Messages from the Pastor's Desk

Messages from the Pastor's Desk
Author: Dr Jerry L Jones Sr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781478706311

Everyone needs inspiration motivation encouragement and uplifting through life adventures This book gives the reader opportunities to reflect on their relationship, stewardship love and commitments towards God and each other. It allows them to remember the qualities and attributes of our God. While it is a great resource for optimistic insight and a builder of faith that soars. The reader will learn God's love for them in an astounding way. Perhaps you need a little push in the direction of surrendering to his will, in this literature you will learn to appreciate submit and operate in the graces of consistency. If there ever been a time when we need to know and to recognize our identity, these writings makes no mistake in who and who's we are. Life can seem to be so complexing, lonely, and a bit of a challenge, but the author assures that there is a available strength for all of life's chaotic moments. There is a great sense of reverence, honor and appreciation to be captured in how we express praise and worship to God our creator, for all he is, and has done. This book presents honest and everyday life experiences that one can learn to recognize and gain power, presence and assurance to become a victorious heir. Dr. Jerry L. Jones has pastored, preached and taught biblical practical principals for over twenty eight years. He has dedicated his life to teaching the scriptures that they may give clarity and directions for our day and times. He and his wife, Lou live in Spartanburg S.C. and have three children.

Pastoral Desk Diary 2025

Pastoral Desk Diary 2025
Author: Concordia Publishing House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-08-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780758677167

This annual planner, designed specifically for pastors, contains yearly, monthly, and weekly liturgical planning and note-taking resources, with lectionary information for LCMS, WELS, and ELCA/RCL church bodies. Lutheran Service Book daily lectionary and the feasts, festivals, and commemorations appointed in LSB are part of the daily calendar, along with national holidays. Pastoral Desk Diary also provides a system for conveniently logging pastoral calls, pastoral acts, appointments, mileage, and notes.

How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong

How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong
Author: Leslie Vernick
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307458490

Experience the Blessings of an Imperfect Marriage. We all–at one time or another–have the opportunity to act right when our spouse acts wrong. There are no perfect marriages or perfect spouses. We know that having a good marriage requires effort and hard work. Yet we often don’t know how to continue to love when we are angry, hurt, scared, or just plain irritated. Nor are we sure what that kind of love is supposed to look like. Should we be patient? Forgive and forget? Do something else entirely? Acting right when your spouse acts wrong will not necessarily guarantee a more satisfying marital relationship, nor will it automatically make your spouse change his or her ways–although both could occur. It will, however, help you see how God is stretching you in the midst of your marital difficulties, teach you to respond wisely when wronged, and lead you into a deeper relationship with Christ as you yield your will to his plan for your life and learn to be more like him.

The Priests We Need To Save the Church

The Priests We Need To Save the Church
Author: Kevin Wells
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2019-08-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1644130335

While dissolute bishops and priests around the world grab headlines for their untoward words and deeds, too many other unfruitful priests minister as little more than glad-handing bachelors doing social service work. Top and bottom, is this the Church that Christ intended? Are these the priests we need? “No!” cries author Kevin Wells in these compelling pages that showcase how heroic priests can faithfully tread the narrow path of holy self-sacrifice first blazed by the apostles themselves. From scores of insightful interviews with modern priests, exorcists, seminary formators, and even disillusioned laity, Wells here draws forth a blueprint for priestly holiness that can once again fill our Church with priests abounding with sincere, supernatural faith, on fire with God's love, and moved by the irresistible impulse to save souls, no matter the cost to themselves. Reading this book will deepen your own faith and help you understand what all priests, by their vocation, are consecrated and called to be. Giving a copy to your parish priest will help him – and encourage him – as he strives to become a member of the small but growing contingent of holy priests we need.

On Being a Pastor

On Being a Pastor
Author: Derek J. Prime
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802490735

The ministry of pastors is not simply a job; it’s a vocation and a lifestyle. A pastor’s responsibilities are unique, demanding that he not only nurture his own spiritual life but also the lives of those in his care. What a challenge this can be! Derek Prime and Alistair Begg provide practical advice for both the spiritual and practical aspects of pastoral ministry. They delve deep into topics such as prayer, devotional habits, preaching, studying, and specific ministry duties. The result is an essential tool for those in pastoral ministry.

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table
Author: Louie Giglio
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780785247227

Louie Giglio helps you find encouragement, hope, and strength in the midst of any valley as you reject the enemy voices of fear, rage, lust, insecurity, anxiety, despair, temptation, or defeat. Scripture is clear: the Enemy is a liar who will stop at nothing to tempt you into poor decisions and self-defeating mindsets, making you feel afraid, angry, anxious, or defeated. It is all too easy for Satan to weasel his way into a seat at the table intended for only you and your King. But you can fight back. Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table outlines the ways to overcome those lies so you can find peace and security in any challenging circumstance or situation. With the same bold, exciting approach to Scripture as employed in Goliath Must Fall and his other previous works, pastor Louie Giglio examines Psalm 23 in fresh ways, highlighting verse 5: "You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies." You can find freedom from insecurity, temptation, and defeat--if you allow Jesus, the Shepherd, to lead the battle for your mind and heart. This spiritual warfare book for those who are leery of spiritual warfare books will resonate with Louie's core Passion tribe as well as with Christians of all ages who want to live a triumphant life in God.

A Second Wind

A Second Wind
Author: T. D. Jakes
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-11-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781473652071

While focusing on his core mission to preach the gospel worldwide, T.D. Jakes has seen many good people not spend enough quality time with family, friends, and God. They have gotten so swept up in the daily grind that they have failed to live the rich life that God desires for each of His people. In his new book, Jakes provides readers with strategies that will help them rejuvenate their life and turn their "busyness" into a "business." All readers-not just entrepreneurs-will benefit from Jakes' insightful advice so that they can use the days God has blessed them with wisely and finish each day strong!

One Hundred or So Reflections from the Pastor's Desk Taken from Sixty Years of Ministry in Minnesota and Pennsylvania

One Hundred or So Reflections from the Pastor's Desk Taken from Sixty Years of Ministry in Minnesota and Pennsylvania
Author: Rev. Daniel W. Reid
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2021-08-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1098075315

The author retired on June 11, 2017, on the sixtieth anniversary of his ordination to the Presbyterian ministry in the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Philadelphia. Over the course of some forty years, serving congregations in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, each month he contributed an editorial for the monthly congregation's newsletter. This book contains what he considers to be the best hundred or so of those writings. Within these pages, you will find reflections on history; the traditional "hatch, match, and dispatch" columns; some humor ("The Twelve Days of a Lenape Valley Christmas"); some spiritual insights into temporary personal setbacks (auto breakdown, open-heart surgery); as well as challenges to better investments of time, talents, and treasure; and, undergirding it all, inspiration for a deeper walk with Christ. May these Spirit-inspired very human words draw you closer to fellowship with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

What Every Pastor Should Know

What Every Pastor Should Know
Author: Gary L. McIntosh
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441241035

Pastors and church leaders are constantly faced with strategic questions. How much staff does the church need? How many workers are needed in the nursery this month? When is the right time to start a second worship service? How many people should we train for evangelism this year? How does seating and parking impact worship attendance? When church leaders have questions about planning, running, or growing their churches, they need answers fast! What Every Pastor Should Know offers pastors and leaders 101 valuable rules and "sacred" laws to help answer real-life ministry questions. From advertising to facilities to visitation, this valuable book offers the practical help that leaders need, just when they need it most. This comprehensive guide will become one of the most valuable books in a leader's library. Never again will they wonder if they based critical decisions on the right information. They'll get the answers they're looking for all in one place.