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.
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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.
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Becoming a member of a church means making certain commitments. But it is also right, that the church makes commitments to the member. Here are thirteen biblical commitments from the leadership at Grace.
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In this second post, Pastor Jay explains our church's mission statement. Our mission rests on Jesus's words in John 15.
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This post begins a series about what makes GCC tick. The newcomer to our church will gain a quick sense of who we are.
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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.