronado Island near San Diego, California. Their body temperature gets lower and lower until they become hypothermic and […]
Those who have most powerfully influenced the world for Christ were men and women of spiritual vision. One of the greatest needs of New Testament assemblies today is for strong, spiritual, dedicated elders. The Lord has placed stringent demands on those that are called to be elders. He has called them to a spiritual work […]