#blessings-from-god — Public Fediverse posts

I was at the Southern Steps in Jerusalem

Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from my personal experiences and observations during the Israel pilgrimage tour I joined and what happened during my free time. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

Welcome back, readers and fellow followers of the Lord! This is the 10th chapter of my ongoing series of articles about the holy nation of Israel with recollections about the experiences and discoveries I had during the pilgrimage tour I joined with my local church (hosted by strategic partner Behold Israel). To see my previous Israel tour articles, click here, here, here, here, here,  here, here, here and here. No matter what happens in this twisted world we live in, I will always stand with Israel and my faith in the Lord remains uncompromising!

In this latest edition of my Israel 2023 series, I share with you what I experienced when our pilgrimage tour group visited the Southern Steps (also referred to as the Southern Stairs and Rabbi Stairs) located at the lower part of the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Thanks to our dedicated local tourist guide, our tour group had a meaningful visit there and we spent several minutes observing the place. Our time at the steps concluded with a bible teaching led by New Life Philippines Pastor Edwin Tugano. In my personal experience, I felt something from the Lord there as I realized the biblical relevance of the holy site as well as insight regarding what the place was like thousands of years ago.

This is me at the Southern Steps in Jerusalem, Israel.

The site is very significant as it is the place that served as one of the main entrances from the south to the Temple Mount during the time of Lord Jesus. In fact, people coming from the City of David going north to the Temple Mount used the Southern Steps very long ago. Also, the Southern Steps became a useful place where rabbis and their disciples gathered for faith lessons and this explains why the said steps are also called the Rabbi Stairs. Physically, the steps were hundreds of feet wide which provided abundant space for congregating and teaching.

As many centuries had passed since Lord Jesus ascended to Heaven, there were physical changes that happened at the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount and this is evident as visitors today cannot access the mentioned sacred site above (where the Jewish temples used to be) using the Southern Steps. This is because there is noticeable expansion of the Southern Wall blocking the steps’ upward access to the Temple Mount. I myself had touched that wall and noticed how its stone quality and colors differed from the rest of the Southern Wall.

I brought the Passion Translation Holy Bible with me at the Southern Steps. After taking this image, I climbed up the steps, reached the Southern Wall and touched it.

Regardless, the step themselves – composed of the original stones from Jesus’ time (those steps with the rougher stones) plus newer ones (added to fill the gaps) leading to the Southern Wall – are still there and climbing them required methodical walking. The Southern Steps today are widely visited by faithful Christians from around the world as it is a holy site and it is very likely that Lord Jesus Himself climbed the steps going to the Temple Mount. There is no doubt that Lord Jesus and His disciples also gathered at the steps for teachings. The holy site should remind you about the significance of Lord Jesus’ presence in Jerusalem.  

In my experience there at the Southern Steps with my tour companions, I felt the holiness of the place and that became more evident as I opened the Holy Bible during the bible teaching led by our pastor right there. During our time there, I noticed another pilgrimage tour group was present with us several feet away.  

Did Pentecost happen at the Southern Steps?

Our pilgrimage tour group in the foreground, and another group in the background. The Southern Steps is an essential place for Christians to visit in Israel.

By reading the biblical reference of Pentecost and connecting it with my observations of the holy site, I can say that the Southern Steps is a possible place where Pentecost may have happened. I can even say that it is a more suitable place –  where about three thousand Jews got baptized after the apostle Peter preached the good news – than the Upper Room (itself a popular location in many paintings and artworks dramatizing Pentecost).

Take a close look at the biblical record of Pentecost below…

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”

Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,

That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;

Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

Your young men shall see visions,

Your old men shall dream dreams.

And on My menservants and on My maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days;

And they shall prophesy.

I will show wonders in heaven above

And signs in the earth beneath:

Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness,

And the moon into blood,

Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.

And it shall come to pass

That whoever calls on the name of the Lord

Shall be saved.’

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. For David says concerning Him:

‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,

For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

For You will not leave my soul in Hades,

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

You have made known to me the ways of life;

You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

“Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Acts 2:1-41 (NKJV)

Take note that verse 2 of Chapter 2 in the Book of Acts specifically mentioned “house” which is not limited to houses. In fact, in the Old Testament of the Bible, the Jewish temple is referred to as the house – as in the house of the Lord. The place of worship of the Lord!

Still within biblical context, “house” – as seen in verse 36 with “house of Israel” – also symbolizes family and lineage in the Holy Bible. “House of Israel” refers to the entire nation descended from Abraham through Jacob and Isaac and that includes the Jewish people (descendants) who were present in Jerusalem during Pentecost. For relevance of the house of Israel, read 2 Kings 7:1-16 in the Holy Bible – God’s words for King David passed through the prophet Nathan.

