A sinner saved by grace! Husband to Mary, Father to 3 beautiful daughters, missionary to Southeast Asia. Pastor at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church Bonham....2LCF
Being a pastor is hard to explain unless you’ve stood in the pulpit yourself.
One week you’re walking with a family through their darkest valley.
The next, they’re gone without a word.
You’ll be praised and misunderstood, often by the same people in the same month.
Some days you see God move and go home full. Other days you lie awake rehearsing every word, wondering what you missed.
Everyone has an opinion of how you should pastor. You quickly learn you cannot preach with one eye on the crowd.
But then..a soul saved, a marriage mended, a grieving heart given comfort.
And suddenly you remember why you answered the call.
Ministry is heavy. But it’s a high calling.
And it’s worth it all.
What we lose when the Bible is only on a screen:
1. You remember where the verse lives on the page and aids memorization.
2. The page shows you much more at once. You see the context, not just a few verses at once.
3. The page keeps your notes. Years from now they will still be there, in your own hand.
4. The page cannot distract you with a notification. It only asks to be read.
5. The page is something your children watch you open and they know it’s the Bible.
The screen gives much. The page gives more.
What a blessing to celebrate the two year anniversary of Grace Harbour Church in Jamaica. Not only did we celebrate two years… we also celebrated the Lord’s blessing of a new facility for worship. Praise the Lord!!!
“If we never have 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 through rebuking our little children, we shall have plenty of 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 when they grow up.”
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon, John Ploughman’s Talk, page 38
Keach wrote this in 1697 because ordinary believers couldn't afford the long books on church discipline. Under 90 pages, it's still one of the clearest treatments of what a true church is. https://t.co/fpTtmhgtip