Dec
19
2009
On the Ministry of Encouraging and Honoring One Another
Ray Ortlund:
Those of us who are preachers — tomorrow, through the gospel, let’s lavish on our fellow-sinners the endless encouragement that is right now exploding out of the glorious risen Christ. If attendance at your church is down because people are out of town for Christmas travels, that doesn’t diminish your ministry at all. The Lord Jesus Christ is rich with encouragement, he is a big spender, and he is the measure of your ministry.
Also see Ray’s posts (here and here, for example) on how to outdo one another in showing honor (Rom. 12:10). “Here is a competition where we can rightly fight for first place in line: in honoring one another. Not just tolerating one another, but honoring one another.”
HT: David Sunday