#matthew16 — Public Fediverse posts

A Word for Small Church Pastors

“You don’t have a competitive bone in your body, and you’ll labor in the same vineyard as others,” a stranger once told me, having sensed the Holy Spirit wanted them to pass along this word.

This is fairly true of me. I am happy to work alongside other churches, organizations, and city officials wherever we overlap in mission. Anything that is a win for the Kingdom of Heaven is a win for all of us.

But like many pastors, I struggle with church jealousy. I have a strange habit of torturing myself by opening YouTube on Sunday nights to watch live streams from large churches in my city. What does that pastor have that I don’t? I think to myself. What is that church doing that we’re not? If I do what they’re doing, will more people show up?

Comparison is something that all pastors have to face. There will always be a church somewhere doing something better than you or that has more people than you. You need to be faithful to what God is doing in your church—not to what he is doing in someone else’s. Surrender any jealousy that you have to Jesus as quickly as possible. It is not healthy for your soul or your ministry. If you are a true church, then you are a force to be reckoned with in the spiritual realm, regardless of size. Stand firm.

Once, during a chaotic deliverance session, the manifested demon kept reminding me of how small our church was. A strange thing happened in that moment. Rather than feel defeated by its statements, I recognized that the demon was really annoyed by our small church. Why did it care so much about ripping apart our church if it was so small and pointless? Why did it want me to feel like a failed pastor?

As I often say, figure out what a demon wants and do the opposite. If the demon wanted me out of ministry, then I was right where I was supposed to be. If the demon wanted me to feel deflated and hoped to shut down my tiny church, then I needed to continue to invest in it.

Jesus has built his church, and the gates of hell will not stand against it. That word is for you, too, small church pastors. Stand strong.

Bread Before Dishonor WAR ep 92

This episode explores the teachings of Matthew 16, focusing on Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees, the significance of faith, and the prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection. It offers deep insights into biblical doctrine, faith, and spiritual discernment.

https://youtu.be/99wjPGiXGHc?si=pvAVjvaY4xuCbvmO

Bread Before Dishonor WAR ep 92

This episode explores the teachings of Matthew 16, focusing on Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees, the significance of faith, and the prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection. It offers deep insights into biblical doctrine, faith, and spiritual discernment.

https://youtu.be/99wjPGiXGHc?si=pvAVjvaY4xuCbvmO

Bread Before Dishonor WAR ep 92

This episode explores the teachings of Matthew 16, focusing on Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees, the significance of faith, and the prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection. It offers deep insights into biblical doctrine, faith, and spiritual discernment.

https://youtu.be/99wjPGiXGHc?si=pvAVjvaY4xuCbvmO

Bread Before Dishonor WAR ep 92

This episode explores the teachings of Matthew 16, focusing on Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees, the significance of faith, and the prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection. It offers deep insights into biblical doctrine, faith, and spiritual discernment.

https://youtu.be/99wjPGiXGHc?si=pvAVjvaY4xuCbvmO

Bread Before Dishonor WAR ep 92

This episode explores the teachings of Matthew 16, focusing on Jesus’ interactions with the Pharisees, the significance of faith, and the prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection. It offers deep insights into biblical doctrine, faith, and spiritual discernment.

https://youtu.be/99wjPGiXGHc?si=pvAVjvaY4xuCbvmO

Matthew 16 - What do we do now?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24-28

#Church #ChurchLeadership #costreward #cross #DenyYourself #jesus #Matthew16 #Messiah #Salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #theology

https://lightforthelastdays.co.uk/video/matthew-16-what-do-we-do-now/

Who do men say that I AM?

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:13-16

#church #ecclesia #faith #jesus #Matthew16 #Messiah #salvation

https://lightforthelastdays.co.uk/articles/christians-issues/who-do-men-say-that-i-am/

#Matthew16 #JesusTeachings #FaithOverFear #EternalLife #SpiritualGrowth #SoulFulfillment #ChristianInspiration #BibleVerses #LoseYourLifeFindIt #KnowJesus

The Gates of Hell - 12/9/12 Sunday AM By Pastor Steven Anderson

https://videohaven.com/w/e1ZCxkRsSNUdWzfwg2pyth

Denying Self - 8/17/14 Sunday AM By Pastor Steven Anderson

https://videohaven.com/w/tMLytJL5ZC2m3v3sKyM5SV

Whom Do Men Say That I Am? - 5/18/14 Sunday PM By Pastor Steven Anderson

https://videohaven.com/w/xpvnmgugzQ5b3NSYigeaPo

The Signs of the Times - 7/28/16 Thursday By Pastor Steven Anderson at the Red Hot Preaching Conference

https://videohaven.com/w/7g94GxFTeUacBUNzmZtbHi