Articles for tag: Galatians 6:2

September 7, 2014

To Lead Change You Must Be Changed

By Casey Tygrett If you have ever traveled via commercial airliner, you might be vaguely aware of the preflight safety talk. It”s something most people completely ignore, even though it could save your life and possibly others. The flight attendants tell you, “First put on your oxygen mask and then assist others.” My favorite flight was the one in which the flight attendant recommended we first put our mask on, and then put a mask on “the child most likely to pay for your retirement.” The directions may at first seem selfish and uncaring. However, if you have ever experienced

July 30, 2012

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Leadership Preaching

He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need

By Joe Bliffen Your initial reaction to hearing about a terrible sin someone has committed indicates immediately whether you are developing the “mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16*). “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). What was Jesus” attitude toward sinners as he walked among us? In Zacchaeus, Jesus saw a man who had really messed up his life and needed a friend. On the cross, Jesus saw two criminals and the Roman soldiers, people who mocked him and blasphemed God. Yet Jesus looked beyond their faults and saw their need; he died for

October 18, 2009

Victor M. Parachin

Care & Counseling Grief & Suffering

Grief Ministry: How Your Church Can Help

Victor M. Parachin explains how churches can help grieving people through tender compassion, faithful presence, meaningful funeral services, practical assistance, and organized grief ministry.

August 26, 2009

Mark A. Taylor

Church Life

Leading the Trends

Mark A. Taylor offers practical, Scripture-shaped church ministry ideas that could refresh congregational life, from prayer services and Communion reflection to generosity, fasting, family connection, and bearing one another’s burdens.

June 17, 2007

Chris Travis

Church & Ministry Small Groups

Needed

Moving a piano becomes a vivid picture of why believers need community. Chris Travis explains how God’s grace often reaches others through our gifts—and why a small group may need you more than you realize.