In the foreground are the Southern Steps and the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount. In the background is more of Jerusalem. (source – screenshot taken from the Instagram video of Hananya Naftali)

As it was an essential form of access into the Temple Mount, the Southern Steps also served as a natural place of gathering, spacious enough to accommodate thousands of Jews. As mentioned earlier, these wide and spacious holy stairs are a more suitable place than the Upper Room for Pentecost to happen.

Also take note that verse 41 of Chapter 2 of the Book of Acts mentions that there were around three thousand Jews who got baptized and helped the church of Lord Jesus grow a lot on the day of Pentecost itself (for relevance, read John 3:3 in the Holy Bible). This also means that there were between fifteen thousand to thirty thousand people in Jerusalem who witnessed Pentecost happen. Having been at the Southern Steps myself, I can easily visualize the whole place – from the steps themselves and the space between them and the City of David in the south, plus the whole stretch of the Southern Wall – being filled with lots of people on that very day. Having attended the bible teaching led by our pastor who stood at the steps facing us south, I can visualize the apostle Peter preaching to thousands of Jewish people there long ago.

Our pastor Edwin Tugano (standing on the ancient steps facing us) led the bible teaching for me and my pilgrimage group companions.

There is absolutely no way that the 3,000 people who received Christ and got baptized would fit inside the Upper Room at the time of Pentecost. When the apostle Peter preached, he was not surrounded by only a tiny group of people but by a huge crowd who listened. The other apostles were with Peter back then. This should remind you that the artists responsible for the paintings and artworks portraying Pentecost happening inside the Upper Room or within an indoor place with walls and a roof did not fully understand the biblical record of Pentecost. In other words, those artists got it wrong and the Bible proves they are wrong. This should remind you to maintain faith in God’s Word, not in man-made artworks.

Once again, the Southern Steps is a possible site of Pentecost. It may not be definitive but it definitely is more suitable than the Upper Room for congregating and preaching in front of thousands. The other possible places where Pentecost may have happened include the Royal Stoa (which was intact at the Southern Wall covering its length and was located high above the Southern Steps) and at the Jewish Temple itself.

While the exact location of Pentecost remains unresolved, I encourage you all to always keep faith in the Lord and His Word knowing that Pentecost truly happened as it was an anointed by the Lord to happen. Location is one thing, but the Holy Bible and the Holy Spirit are always essential to our faith in Lord Jesus.

Conclusion

It was destiny from the Lord for me and my pilgrimage tour group to visit the Southern Steps. I felt the unction from the Holy Spirit to capture this very moment upon arrival there.

I can say that me and my pilgrimage tour group companions were blessed by the Lord during our time at the Southern Steps. Simply thinking about Lord Jesus teaching His followers at the steps is uplifting  There clearly is a lot to learn and discover by being at the holy site and having the Bible for reference. I thank Lord Jesus for blessing us, for our pastors and our local tour guide, and for the anointed experience at the Southern Steps. I definitely will revisit those steps when I return to Israel.

Israel is a great and holy place to visit! Visit Israel with the Holy Bible! Pray to the Lord wholeheartedly and reveal to Him your heart’s desire to visit Israel to deepen your faith in Him. Always be the fearless and aggressive church of Lord Jesus! Follow the light of Lord Jesus, keep on praying to support Israel, learn to love and bless the Jewish people and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Watch out for more Israel 2023 travel articles here. There is more to come!

+++++

Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at  @HavenorFantasy as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco

