Download or read book Servant of All written by Ralph E. Enlow, Jr. and published by Kirkdale Press. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What did Jesus really mean when he said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all" (Mark 9:35)? Servant leadership is commended by popular leadership writers and scholars. However, much of the practical, theoretical, and even theological commentary on servant leadership doesn't do the Bible justice. It fails to account for the context and history of interpretation around this often-quoted saying of Jesus. This context has everything to do with a truly biblical understanding of servant leadership, and that's what Servant of All unfolds. In a culture where greatness is often confused with fame or competence, Servant of All is a much-needed correction. This useful guide includes personal and group reflection questions, ideal for ministry training and discipleship.

Download or read book On Being a Servant of God written by Warren W. Wiersbe and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes people lose sight of the core of their ministry. They feel overwhelmed by the needs that surround them on a daily basis. Wise and beloved pastor Warren Wiersbe invites ministry leaders to listen in on thirty short "armchair chats" to encourage and strengthen them for service. He shares what he wishes he had known about ministering to others when he began his own Christian pilgrimage. "Ministry," he says, "takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God." With this new edition of a classic book, which includes a foreword by Jim Cymbala, the next generation of ministry leaders can take advantage of Wiersbe's years of wisdom.

Download or read book Servant of the Kingdom written by Darci D. Walsh and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anya’s safe and predictable life as a kitchen servant in the palace of the High King is disrupted when she is given a new assignment: deliver a gift to the people of a far-off land. The gift contains a message that will help turn the tides in their battle against the darkness that threatens to overtake the land and the citizens of the kingdom who live there. Anya, and her faithful guide, Pari, a shaggy sheepdog, arrive in a strange land called Chicago with seven days to find the one who is waiting for the gift and willing to receive the call. But will the growing darkness in this land and the growing weight of the burden she carries keep her from completing her mission? Will she find the one she seeks before her time runs out? Will she even survive the journey?

Download or read book Slave written by John F. MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COVER-UP OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS... Centuries ago, English translators perpetrated a fraud in the New Testament, and it’s been purposely hidden and covered up ever since. Your own Bible is probably included in the cover-up! In this book, which includes a study guide for personal or group use, John MacArthur unveils the essential and clarifying revelation that may be keeping you from a fulfilling—and correct—relationship with God. It’s powerful. It’s controversial. And with new eyes you’ll see the riches of your salvation in a radically new way. What does it mean to be a Christian the way Jesus defined it? MacArthur says it all boils down to one word: SLAVE “We have been bought with a price. We belong to Christ. We are His own possession.” Endorsements: "Dr. John MacArthur is never afraid to tell the truth and in this book he does just that. The Christian's great privilege is to be the slave of Christ. Dr. MacArthur makes it clear that this is one of the Bible's most succinct ways of describing our discipleship. This is a powerful exposition of Scripture, a convincing corrective to shallow Christianity, a masterful work of pastoral encouragement...a devotional classic." - Dr. R. Albert Mohler, President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "John MacArthur expertly and lucidly explains that Jesus frees us from bondage into a royal slavery that we might be His possession. Those who would be His children must, paradoxically, be willing to be His slaves." - Dr. R.C. Sproul "Dr. John MacArthur's teaching on 'slavery' resonates in the deepest recesses of my 'inner-man.' As an African-American pastor, I have been there. That is why the thought of someone writing about slavery as being a 'God-send' was the most ludicrous, unconscionable thing that I could have ever imagined...until I read this book. Now I see that becoming a slave is a biblical command, completely redefining the idea of freedom in Christ. I don't want to simply be a 'follower' or even just a 'servant'...but a 'slave'." - The Rev. Dr. Dallas H. Wilson, Jr., Vicar, St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Charleston, SC

