Posts from May 2011

“Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.” (1 Tim 3:7) John Stott wrote, “William Golding is a contemporary novelist who has vividly illustrated the negative power of hypocrisy. In his book Free Fall he tells the story of Sammy Mountjoy, an illegitimate child brought up in…

This is a faithful saying: “I a man desire the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless.. ” (1 Tim 3:1-2a) Are you a stained glass window? So asks John Macarthur, and added : ‘An unholy pastor is like a stained glass window: a religious symbol that keeps the light up. That’s why the initial qualification for…

“… and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you … a bishop … a steward of God…” (Titus 1:5-9) “… take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of God, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God…” (Acts 20:28) As we prepare to biblically recognise Shepherd-qualified men…

Mother’s day … and yet we are talking about Eldership today. Is that a bit odd, something better suited to Father’s day perhaps …, or is there a connection? Would you be surprised if I said “Yes, there is a connection”? Well have a look at 1 Thess 2:6-7, Paul speaking in his role not just as an Apostle but as a founding missionary…

It is an often told story, but it highlights a great truth. There was an extremely wealthy man who possessed vast treasures of art. The man had one son who was an ordinary boy and who passed away in late adolescence. Having loved the lad deeply, the sorrowing father died of a broken heart only a few weeks later. The father’s will provided that everything would be…