#Faithful #Abraham #baptism #BeTheFearlessAndAggressiveChurchOfLordJesus #BeholdIsrael #Bible #bibleLesson #BibleProphecy #bibleScripture #bibleStudies #BibleStudy #bibleTeaching #BibleVerse #bibleVerses #Bing #blessTheJewishPeople #blessingsFromGod #blessingsFromJesus #Blog #blogger #blogging #BookOf2Samuel #BookOfActs #BookOfJohn #BornAgain #brew #business #CapeTown #CarloCarrasco #Christ #ChristEncounter #Christian #ChristianBlog #ChristianBlogger #ChristianEncounter #ChristianFaith #ChristianHabits #ChristianLiving #ChristianValues #ChristianZionism #Christianity #Christians #ChurchOfLordJesus #CityOfDavid #Covenant #DayOfPentecost #EdwinTugano #encounterWithJesus #Faith #faithfulness #fearless #FearlessChristian #FearlessChurch #features #FellowshipWithGod #food #foreignTravel #friendsOfIsrael #geek #GlorifyGod #GlorifyJesus #GlorifyLordJesus #GloryToLordJesus #God #GodAlmighty #GodIsFaithful #GodIsTheSource #GodSFamily #GodSGrace #GodSKingdom #GodSPlan #GodSWord #Google #GoogleMap #GoogleMaps #GoogleSearch #HeavenlyFather #HolyBible #HolyLand #HolyScripture #holyScriptures #HolySpirit #HolyWeek #HonorGod #houseOfIsrael #ILoveIsrael #IStandWithIsrael #immigration #Instagram #Isaac #Israel #Israel2023 #IsraelTravelGuide #Israeli #Jacob #Jerusalem #Jesus #JesusChrist #JesusIsLordAndSavior #Jewish #JewishFamilies #JewishQuarter #JewishState #JewishTemple #JewishTemples #KingDavid #landOfTheJewishPeople #lifestyle #LightOfLordJesus #localTourists #LordJesus #LoveAndBlessTheJewishPeople #LoveTheJewishPeople #NewCovenant #NewKingJamesVersionNKJV #NewLife #NewLifeAlabang #NewLifePhilippines #NKJV #OldCityOfJerusalem #OskarSchindler #peaceOfJerusalem #Pentecost #Philippines #praise #praiseAndWorship #PraiseGod #PraiseTheLord #PrayForIsrael #PrayForJerusalem #RabbiStairs #rejoiceWithLordJesus #relationshipWithJesus #RoyalStoa #scripture #scriptures #socialMedia #solidarityWithLordJesus #SouthernStairs #SouthernSteps #SouthernWall #SpecialFeatures #standUnitedWithIsrael #StandWithIsrael #StateOfIsrael #submitToLordJesus #SupportIsrael #TempleMount #theAnointedOne #ThePassionTranslationTPT #tour #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #touristDestinations #touristGuide #touristSpots #tourists #TPT #travel #travelBlog #Tumblr #unbreakableFaith #UncompromisingFaith #UnwaveringFaith #visitIsrael #visitJerusalem #visitTheHolyLand #WordOfGod #WordPress #WordPressCom #Worship

Leading with Fear: Gathering or Scattering?

It looks like we are going backwards and the use of making people afraid to gain power and control is again used by several Christian as well as Islamic groups.

*

Today we present one of the writings of Tony Franklyn, a pastor by St. Mark United Methodist Church, who finds it is a fundamental law of nature itself that we are blessed to be a blessing.

In the previous week we look at our abilities. One of the abilities of life is the ability to see which we can use to see the Work of God in forests,

where tall trees, who block the sun from reaching smaller sprouts eventually fall pray to sickness, die, and then become fire hazards, whose ashes eventually nourish those small sprouts again. {Blessing}

In nature we also have the ability to see the blessings of God.

We see it in the fields who fall pray to swarms of locusts, who must then move on to the next field or starve because of their own insatiable hunger. We see it millions of examples of organisms living together and helping one another find food and safety… and it is the very foundation of agriculture, where we, human beings, protect, preserve, and nurture the land and animals around us so that we too might have food. Whatever blessing any creature possesses, it is made to serve in the natural order of life to bless those around it. {Blessing}

Pastor Franklyn served in about ten different churches and had the opportunity for leading several para-church ministries (ministries outside an “official” church congregation), the two churches he now serves have, according to him, some of the best attitudes towards the ministry of the laity in the church.

He writes

When my people see a need, they do something about it. If a meeting is required, they have a meeting, but they do not let those meetings come to wasted words. They pray, visit, and minister to those outside of their own congregations. They love people as they are and encourage them to grow in Christ. They do not pretend to be any more than they are – people loved by God, sent into His world to share that love. {Life with God: Week 5 – Faith to Serve}

When looking at the Old Testament he sees that

the opportunity to assist Israel in worship of God was a gift and not to be taken lightly. {A Life of Holiness: Week 2 – Priests}

Priests or those responsible for the calling of people to come to God should proclaim the excellencies of the One Who has called them out of darkness into His marvelous light.

9 [a]But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. {1 Peter 2:9New American Bible Revised Edition}

Christ Blessing the Children (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The apostle Peter referring to the prerogatives of ancient Israel here now more fully and fittingly applied to the Christian people: “a chosen race” (cf. Is 43:20–21) indicating their divine election (Eph 1:4–6); “a royal priesthood” (cf. Ex 19:6) to serve and worship God in the fellowship under Christ, thus continuing the priestly functions of his life, passion, and resurrection; “a holy nation” (Ex 19:6) reserved for God, a people He claims for his own (cf. Mal 3:17) in virtue of their baptism into Jesus his death and resurrection. This should transcend all natural and national divisions and should unite the people into one community, not creating division, to glorify the one who led them from the darkness of paganism to the light of faith in Christ. From being “no people” deprived of all mercy, those who decided to become a lover of God and came under Christ, being baptised in the body of Christ, have become the very people of God, the chosen recipients of his mercy (cf. Hos 1:9; 2:25).

