INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT TROUBLE FOR THE PASTOR By Ken Blue “And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.” Luke 4:13. “He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.” Proverbs 26:17. A pastor must be, […]
“TRUTH IT SHALL MAKE YOU FREE”
Open Door Baptist Church Easter Drama 2010 Note: The following report is from Pastor Jason Murphy. Pastor Murphy and the church membership proved once again that with prayer, hard work, and vision you can get visitors to church and many can be won to Christ. I challenge pastors to ignore those who preach that sinners […]
TRANSFERRED OR TRANSFORMED
By Ken Blue Churches should be adding new families on a regular base. I am aware that location has some bearing on ones effectiveness. However, the truth is that the only additions to some churches are transfer members. If this is the case, we are failing in our outreach to the lost. We should welcome […]
DOES YOUR CHURCH HAVE REVOLVING DOORS?
By Ken Blue Some churches have little trouble gaining members. They are diligently spreading the gospel, and people are obedient to the Lord. However, most churches have trouble keeping members. They lose them about as fast as they get them. It is a fact that many churches cannot break the “75 barrier” or the “200 […]
DO YOU REALLY NEED ME?
By Ken Blue A good friend of mine and a long time member of Open Door Baptist related the following story to me. He was a police sergeant in a nearby city. He had several men under his command who were accountable to him. A situation arose that required him to take action and meet […]
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