The Ministry

The church has lost faith in God to work through His ministry. We must develop a balanced insight into the function of the helpers of our joy.

Itching Ears

False ministers pander to the 'itching ears' of the audience, telling it what it wants to hear, catering to desires and lusts, fatally mixing truth with error.

Who Is Doing the Work of God?

We should concentrate on reversing the church's serious spiritual decline before we presume to go to the world.

'I'll Never Follow Another Man!'

This is an oft-repeated refrain in these days of distrust of the ministry. But is it a godly attitude? What does the Bible say about human leadership?

Government (Part Seven)

The authority in the ministry is a 'staff position,' given by God, as a gift for equipping the saints for service and for edifying the body of Christ.

Parables of Matthew 13 (Part 3): Hidden Treasure

The church constitutes Christ's treasure, hidden in the world, purchased and redeemed with Christ's blood. The Pearl of Great Price depicts a rich merchant (Christ), the only one who had the means to redeem His church. The Dragnet symbolizes the scope of God's calling while the separation process indicates God's high standards …

For the Perfecting of the Saints

Do Christians need a church? With all the church problems in recent years, many have withdrawn. Yet the church—problems and all—serves a God-ordained role.

Government (Part Six)

The ministry's authority consists of teaching, edifying, and equipping the members for sainthood, but not to wield dictatorial power over their lives.

Themes of I Corinthians (Part 2)

A true, godly minister does not draw people to himself, but instead to God. Not placing Christ at the forefront will lead to carnal-mindedness.

Titus 2:11-14

We are obligated to dress and keep what is placed in our care, improving what He has given to us. We dare not stand still, but must make effort to grow.

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman, Part II: Serving God's Children

Comparing God's true ministers to false ministers—and seeing their fruit—reveals how the church must be revived spiritually. And "sneezing" plays a major role!

Self-Government and Responsibility (Part One)

We need free moral agency to be transformed into God's image. Unless one has God's Spirit, he cannot exercise the internal control to be subject to the way of God.

It Takes a Church

As Christians, we need to form warm, productive, quality relationships with our brethren, actively ministering to the needs of one another.

Self-Government: Overcoming

We dare not allow anybody to come between God's direct governance and ourselves. Even God's government will not work unless we voluntarily govern ourselves.

God and Government

Government run by carnal men will never work, but those under the New Covenant, having God's law written on their hearts, can make any form of government work.

Matthew (Part Twenty-Two)