Archive for the 'Ministry' Category
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By Ken Blue Not all lost people are rude or impolite. Some are quiet, kind, and unoffending. During my 40 years of pastoring, I have knocked on literally hundreds of doors in the Lynnwood area. I have encountered just about every reaction imaginable on those visits. I have [...]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
By Ken Blue Several years ago, while I was pastoring, a man came into my office to complain about one of our Sunday school teachers. He mentioned the teacher’s name, and said, “Some people are complaining about this teacher, and say if you don’t do something about it, they are going [...]
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013
By Ken Blue “For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, [...]
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Hi Folks, I asked Pastor Blue if I could post to the blog. I help pastor with the administration of the blog. If you keep track of Pastor Blue’s posts you can see he takes time to deal with objections. Many times the people who he is dealing with seem genuinely interested in gaining understanding, [...]
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Thursday, September 6th, 2012
By Ken Blue Many pastors agonize over the summer and winter months when it comes to church attendance and offerings. They have been programed to believe that these two seasons are predestined to lower church attendance. Dr. Elmer Towns compared it to a two humped camel. The gap between [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2012
By Ken Blue Romans 12:1 “Ibeseech 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 [...]
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
© By Ken Blue The leader of a great organization was ask, “how did you become a great leader?’ He responded, “By making right decisions.” To which the novice responded, “How did you learn to make right decisions?” “By making wrong ones;” the leader replied. Leadership is all about making [...]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
By Ken Blue When I received the note and picture from Pastor Murphy, I bowed my head and wept for joy. I hope you can rejoice with the great people at Open Door. Here is the message Pastor Murphy sent me. Pastor Blue, This is a picture from last Sunday night “special [...]
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
This sermon describes the importance of leadership in the church, and in the home. Leaders must have vision, goals, plans and a zeal to get the task done.
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Saturday, April 28th, 2012
By Ken Blue “But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe [...]
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