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In my general blog for church life, I am currently doing a series on Samson, a man who is strong and weak. As I was flicking through the Old Testament looking at his life, I flicked to a passage on David which says “And he died in a good old age, full of days, richesContinue reading “Leadership Lessons from David 01: It Doesn’t Matter Where You Start!”

I love guest speakers. It’s a chance for me to rest and enjoy a faith-building message from another ministry, it’s a chance for our people to hear the gospel of the kingdom framed in a different way, it’s a chance for our people to hear a specialist with a specific message or gift, and finally,Continue reading “Dos and Don’ts When Inviting A Guest Speaker”

Amazing how many people think they can just run rough-shod over the wills of other people. Someone once said about our church that their first surprise was that I don’t use fear and guilt to control the church, but their second surprise was that I was impossible to control with fear and guilt. A lotContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter than Jesus 06: You Can’t Force People to Do What You Want”

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted – Matthew 23.12 One of the things that frightens me when I deal with some pastors is the high levels of selfish ambition and the remarkable self-promotion. When I meet a group of guys, I expect a bit ofContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter than Jesus 05: You Cannot Exalt Yourself”

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? – Matthew 7.16 Jesus was very clear – you know people according to their fruit. The business world gets this point – it hires people who have evidence that they can do the job that is at hand.Continue reading “You Are Not Smarter than Jesus 04: Know People By Their Fruit”

Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat. When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch. “Master,” Simon replied, “we have workedContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter Than Jesus 03: Stop Swimming in the Shallow End”

If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. (Matthew 10.14, NLT) Listen carefully – some people just don’t care for you or your message. It’s time to get over your own ego and realize that. Not everyone cares about yourContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter than Jesus 02: Shake the Dust off Your Feet”

I was talking to someone over the weekend about pastoral ministry and they had some questions about how to deal with a certain situation they were facing as a pastor, as I encouraged them from the Word of God on how to proceed, they said something that has been resonating in my spirit last nightContinue reading “You Are Not Smarter than Jesus 01: Be Aware of Human Nature”

Today we are starting a new series which I believe will benefit all pastors everywhere.  One of the most important roles of a pastor – or any leader – is to lead people to be more based and more secure on the Word of the Lord, the Scripture.  So we are going to give someContinue reading “Leading With the Word 01: Prophets and the Bible”

Some people do not know the difference between good soil and bad soil. The quality of the soil affects the return from the seed – which is why Jesus never bothered debating the Pharisees and you should not throw your pearls before swine: because they didn’t have a clue what was going on. You areContinue reading “Lies That Stop the Harvest 10: Ignorance of Good Soil”