These are
lessons I’ve learned in 43 years of ministry
-Sermons can inspire but it is love in action that makes the most profound
impact.
-One’s public witness is only as authentic as one’s private integrity.
-There is no greater source of wisdom than the Bible and no investment that
yields greater returns than prayer.
-Hate is only validated when one responds in like spirit.
-Jesus should never be presented as less than he claimed to be: the way, the
truth and the life.
-One should live first and foremost so as to please a heavenly audience.
-One’s legacy is found not in things that matter least but in people who matter
most.
-The generation into which I am born is my calling and it beckons me to be
fully engaged.
As I look to the next generation of ministers I am keenly aware that they will
seek to touch a world that is increasingly distracted. Absolutes will be
challenged as those who oppose Biblical precepts become more organized and
vocal. Their strength will be in presenting not religion but a relationship
with Jesus Christ. My prayer for them is to press on. The journey is hard
but it will be worth it in the end.
To the generation of ministers who have served before me I owe a debt of
gratitude. To my peers thanks and
to those coming behind us preach on.
-Sermons can inspire but it is love in action that makes the most profound impact.
-One’s public witness is only as authentic as one’s private integrity.
-There is no greater source of wisdom than the Bible and no investment that yields greater returns than prayer.
-Hate is only validated when one responds in like spirit.
-Jesus should never be presented as less than he claimed to be: the way, the truth and the life.
-One should live first and foremost so as to please a heavenly audience.
-One’s legacy is found not in things that matter least but in people who matter most.
-The generation into which I am born is my calling and it beckons me to be fully engaged.
As I look to the next generation of ministers I am keenly aware that they will seek to touch a world that is increasingly distracted. Absolutes will be challenged as those who oppose Biblical precepts become more organized and vocal. Their strength will be in presenting not religion but a relationship with Jesus Christ. My prayer for them is to press on. The journey is hard but it will be worth it in the end.
To the generation of ministers who have served before me I owe a debt of gratitude. To my peers thanks and to those coming behind us preach on.
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