Here are some thoughts from Session II @ C3:
This session is taking me back to basics! I Timothy 1:12 is an important reminder for pastors. Man doesn't appoint. God calls.
If we forget that we're "appointed by God" then we start serving the "wrong they." All of us have ministry scars. 9 times out of 10 it's the result of listening to the wrong people!
Ed said, "The majority is usually wrong. God always works through a remnant."
Only 2 out of 6,000,000 made it the Promise Land. Israel didn't fulfill her destiny because she listened to the "wrong they." They paid attention to a bad report from the majority instead of ignoring it. They listened to the 10 naysayers instead of the 2 visionaries who claimed the promises of God.
Here's the bottom line: we've got to move the pronoun from THEY to ME to HE.
It's not about they. It's not about me. It's about He.
Here are two thoughts that really challenged me:
Ed quoted someone who said: "Sometimes I want to resign from the ministry so I can read my Bible and pray for the right reasons."
Ed gave great advice: "You be you under the authority of God."
This session is taking me back to basics! I Timothy 1:12 is an important reminder for pastors. Man doesn't appoint. God calls.
If we forget that we're "appointed by God" then we start serving the "wrong they." All of us have ministry scars. 9 times out of 10 it's the result of listening to the wrong people!
Ed said, "The majority is usually wrong. God always works through a remnant."
Only 2 out of 6,000,000 made it the Promise Land. Israel didn't fulfill her destiny because she listened to the "wrong they." They paid attention to a bad report from the majority instead of ignoring it. They listened to the 10 naysayers instead of the 2 visionaries who claimed the promises of God.
Here's the bottom line: we've got to move the pronoun from THEY to ME to HE.
It's not about they. It's not about me. It's about He.
Here are two thoughts that really challenged me:
Ed quoted someone who said: "Sometimes I want to resign from the ministry so I can read my Bible and pray for the right reasons."
Ed gave great advice: "You be you under the authority of God."
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