“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee” (1 Tim 4:16, KJV). In this vein, this paper will examine the validity of Charles Spurgeon’s theological foundations for Pastoral Ministry and their relevance for today’s pastor. A comprehensive analysis of two specific theological foundations from Spurgeon will corroborate their critical relevance for the success of today’s Pastoral Ministry. Spurgeon
194). The Holy Spirit is the one thing and person that makes the difference in the Christian life. He is the one who comes in our hearts and gives us identity and purpose. We communicate this to students through a changed lifestyle, showing that Jesus can and will give you true identity and security. Conclusion In conclusion, I truly love this book, Timeless Youth Ministry.
Just as God said He will meet us at our place of need, the Holy Spirit will guide us and mature us as we commit to spending time in and studying the Word, being mentored, and surrendering our lives to God. Becoming a disciple is a joint process between the person, the church, mentors and leaders, and the Holy Spirit. There is much to learn and adapt to in order to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. There is an expression that is used regarding raising children: “It takes a village.” This is also applicable in the making of a disciple. The local church is responsible for evangelizing within the community and reaching out to those who don’t know Christ.
REL 3000 24 April 2007 The Sermon on the Mount teaches us through Jesus Christ what God wants us to do. Jesus taught through God’s word and through example. His miracles touched many lives of nonbelievers, and his word was echoed throughout the land. Through his gospel, we are able to love, worship, and practice a life full of certainty. He taught us to be kind and not to judge, to treat our neighbors respectfully.
The importance of a caregiving focus encouraging development of understanding of biblical wisdom and direction is reinforced by understanding that both internal and external evidence validate the Bible as the word of God. True 5. According to the course text, which of the following is a proposed correlate for Christians? Theology/Spirituality/Religion.
Paul presents a model for leadership in tumultuous times When one considers the scope and pace of change that both the church and the world are undergoing as we move into the 21st century, one can draw much strength and wisdom from Paul's experience in the first century.’ (Bowe 1993) That Paul’s impact on Christianity is unrivaled, is witnessed by his legacy to the early Christian Church. The thirteen letters attributed to Paul in the New Testament, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, of which half tells of his conversion and missionary work, testify to his high regard and importance by the church for his teaching in their inclusion in the Canon. However, Paul ‘…has always been an uncomfortable and controversial figure in the history of Christianity.’ (Dunn 2003 p.1). His theology is sometimes difficult to follow and different exegeses of Paul can lead to different normative uses and applications. Since Baur (Baur 1845)in the 19thcentury, father of the ‘ Tubingen school’, who argued that there were significant differences between Paul’s theology and the beliefs of the Jerusalem church, and Wrede (Wrede 1904) who proposed that without Paul, Christianity would have had little influence and become another Jewish sect; there have been scholars such as Maccoby (Maccoby 1986) and Wilson (Wilson 1997), who have argued that Christianity is not just founded by Paul, but invented by him.
From this sourcebook, I was able grasp the importance of 3rd and 4th century church fathers to sound doctrine and Christian thought. Spiritual leaders should reflect a life of correct living and Godly lifestyle to be to be a worthy candidate as mentor and a example to other disciples Smither’s work is an excellent tool for undergraduate and graduate seminary students studying church history, historical theology, and mentoring concepts for
In the same way today God is ready to equip people to be leaders and take the ones under them to the next level in their lives by the principles given throughout Scripture. The intent of this paper is to show how God organizes his people for effective action by examining first how God creates and uses a specific environment to accomplish His will, second giving an analysis and synthesis of the environment, and lastly addressing what an environment for discipleship ministry would look like if these principles were taken seriously. How God Creates and Uses a Specific Environment to Accomplish His Will In order to understand the environment that God creates to use to accomplish His will one has to only look at the evidence that is presented scripturally in regards to the consideration of the Church. Some conclude that this environment in regards to education starts at the
Jesus taught us a new definition for greatness, the word servant. “Anyone can be great, because anyone can serve.” He gave of Himself. Jesus showed us all by example how to be great; by giving our lives in service to God. His service to humankind was motivated by Love. Mark Twain said, “Kindness (Love) is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” That is the language that Jesus spoke.
Towns explains his purpose and reasoning behind his unique approach and style of writing for this work; “God’s people want to know about God’s people… they will love reading about Old Testament people like themselves.…The people who lived before Christ were not much different from us today. They have the same desires, family