http://tcf.theophil.us/2013/09/29/love-the-church/ Training and Releasing Laborers into the Harvest Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://tcf.theophil.us/2013/09/29/love-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Thien Wed, 16 Dec 2015 18:10:18 +0000 http://tcf.theophil.us/?p=1079#comment-378 Pastor Craig, thanks for this post. In piareprng myself to become a pastor, I subjected myself to keeping with all of the latest resources. When the time came, I wanted to be best preacher and the best pastor that I could be. Along with some recent events in my life and this post, God has humbled and revealed that there was too much control that I was placing in this call and there was very little spirit of yielding and surrendering to him. All in all, this post has confirmed to me that God isn't so much interested in how good' of a pastor I am, whatever that may mean, but is interested in the quality and depth of my personal relationship with him. It's the pruning of the my rough character and the sanctification of my heart that God desires. I don't know how long this period of fasting from resources and delving into God's word and prayer will last but I've resolved to do so even if it could possibly mean that God has plans other than being a pastor. Again, thank you for your post. I'm thankful to God that there are those like you who have been in trenches and sharing your hard-earned wisdom with the rest of us. Thank you again and God bless your ministry, pastor Craig. Pastor Craig, thanks for this post. In piareprng myself to become a pastor, I subjected myself to keeping with all of the latest resources. When the time came, I wanted to be best preacher and the best pastor that I could be. Along with some recent events in my life and this post, God has humbled and revealed that there was too much control that I was placing in this call and there was very little spirit of yielding and surrendering to him. All in all, this post has confirmed to me that God isn’t so much interested in how good’ of a pastor I am, whatever that may mean, but is interested in the quality and depth of my personal relationship with him. It’s the pruning of the my rough character and the sanctification of my heart that God desires. I don’t know how long this period of fasting from resources and delving into God’s word and prayer will last but I’ve resolved to do so even if it could possibly mean that God has plans other than being a pastor. Again, thank you for your post. I’m thankful to God that there are those like you who have been in trenches and sharing your hard-earned wisdom with the rest of us. Thank you again and God bless your ministry, pastor Craig.

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