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Am I Called to Ministry? A Checklist to Consider
Among evangelical churches, the call to ministry is often misunderstood. Some view the call to ministry as an altogether personal, individual decision. If one believes themselves to be called to ministry, that settles it. What gives the church, or any other deliberative body, the right to question what God called me to do? If a Read more
Lord’s Day Meditation “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” by C.H. Spurgeon
(Morning and Evening, January 6, Morning) “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel–“HE careth for me.” Christian! do not dishonour religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You Read more
Lord’s Day Meditation “And God saw the light.” by C.H. Spurgeon
(Morning and Evening, January 5, Morning) “And God saw the light.” (Genesis 1:4) This morning we noticed the goodness of the light, and the Lord’s dividing it from the darkness, we now note the special eye which the Lord had for the light. “God saw the light”–he looked at it with complacency, gazed upon it Read more
Lord’s Day Meditation: Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
(Morning and Evening, January 4, Morning) “Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) “Grow in grace”–not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than you have done. Let faith increase in fulness, constancy, simplicity. Read more
Pick The Right Institution
Here at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, I want my students to enjoy what I experienced during my own ministry preparation and what, by God’s grace, we have to offer. And I want you to be similarly selective, whether God calls you to Kansas City or to some other faithful evangelical seminary. But in Read more