Serving

Do You Have Serving Gifts? Part 2

Romans 12:7 – …if service, I our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching…  1 Corinthians 12:28 – And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. Romans 12:8 – the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; … Read more

Do You Have Serving Gifts? Part 1

Romans 12:8 – …the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:13 – Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.  1 Corinthians 12:10 – …to another the working of miracles, to … Read more

Brothers for the Battle

Romans 16:14 – Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. The cool thing in this part of the passage is a list of men who are doing ministry together, shoulder-to-shoulder. Women and men build their relationships differently – you probably have noticed this. Women build their relationships face-to-face. For … Read more

Help Wanted Signs

Romans 16:1-16 – I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. Greet Prisca and … Read more

Giving is the Blessing

Romans 12:13 – Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. The area surrounding Scottsdale, Arizona, where I have the honor of being a senior pastor, has become the fastest-growing area in the entire country. Especially as churches, businesses, and life, in general, are still closed in many parts of the … Read more