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DOES JESUS’ MIRACLE AT CANA ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?

March 18, 2019Uncategorizedalcoholic, beverage, beverages, Bible, Cana, Christ, crop, crops, drink, drinkers, drinking, drunk, encourage, fermented, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, grapes, growing, Holy, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, John, John 2:10, miracle, new testament, non-alcoholic, Old Testament, process, water, wineabarkley8

Conservative churches that discourage or ban use of alcoholic beverages are bewildered at the production of wine as Jesus’ first miracle. Such churches have sometimes insisted that the wine in John 2 was nonalcoholic, despite the wedding guests’ unusual delight and appreciation of it. Surely, Jesus did make very good wine, yet not hint of alcoholic abuse clouds this account. Continue reading DOES JESUS’ MIRACLE AT CANA ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? →

HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PASTOR!

March 6, 2019Uncategorizedattention, cheerful, Christ, devil, encourage, encourage pastor, evil, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Hebrew, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, leadership, new testament, Old Testament, pastor, preach, preacher, preaching, Satan, sermons, support, thank, thankfulabarkley8

Contrary to the popular conception of the pastor who only works one day a week, real pastoral ministry is tough, draining, and emotionally taxing. It’s not for the faint of heart. It requires a unique combination of battle toughness and fatherly tenderness. A pastor is closely connected to the lives of the people he serves, and vicariously experiences both joy and heartbreak that his people experience. When a young man gets married, the pastor rejoices. When the same young man gets cancer, the pastor is heartbroken. When a couple has a child, the pastor is elated. When the same couple gets divorced five years later, the pastor is heartbroken. Continue reading HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR PASTOR! →