Download or read book Servants of the Servant written by Don N. Howell Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-11-14 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership is a subject that has gained impressive visibility in the past two decades. The number of books, monographs and articles, as well as seminars, devoted to the development of one's leadership skills has been almost exponential growth. This study is an attempt to forge a full-orbed theology of Christian leadership grounded in the teaching of Scripture. What emerges from tracing the theme of leadership through the biblical record is a servanthood pattern, one that is wholly distinct from prevailing secular models. Our exposition begins with the biblical language of the servant, the term of choice for those great leaders used of God to further his saving purposes in the world. Eleven Old Testament and five New Testament leaders are profiled. The portrait of Jesus Christ focuses on three motifs that governed his training of the twelve for kingdom ministry. The Pauline letters are mined for those convictions that governed Paul's practice of leadership, both of his mission team and of the faith communities that emerged from that mission. The treatment of each leader, from Joseph to Paul, begins with a series of preliminary questions and concludes with a mini-profile that correlates the biblical data with these questions. The final chapter offers a summary profile of the servant leader, one whose character, motives and agenda align with the divine purposes. Though designed as a textbook for upper level college and seminary courses on leadership, the book's readable format is ideal for churches and parachurch organizations in their leadership training programs. The author's prayer is that this work will serve as a catalyst to call God's people back to Scripture and thereby raise up a whole new generation of authentic servant-leaders.

Download or read book Being a Servant for the Kingdom of God written by Sean Begle and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Christians we are called to serve, we are called to be servants of the Kingdom of God, and servants for the Kingdom of God. This is our job and our responsibility, this is our Christian Calling. We must do what God has called us to do, and be who God has called us to be. We need to reach the unreached, we need to tell people who God really and truly is, what God really and truly can do in their life, and what Jesus did for them on the cross. We should want people to get saved, we should want people to be changed, we should want people to make a difference in their life. In being a Christian we must walk the walk, talk the talk and live the life, that way people can see God in us, see Jesus in us, that they will want to make a turn- around and turn to Jesus Christ.

Download or read book The Jesus Way written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic, Peterson begins with a study of how the ways of those who came before Christ revealed and prepared the way of the Lord that became complete in Jesus. He then challenges the ways of the contemporary American church, showing in stark relief how what we have chosen to focus on--consumerism, celebrity, charisma, and so forth--obliterates what is unique in the Jesus way.

Download or read book The Upside down Kingdom written by Donald B. Kraybill and published by Herald Press (VA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this completely revised edition of his acclaimed book, Donald B. Kraybill says Jesus calls us to foster an Upside-Down Kingdom favoring those suffering at society's margins. The King is Jesus, who wins by serving and triumphs by losing.

Download or read book Through the Needle s Eye written by David Servant and published by Shepherd Serve. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Servant of the Kingdom written by Darci D. Walsh and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-11 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anya's safe and predictable life as a kitchen servant in the palace of the High King is disrupted when she is given a new assignment: deliver a gift to the people of a far-off land. The gift contains a message that will help turn the tides in their battle against the darkness that threatens to overtake the land and the citizens of the kingdom who live there. Anya, and her faithful guide, Pari, a shaggy sheepdog, arrive in a strange land called Chicago with seven days to find the one who is waiting for the gift and willing to receive the call. But will the growing darkness in this land and the growing weight of the burden she carries keep her from completing her mission? Will she find the one she seeks before her time runs out? Will she even survive the journey?

Download or read book Following Jesus the Servant King written by Jonathan Lunde and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a biblical theology of discipleship that gives the “big picture” of God’s relationship with humanity. It surveys God’s interaction with humankind from Eden, through the sequence of the biblical covenants, and on into the fulfillment that comes in Jesus. Throughout, the twin themes emerge—one of God’s demand of righteousness and another of his prior, enabling grace. Discipleship to Jesus stands in relation to its Old Testament precedents, preserving continuity in the grace/demand interplay. Jesus’ ministry to Israel is the fulfillment of the interactions between God and his people, assuming the roles of righteous King and gracious Servant. Faithful discipleship to Jesus the King, therefore, must always involve responding to his bracing call for righteousness, but doing so in the ongoing experience of the Servant’s prior, enabling grace. This book provides an understanding of Jesus that will facilitate ongoing experiences of transforming grace, which in turn will enable faithful discipleship. As such, it presents a view of Christian discipleship that is grounded in an informed Christology of Jesus, the Servant King."

