Some years ago a staff member was driving our church van and noticed that the right front tire needed air. He went to different stations and found that each required 50 cents for air. Finally, he pulled into a tire shop and told them that he didn’t have any money, could they please put some […]
Archives for March 2015
THE SALES DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT
By Ken Blue Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” No doubt there will be some who will think it sacrilegious to compare the ministries of a church to the sales department, […]
SERVICE IS THE KEY
It’s All About Service #1 By Ken Blue A few years ago I visited the Eagle Hardware store in our town. It was a man’s shopping paradise, with tools everywhere! As I entered the large double-doors, a man wearing an employee vest came out of an aisle on my left. We almost collided. I asked where […]
ONE OUT OF TEN AIN’T BAD
One out of Ten Ain’t Bad “And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.” Luke 17:17-18 In the early days of my ministry I invited people to church, and they looked me straight in the […]
BRUSH FIRES
BRUSH FIRES “While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said…” Job 1:17 Brush fires are hard to contain because of the winds that spread them. Just about the time you have one under control, a gust of wind blows sparks into another field, and off you go again. The pastor must exercise […]