In the life of the congregation, sheep reproduce sheep, while shepherds reproduce shepherds. And to the degree that shepherds reproduce shepherds, the flock will be in a healthy state to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the fold. This, like God’s creation mandate to Adam and
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24–25). These words
Recently, our church examined Nehemiah 3 as we sought to hear from God about the need for each of us to “stand in the gap.” We saw that, like Jerusalem’s walls of old, there are some “gaps” in our ministry to one another that requires
“A man without self-control is like a city broken into a left without walls” (Proverbs 25:28). We taught that verse early to our children as a means of instructing them concerning the importance of learning and exercising self-control. In the ancient world, cities were surrounded
