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In this reflection on Charles Spurgeon's 1874 sermon from Matthew 28:18-20, Micah Powell highlights Spurgeon's passionate plea for Christians to pray earnestly for God to raise up faithful preachers. Amid a spiritual landscape often marked by false teachings and gospel-less preaching, Spurgeon believed Christ alone could revive a "golden age" of preachers—men deeply committed to studying and proclaiming the Scriptures in the power of the Holy Spirit. Powell emphasizes that churches today must fervently seek this gift through prayer, recognizing faithful pastors as invaluable gifts from Christ to His church.

This article, titled Feed the Flock, explores the essential principles of pastoral ministry, drawing on Charles Spurgeon’s wisdom to guide pastors in their sermon preparation and preaching. It emphasizes the importance of pastors personally engaging with Scripture to "taste" the Word before serving it to their congregations. The article discusses four key principles: 1) the preacher must first internalize God’s Word, 2) the preacher should unite the flock with rich, biblical teaching, 3) sermons should be delivered with love, and 4) preaching should be direct and relevant to the needs of the people. It ultimately calls pastors to feed their congregation with both depth and care, ensuring that the Word of God nourishes and strengthens the church.

Pastor Jay continues to explore the role of the pastor. Here, the duty is that of a builder.

This is a brief answer to a question about baptism.

In the sixth part of our series on the Duties of a Pastor, Jay lays out the case that elders/pastors guard the flock.

An important duty for pastors and elders is prayer. In this post we consider why that is so.

In this fifth part on the duties of a pastor, we look at the duty to lead. Pastors, especially together with all the pastor/elders, lead the church in a biblical direction.

Don't think of mentoring as too small or too big. God equips us to have a positive influence in the lives of others.

Pastors preach and teach the word. That duty is paramount in his care for the sheep.

Pastor Jay continues to explain the duties of a pastor. Today, in part 2, he looks at the all-encompassing duty of soul care.