The first requirement for elders given in 1 Timothy 3.3 is that they are not given to wine. Now those of you who follow this series will know that we have already found out in 1 Timothy 3.2 that elders should not be drunk and should be sober, so is Paul repeating himself? Well, it couldContinue reading “Pastors and Elders XI: The Requirements for an Elder (part VIII)”
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Be Bold!
When Paul asked people to pray for him he asked them to pray that he would have boldness to preach the gospel (Ephesians 6.19-20). That word “boldness” doesn’t mean yelling and screaming and sliding around – though there’s nothing wrong with a preacher doing that as long as you don’t mistake *that* for the anointingContinue reading “Be Bold!”