Bonar Law on ministry
Bonar Law3 quotes“One of the gravest perils which besets the ministry is a restless scattering of energies over an amazing multiplicity of interests which leaves no margin of time and of strength for receptive and absorbing communion with God.”
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We have not been men of prayer. The spirit of prayer has slumbered among us. The closet has been too little frequented and delighted in.
Bonar LawBonar Law We must continue in prayer if we are to get an outpouring of the Spirit. Christ says there are some things we shall not get, unless we pray and fast, yes, “prayer and fasting.” We must control the flesh and abstain from whatever hinders direct fellowship with God.
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They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on ministry
Built squarely on a fivefold ministry, organized around mission where everyone (not just professionals) is considered an empowered agent, and tends to be decentralized in organizational structure.
Alan HirschAlan Hirsch Within the membership we have 270 or so members within the network of Exodus whether that’s a local member ministry, a counselor or one of our members of our church association.
Alan ChambersAlan Chambers So that’s my little ministry that the Big Man upstairs gave to me – a little ministry called love and happiness.
Al GreenAl Green My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
Al SharptonAl Sharpton Ministry is just ZZ Top with technology.
Al JourgensenAl Jourgensen I just wanted to remind people that Ministry is actually a good rock band. We can do some party stuff, too.
Al JourgensenAl Jourgensen We need a strong police force – the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya.
Akhmad KadyrovAkhmad Kadyrov Indeed, your scars may be your greatest ministry. Just as the scars of Jesus convinced Thomas, perhaps your scars will convince someone today.
Adrian RogersAdrian Rogers