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A Pastor’s Reflections: Demon Possession and Mental Illness

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Is there a relationship between mental illness and demon possession? In addressing this question, the article notes that in Scripture, not all epileptics were demon-possessed and not all demon-possessed people were epileptics. This distinction has important pastoral implications, which the author goes on to establish by way of questions a pastor needs to consider: Are there any indicators revealing that the person dabbles in the occult?

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Manuscript, Notes, or No Notes?

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What preaching method works best, preaching from a manuscript, notes, or no notes?

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Did I Explain the Text?

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How do you go about sermon evaluation? Whether you are evaluating the sermon of others or your own, an important question is, was the text explained?

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Did I Preach Christ?

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Whether you are doing sermon evaluation on your own or another's, you must always ask, was Christ preached? Preaching Christ is essential for every sermon.

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Did I Apply the Text?

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How do you go about sermon evaluation? Whether you are evaluating the sermon of others or your own, an important question is, was there application?

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Getting Benched

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What should you do if you face deposition or you come to the end of pastoral ministry? Does it mean you have lost your calling? This article indicates that you need to have wisdom and remember your responsibilities towards your family.

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Hanging Up Your Cleats

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What should you do if you face deposition, or your pastoral ministry comes to an end? Does it mean you have lost your calling? There are three things to bear in mind when you cannot serve as a pastor anymore.

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Cruciform Ministry and Sacrifice

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If sacrifice is a way of life for the Christian, then it means pastoral ministry is a sacrificial ministry. This article explains what such a ministry looks like.

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