humility

The Humbling Power of Age

I’m not an old man. Not yet. But, my body regularly reminds me that I am not young anymore. It reminds me even though I’m still in pretty good shape. I can hold my own in the gym. I still run enough to be considered “in shape,” and I can fit into pants that I …

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The Daily Docket (10/7/14)

Ministry on the Edges— Here’s a piece I wrote for LifeWay about the importance of ministering around the edges of your church. What is Discernment— Sinclair Ferguson examines what discernment is and how it should be applied. Facing the Music with Jennifer Knapp— Trevin Wax reviews this new memoir and examines the ways that divorce …

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The Pride of Humility

I once read that humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking about yourself less. I find that the times in my life when I struggle most with pride are not the times when I’m confident and satisfied in my accomplishments (thinking of myself) but rather when I’m focused on me, on what I …

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Humility = True Freedom

“Humility has nothing to do with depreciating ourselves and our gifts in ways we know to be untrue (cf. Col. 2:18, 23). Even “humble” attitudes can be masks of pride. The English, it has been said, take pride in not praising themselves! Rather, humility is that freedom from our self which enables us to be in …

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God Keep Us Humble

“Ministry itself can create a mask of performance, the projection of success.  Everyone wants to be a winner.  In contrast, Jesus never used his power to show off.  He used his power for love.  So he wasn’t immediately noticeable.  Humility makes you disappear, which is why we avoid it.” -Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life …

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He Must Increase

“A faithful minister will…never allow anything to be credited to him, or his office, which belongs to his divine Master. He will say like Paul, “we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus, the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” (2 Cor. 4:5.) To commend Christ dying, and rising again for the ungodly–to make …

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A Heightened Responsibility

“As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need to keep growing in rightly understanding and applying this doctrine.  Be assured that this is no less true if you’re a pastor or teacher or ministry worker.  There’s no pastoral …

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You’re Not As Smart As You Think You Are

Preachers should always consider humility a must and not an option.  Though preaching with power and conviction is a necessity, that does not necessitate a prideful attitude about our preaching or the knowledge we presume to possess.  Mark, over at www.seminarysurvivalguide.com has written a great post on why a little seminary is a dangerous thing.  …

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