A blog designed to develop missional leaders
By: Dr. Clark Armstrong Several weeks ago, I gave an overview of what I feel to be – after years of ministry – the job description for a pastor. We discovered from Scripture that God has called the pastor to do four simple things: to pray, to preach, to love and to lead. In today’s... Continue Reading →
By: Dr. Clark Armstrong When I was nine years old, a tornado came to our town. I think of that anytime I hear the phrase “a mighty rushing wind,” as in the scriptural account of Pentecost. Pentecost was when the Holy Spirit of God was poured out upon the 120 believers gathered in the Upper... Continue Reading →
By: Lemuel Sandoval I’m sure it has happened to you. The alarm clock goes off and, still half asleep, you get out of bed. It's late, as usual, so you quickly dive into endless activities and to-dos. By the time you realize it, your first prayer is before dinner! How many times have we forgotten... Continue Reading →
Recently Nazarene Missions International (NMI) of the Mesoamerica Region has distributed the following prayer outline that any believer can use to seek the Lord’s face and intercede for their churches, communities, and the nations. Proclaiming the glory of God in praise and worship. (10 minutes) Lord, you who know our thoughts and our hearts, allow... Continue Reading →
By: Emily Armstrong Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:7 NIV “For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.” As human beings, when we are given the option between something clean and something dirty, I think most of us would choose cleanliness, right? Personally, I like the floors of my... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:14 NIV “By one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” The authorship of the letter to the Hebrews is unknown and often disputed. Some scholars believe it was written by Paul, and others by Apollos, Barnabas, Priscilla, or someone else. Whatever the case,... Continue Reading →
By: Eddie Estep You have to read halfway through the Old Testament before the idea of a human having a pure heart is even suggested as a possibility. Prior to Job and Psalms, the only things referred to as “pure” are gold (about 40 times), frankincense (4 times), and water (once). When we get to... Continue Reading →
By: Scott Armstrong Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:2 NIV “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” The church in Corinth was a disaster. Paul had invested his time and all his efforts in starting that church, and now they were forgetting much of what he... Continue Reading →
By: Min. Timmeon Spencer “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23). Introduction Taking up our cross is a requirement of being Jesus’s disciple and it must happen daily. But why daily? The first people’s (Adam and Eve) disobedience is known as the... Continue Reading →
By: Gregory Crofford The following article was taken from http://gregorycrofford.com/2015/08/08/persons-transformed-making-christlike-disciples/ At 16, I took my first job, working in the produce department of a grocery store. One night, my boss asked me to mop the floor of the back room. I did the job the best I knew how, but he was unsatisfied. When this... Continue Reading →
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