Download or read book The Servant of the Lord and His Servant People written by MATTHEW S. HARMON and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often recognized that the title ‘servant’ is applied to key figures throughout the Bible, culminating in Jesus Christ. Matthew Harmon carefully traces this theme from Genesis to Revelation, examining how earlier ‘servants’ point forwards to the ultimate Servant. While this theme is significant in its own right throughout redemptive history, it also plays a supporting role, enhancing and enriching other themes, such as son, prophet and king. Harmon shows how the title ‘servant’ not only gives us a clearer understanding of Jesus Christ but also has profound implications for our lives as Christians. When we grasp what it means to be servants of Christ, our love for him and our obedience to him deepen. Understanding that the ultimate Servant, Jesus Christ, indwells his people, to empower them to serve others in love, has the potential to transform how we interact with fellow believers and the world around us.

Download or read book A Kingdom of Servants written by Dwight L. Dye and published by Reformation Pub. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Disciple Making Minister written by David Servant and published by Shepherd Serve. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Servant has been ministering to Christian leaders in conferences around the world for over three decades. From his experience of speaking to tens of thousands of pastors in over forty countries, he has complied biblical teaching in this book that addresses the most important issues that Christian leaders are facing today. Servant covers topics such as church growth, spiritual warfare, divorce and remarriage, biblical interpretation, house churches, women in ministry, church government, spiritual gifts, evangelism and many more. He often questions the prevailing opinion, always considering what Scripture says. His conclusions may sometimes surprise you. Servant's foundational condition is that every Christian leader should be making disciples who obey all of Christ's commandments. Translated into many languages, The Disciple-Making Minister is helping Christian leader around the world be more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission.

Download or read book The Servant King written by Elizabeth Fumero Muren and published by . This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Servants of God s Kingdom written by Samuel Chiro and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pastor Samuel J.C.Chiro was born in 1955 at Chonyi, Kilifi-Kenya. After completing his KACE he studied for Accounting but then diverted to Journalism course with Writers Bureau-U.K. He is the former Secretary General of World Wide Evangelistic Mission-Kenya. He has been a preacher of the gospel and a teacher of the Word since 1977. In the year 2003 he was appointed Chairman for Aim Higher Christian Group - Kilifi District.(A.H.C.Group has members from various denominations- Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Pentecost and other churches in Kilifi and Taita-Taveta). Not only his mastery evangelism and teaching work shine but his style and his clarity of expression are outstanding example for anyone to benefit spiritually. His main aim is to help Christian members to have one kind of faith, love and hope in One living God, one Lord Jesus Christ (the Mediator and Savior), and the Holy Spirit. His hard working speaks for itself that even if you are not ready to become a preacher, at least you can learn something good from this book. Pastor Chiro is married to Esther and has children.

Download or read book Servant of the King written by Chana Keefer and published by Servants of the King. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11 MILLION SALVATIONS. 1800 CHURCHES. 400 ORPHANAGES. 17 RESURRECTONS. 3-TIME NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEE. From the palaces of Kings, to the slums of India, and to the belly of dungeon-like prisons. Kemper Crabb spreads salvation, love, and alleviation of suffering. It started with one suffering child. Armed Gurkhas would not let Kemper near the child for fear he would "alter Karma." The child died--frightened, alone, and unloved. Kemper cried out to God, "Why do You allow such suffering?" God gave Kemper a vision of the child sitting on Jesus" knee. But He gave the heartbroken missionary much more: a vision of how to relieve the spiritual and physical suffering of millions. Included: Kemper's Spiritual Warfare Training Handbook