Monday, August 01, 2011
heres an interesting article i read on the gospel coalition:
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/08/01/ministers-of-grace-in-need-of-grace/
by the way, the gospel coalition is a really good resource for online sermons and interesting articles! (:
anyway it was a reminder for me that EVERYONE is in need of grace, even teachers!
the article said that sometimes, we can be spiritually blinded of our own sins, and often fail to see how it affects others.
but the part that was new to me was the part where he was talking about the unique temptations of ministry:
"In ministry, it is easy to confuse building the
kingdom of self with building the kingdom of God, because... you build
both kingdoms by doing ministry!"
this really cool point that he brought up reminds me of the sin of pride, probably the biggest thing im struggling with now.
its easy to remember that we are supposed to serve God in whatever way we can, but so much harder to remember that on top of serving God in whatever way we can, we must do so in
humility.
remembering that our service is solely in thanksgiving for His death for us on the cross.
avoid the aliens;
10:03 PM