Those preachers and leaders as well as their flock should be an example for others and should not destroy and scatter the sheep of the pasture of the Most High. And not only god and His chosen prophet Jeremiah warns us to be very careful how we handle our faith and use it to convince others to come to God.

We remember what God says

23 Woe be unto the ro’im that destroy and scatter the tzon of My pasture! saith Hashem.

2 Therefore thus saith Hashem Elohei Yisroel against the ro’im that shepherd My people; Ye have scattered My tzon, and driven them away, and have not attended to them; hineni, I will attend to you for the rah of your doings, saith Hashem.

3 And I will gather the she’erit (remnant) of My tzon out of all countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

4 And I will set up ro’im (shepherds) over them which shall shepherd them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith Hashem.

5 Hinei, the days come, saith Hashem, that I will raise up unto Dovid a Tzemach Tzaddik [i.e., Moshiach Ben Dovid Yehoshua, see 30:9; 33:15; Zech 3:8 Ezra 3:8; Zech 6:11-12; Mt 2:23; Isa 4:2; 9:2-7; 11:1-12; 53:2,11; Moshiach the new “Joshua” Isa 49:8], and a Melech shall reign and act wisely, and shall execute mishpat and tzedakah in ha’aretz.

6 In his days Yehudah shall be saved, and Yisroel shall dwell safely; and this is Shmo whereby he shall be called Adonoi Tzidkeinu.

7 Therefore, hinei, the days are coming, saith Hashem, that they shall no more say, Hashem liveth, which brought up the Bnei Yisroel out of Eretz Mitzrayim;

8 But, Hashem liveth, which brought up and which led the zera Bais Yisroel out of the eretz tzafonah, and from all countries to where I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.

{Yirmeyah 23:1-8 Orthodox Jewish Bible}

To which pastor Franklyn likes to add that fear is a dangerous thing for leaders to employ and finds it questionable whether we, as God His human agents in leadership should employ fear.

• Fear = powerful tool in shaping the behaviour of those around us = used to both scatter and gather > Usually to scatter
• leaders > when using fear to chase away flock from a circumstantial place of danger, or to exert the effort to pour it on and keep them continually afraid and continually following you => brainwashing =   not Godly leadership > abuse of leadership by using fear tactics => price to pay
• greatest danger of employing fear = working with poison or explosives = weapon which often ones back to harm those who employ it > eliminating ability to choose wisely + freely => crippling  own ability to lead.

The Lord is my Good Shepherd (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

+

Preceding articles

Today’s thought “Ability to receive ableness from God” (May 11)

Today’s thought “Ability to see that God is not dead” (May 12)

Today’s thought “Ability to circumcise your heart” (May 13)

Today’s thought “Ability to assemble” (May 14)

