Do I Love My Church Family Enough to Pray For Them?

There is no human man on earth whom I admire more than my father, Mike Mitchell. One reason I respect him so much is because when he was involved in full-time ministry, there were many, many times in which he would arrive at the church building very early in the morning, sometimes hours before a Sunday morning worship service would begin, sometimes very early in the morning on a weekday.  Once he arrived, he would go into the auditorium and sit in the same pew, in the same spot, that an individual member of the church or a family who attends sits…and he would pray for them.  He would sit where they sit, and he would petition God on their behalf.  If they were struggling spiritually with sin or doubt, he would pray for them.  If they were undergoing a physical or emotional hardship, he would pray for them.  If there was in fact nothing bad going on in their life, he would still pray for them. One does not do things like that with regularity as he did without having a deep love for their brothers and sisters in Christ.… Read More Do I Love My Church Family Enough to Pray For Them?

Bible Q&A: Should A Christian Follow Any False Doctrines on Social Media?

Let’s consider how one would “follow” false doctrine on social media.  Are you paying close attention to the promotion of false doctrine on social media, as in “I’ve been following this Facebook discussion about Calvinism very closely”?  If so, why are you paying close attention?  Is it because you recognize the biblical truths which contradict… Read More Bible Q&A: Should A Christian Follow Any False Doctrines on Social Media?

Do I Love My Church Family Enough to be Sound in Doctrine?

If you are a Christian and you teach those within your church family (and those outside your church family too) things having to do with Christianity, do you love them enough to teach them only what will be the standard by which they are judged on the last day?  Do you love them enough to be sound in your doctrine, your teaching?… Read More Do I Love My Church Family Enough to be Sound in Doctrine?