Tag: Shepherd
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Jesus, the Lamb of God Who Never Went Astray
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. (Psalm 119:176) This verse ends the longest chapter in the Bible. Psalm 119 is all about God’s word and the psalmist’s desire to follow it. Often he makes bold statements, as he does in verse 176, petitioning […]
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How Pastors Should Oversee Their Church
Here are 15 things a pastor should do in overseeing the people in his flock: The ministry must be carried on purely for God and the salvation of souls, not for any personal, private goals. The ministry must be diligently and laboriously carried on, because there are eternal implications for the pastor and his people. […]
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Baxter on the Nature and Motive of Personal Oversight for Pastors
Puritan pastor Richard Baxter gives pastors five keys to personal oversight and eight keys as to why personal oversight should be given in his classic text The Reformed Pastor: The Nature of Oversight Take heed to see that the work of saving grace be thoroughly wrought in your own souls. Take heed to keep your […]
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Jesus: The Greater David
Jesus isn’t just the greater Moses. He is also the greater David. In Psalm 78, the psalmist is reflecting on Israel’s rebellion against God after they were saved from slavery in Egypt. God was so gracious to his people despite their unfaithfulness. “Yet,” the psalmist wrote, “they sinned still more against him” (vv. 17, 40, […]
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Are missions and the doctrine of election at odds? I don’t think so.
Some missionaries have said that if the doctrine of election were true, they would never have become a missionary. Well, I say, “I am a missionary because the doctrine of election is true.” Where do I find this in the Bible? In Acts 18, Paul is in Corinth. You would not have found a more […]
JAMES PRUCH 