Community Impact
The whole world knew they were there and what they were doing. How did these early believers make such an impact? By lives of holy separation, by good works linked with tireless gospel witness, by evident love for one another, and...
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Disciple-Making
The biggest challenge. The best investment. The crying need. No one suggests that it is easy to do. Or demands little of you. Or is guaranteed to succeed every time. But two things are for sure: the Lord Jesus commanded disciple-making...
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Elders’ Commitment
Immediately I must explain the title. I am not joining with those who say much about inadequate elders, but do little to help them. As many Uplook readers have heard me say, there are perfect elders—unfortunately they are all in...
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Evangelist vs. Pastor
We need both these gifts for advancing the cause. Where are they? In writing to the Ephesian saints, Paul sketched out for them the progression of workers needed to establish the Church. This list is quite different to the ones given...
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Please Read This First!
How important it is to begin by aligning ourselves under God. This issue is the result of a deep exercise that seems to have been growing simultaneously in the hearts of many North American believers. It cannot be stressed enough that...
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The Neglected Middle Tier
Surrounded by a roomful of eager young disciples, I had just finished “waving the flag” for the idea of meeting according to the Church pattern as laid out for us in the New Testament. It was not only a good...
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The Spirit Leading
It is a rare chapter in the book of Acts that does not prominently remind us of the strategic influence of the Holy Spirit in the life and ministry of the Church. The early chapters emphasize the once-for-all baptism of...
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Thinking Big
We need David thinking in a Goliath world. How does the book of Acts begin? The disciples asked the Saviour (only moments from leaving), “Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?” (v. 6). He responded, “Ye...
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Why This is a Golden Moment
Five unequaled factors have converged in our path. They must be seized—or lost. History provides opportune moments unequally. It is not every day that we may grasp them. See the upheaval in Congo, once fertile for missionary enterprise. The thrilling open...
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