• A Rejected King

    A Rejected King

    “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And…

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  • The Competence of an Elder

    “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own…

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  • The Character of an Elder

    “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household…

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  • The Call of an Elder

    The Call of an Elder

    “To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not…

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  • One young man says yes in Madrid

    Sometimes, when we don’t expect it, we get some lovely and powerful gifts. Yesterday, Sunday morning worship in Mostoles with the New Life Church, led by my friend Jaime Villareal, was a God-given gift. Jaime heard I was coming to Madrid to visit Denise. We both had a great week. Denise is attending New Life,…

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