WHAT IS MENTAL TOUGHNESS?
It’s being disappointed - and staying disciplined.
It's being criticized - and remaining coachable.
It's making a mistake - and demanding the ball again.
It's feeling pressure - and executing your responsibility anyway.
Beautiful day in Kountze. As the last beam was raised on the new elementary school, the community gathered, the beam was signed, and Pastors prayed. I am excited for our community.
“No personal or church situation is too hopeless for the all-sufficient power of the Holy Spirit. God will be no more eager to act tomorrow than he is right now. He is waiting for us to take his promises seriously and go boldly to the throne of grace.” Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire
Just taught a workshop on the nature of expository preaching. Here are the thirteen observations I made about the purpose, process, and practice of expository preaching.
Pastors, if you will stop using attendance and financial reports as the metric to evaluate your ministry, you will probably find yourself less discouraged.
Instead, use spiritual fruit, pastoral faithfulness, and perseverance to evaluate the usefulness of your ministry.
“The best sermon in the world can’t sustain a believer until the following Sunday. We have to teach our people the vital importance of being strengthened daily by biblical truth.” Fan the Flame