Seeing that whatever Happens to us is for Good and Paying the Price to Enjoy Christ

If we realize that we’re here for God’s purpose and we love the Lord, we believers in Christ will know that all things work together for good, even when others intend to do evil to us; instead of seeking revenge on others, we will comfort them and we will seek to remain in the enjoyment […]

Impart our own Souls to the New Believers and Exhort them to Walk Worthily of God

 Like Paul, we impart our own souls to the new believers in Christ, and we exhort them to walk in a worthy way of the Lord for them to enter into the kingdom of God. As we care for the saints in the Lord, we impart not only the gospel to them but also […]

Do not Seek Glory from Men when Serving the Lord but Cherish and Nourish the Saints

 As believers in Christ who serve God in our spirit, we need to not seek glory from man, not assume any authority in the church or in the Lord’s work, and be like a nursing mother toward others, cherishing them and nourishing them. This is how the apostle Paul was when he was with […]

Tested and Approved by God to be Entrusted with the Gospel, we Speak to Please God

 As those who love God and want to serve Him, we need to be first tested and approved by God and then entrusted by Him with the gospel; then, we should not please men but God, not having flattering speech or a pretext for covetousness but speaking one with the Lord for His glory […]

Shepherd others by Giving them a Proper Pattern: Feed them with our Living of Christ

 The best way for us to shepherd people, to cherish and nourish them, is to give them a proper pattern or to point them to a proper pattern in the Bible; we need to feed the ones we are caring for with our own living of Christ, setting a pattern before them to foster […]

Build up a Habit of Exercising our Spirit to Live Christ and Speak Christ to Others

 For us to be good ministers of Christ Jesus, the primary thing is to exercise our spirit, even build up of exercising our spirit unto godliness to live Christ in our daily life and speak for the Lord both to people and to the things around us so that we may be filled inwardly […]

Have God’s Speaking, Bear others before God, and Minister the Word with a Burden

 For us to be good ministers of Christ Jesus, we need to have a burden and minister the word with a burden from the Lord; we need to know and bear people’s condition before God, have God’s shining, know what God wants to speak, and speak with a burden from the Lord. Amen! It […]