The High and Holy One
Like Isaiah, we need a renewed vision of Christ’s majesty and holiness. I[dropcap] I [/dropcap]n Isaiah 6, the reader is provided with a breathtaking vision of the very throne room of heaven. It is a passage most of us are so...
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Isaiah’s Rose Garden
Isaiah, speaking of a future time, declares “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose” (Isa. 35:1). A preview of those blossoms can be found in Isaiah’s...
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Where is Your Pastor?
It’s tempting to say, “We don’t have one.” Tempting, but wrong. Where is your pastor?” If your church is seeking to follow the New Testament pattern for leadership, this is a question you’re likely to hear again and again. How should...
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The Chief Shepherd
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...
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Men With Clear Priorities
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...
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Eldership and Spiritual Vision
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...
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Is It Safe for the Sheep?
The roaring lion stalks the flock. They need to be defended! What are the duties and role of the elders in a local church? W.E. Vine defines an elder in this way: “those who being raised up and qualified by the...
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Passing the Baton
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (2 Timothy 2:2) During the tenure of Nehemiah, the threat of attack was so intense that...
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