Showing by the scriptures that …

Looking on what is going on and not being of it

Sunday 7 September service: Imitate prophets and Paul

Salvation, trust and action in Jesus #3 as a Christian

Proclaiming shalom, bringing good news of good things, announcing salvation

Hope by faith and free gift

Being in isolation #7 Mission work

Engaging the culture without losing the gospel

Evangelisation, local preaching opposite overseas evangelism

Reasons why you may not miss the opportunity to go to a Small Church

When seeing a biblically sound church

When not seeing or not finding a biblically sound church

Why we do not have our worship-services in a church building

++

Additional reading

1. Crisis man needed in this world
2. More Muslim children than Christian children growing up in our cities
3. Your position about materialistic desires having conquered the world
4. When discouraged facing opposition
5. Bible for you and for life
6. When looking for God or wanting to relate to the Most High Divine God
7. A Living Faith #3 Faith put into action
8. Many forgot how Christ should be our anchor and our focus
9. Looking for a shepherd for the sheep and goats
10. When believing in God’s existence and His son, possessing a divine legislation
11. Is being a humanitarian enough to convey the full love of Christ?
12. Which is worse–works without faith, or faith without works?
13. Reflection for today: hating your brother
14. The Law of Christ: Law of Love
15. Necessary to be known all over the earth
16. Necessity of a revelation of creation 10 Instructions for insight and wisdom
17. From Bibles and other religious writings and those who witness for Jehovah
18. A Christian has to have eyes and ears and a tongue to use in good ways
19. Ability (part 7) Thought about the ability to grow as a member of the Body of Christ
20. Learn how to go out into the world and proclaim the Good News of the coming Kingdom
21. It is Today
22. Asia Cahaya Conference focusing on preaching
23. Jehovah’s Witnesses not only group that preach the good news
24. Holland Week of billing
25. Trying to get the youth inspired
26. What Should I Preach ?
27. How should we preach?
28. Preaching to an unbelieving world
29. Preaching Christ Is Not Enough
30. Perishable non theologians daring to go out to preach
31. Daring to speak in multicultural environment
32. Preaching by example
33. Christians having the right heart to call others to go to God
34. Priest, scribes and others with authority
35. A Synod to speak freely and to listen without reservations
36. Let us make sure we are not stiff-necked
37. Preachers should know and continue the task Jesus has given his followers
38. Beautiful feet of those who announce the good news
39. Helping websites to prepare for the last days
40. Our openness to being approachable
41. Preparing for the Kingdom
42. Atonement And Fellowship 4/8
43. What climate activists can learn from Sunday School leaders
44. A Passover for unity in God’s community
45. Signs of the Last Days
46. How do I know if I’m called to ministry?
47. Reflections on Existence and Teaching
48. Looking for True Spirituality 7 Preaching of the Good News
49. Missionary action paradigm for all endeavours of the church
50. What Should I Preach ?
51. Who are the Christadelphians

+++

Further reading

1. This Is War!
2. Gathering Together His Elect
3. Congregations and Prickles
4. Thoughts On the Authority of Scripture
5. Tell Me The Story….Write on My Heart Every Word
6. Baptism, Preaching, and Politics
7. The Strange Effects of Preaching
8. The Walk Out
9. Review: To Fly, To Serve
10. Let Them Have More Of Jesus Christ
11. The Mission
12. Improving the Preacher-Listener Connection
13. Last week’s sermon: The Good Shepherd
14. Bonus Sermon – The Bap Shepherd
15. As in the Heart, So in the Ministry
16. An Effective Template for Preaching Christ-Centered Sermons
17. Doubt (and Hip-Hop)
18. Poor Preaching
19. Three Types of Bad Preaching (And Their Remedies)
20. Exegeting my own heart
21. Calvin’s Company of Pastors
22. Eloquence is Only a Tool
23. Angles on Preaching IV – by Geoff New
24. Teach the Truth!
25. Serving and Suffering Under the Cross: Martin Luther on the Visible Sign of the Militant Church  Reformission Monday)
26. Who Influences Me: Expository Preachers
27. No Better Preaching Than the Gospel
28. Full until it Overflows
29. How Jesus Brought the Light to His Dark Mission Field and How We Should Bring It to Ours (Just Jesus Evangelistic Campaign, Day 104 / Day 471 since Jan. 1, 2016)
30. The Politics Of The Church
31. Why the Church Sucks at Teaching
32. On The Perils Of Preaching On Mother’s Day
33. ~You are the Master~
34. “Knowing God and Rejecting that Knowledge” – Romans 1:18-23 – Service and Sermons from St Peters.
35. Reflections from Sunday School: The True Value of the Bible (Apr. 9, 2017)
36. A Faith You Can Believe
37. The Importance of Expository Preaching of the WordBook Review: Progress in the Pulpit
38. Book Review: The Minister as Moral Theologian: Ethical Dimensions of Pastoral Leadership, by Sondra Wheeler

+++

Related articles

• What Are We Waiting For?
• Deliverance Prayers
• How ‘S-Town’ Podcast Fails Black Listeners
• Mike Pence and the ‘Billy Graham Rule’
• The Islamic Jesus
• “Plotting the Resurrection”: Final Thoughts on Glen Wiberg
• God Of Your Breakthrough
• That’s a Great Question
• Class: Ahaz Floods Judah with Idols, 2 Kings 16
• Palm Sunday reflection: Matthew 26:14 – 27:66

Myabishai's Blog

Leading with Fear: Gathering or Scattering?

Jeremiah 23:1-81

Restoration after Exile

Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord.

The Righteous Branch of David

The days are…

View original post 883 more words

Rate this:

#Abilities #Ability #AbilityToSee #Blessing #BlessingsFromGod #BodyOfChrist #ChosenRace #ChurchLeader #Fear #GodlyLeadership #Leader #Leadership #MakingPeopleAfraid #Meeting #Nature #Preacher #Priesthood #RoImShepherds_ #RoyalPriesthood #TonyFranklyn #UnitedUnderChrist #WorkOfGod