This is an article on time management directed primarily toward pastors. This author gives practical advice for how to manage time well for God’s glory.
This article is addressed to pastors, discussing the pastoral danger of pride and overconfidence. The author talks about what it means to be a humble servant of your flock.
This article is addressed to pastors, discussing the pastoral danger of pride and overconfidence. The author talks about what it means to be a humble servant of your flock.
This is the second article in a series on Christian leadership directed towards pastors. This article discusses sources for learning how to be a Christian leader, the secret behind being a Christian leader, and the rewards of Christian leadership.
This is the first article in a series on Christian leadership directed towards pastors. This article discusses what characterizes leadership, as well as the importance of examining personal motivations behind leadership.
Why is it so important that we teach and practice church discipline? How should we practice church discipline? This article looks at Matthew 18:15-17 to answer these questions.
This is the tenth article in a series on the marks of a healthy church. It speaks about the importance of diversity in church, maintaining that such diversity is a biblical theme, and therefore something that Christians should pursue.
In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he calls believers to "love your enemies" (Matthew 5:43-48). David Murray looks at this theme of loving your enemies as it is found in the Old Testament, as it was taught by the Pharisees, as Jesus taught it, and what this means for us.
This article on 1 John 3:14 is about loving one another in the communion of saints. By nature we are dead in our sin, incapable of love, but Christ has brought us into life and love. Toward the end of the article the author offers ten challenges to working out love practically.
This digital age presents unique problems and challenges that affect our spiritual life. This article discusses practical ways to develop healthy personal devotions in the face of these challenges.
What should our worship look like? What is the regulative principle of worship? What are the benefits of Psalm singing? This article answers these questions, discussing the characteristics of healthy Christian public worship.
How do we listen to sermons? What are the marks of good listening? This article looks at the parable of the sower in Mark 4 to discuss how Christians can train themselves to listen well to the preaching of the Word.
This article discusses the role and task of the preacher based on the text Ezekiel 33. What does it mean to be a minister? Among other things, the minister is to deliver a message of warning, but also one of hope and salvation.
What are the marks of healthy preaching? This article discusses the characteristics of biblical preaching, and also explains the importance of balanced preaching.
What characterizes a healthy church? In this article David Murray identifies and describes six marks of a healthy church: divinity, veracity, purity, charity, equity, and diversity.
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. Being a Christian means that you are a son, with God as your Father and Jesus as your brother. It is the seventh in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. Being a Christian means that you are a citizen of heaven. It is the eighth in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author discusses how the Christian is an ambassador. It is the tenth in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author describes how a Christian is a soldier. It is the ninth in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author states that being a Christian means you are a servant, and Jesus is your master. It is the fifth in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author states that being a Christian means that you are a saint, and he discusses the origin, meaning, and significance of that term. This article is the third in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. Being a Christian means that you are a friend. It is the sixth in a series entitled, "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author maintains that being a Christian means that you are a disciple following Jesus as your Master. It is the fourth in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author bases his discussion of this topic on the text of Acts 11:19-30. It is the first in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
This article is about what it means to be a Christian. The author maintains that being a Christian means that you are a believer. The author discusses the goal, object, character, and pathway of faith. It is the second in a series entitled "What Is a Christian?"
Because we have come to faith, Christ welcomes us into a community of believers and into the household of God (Ephesians 2:11-22). This article outlines some of the privileges of being part of God’s family.
Based on Psalm 48, this article discusses how God builds his church today. God builds each church with a specific group of people, in a certain place, at the time he ordains. How can we worship him in the context in which he has placed us?
What does a healthy church look like? In Acts 2:42-47, Luke discusses the spiritual health of the early Church. This article discusses the characteristics of the early church and applies this passage to the church today.
The church is the body of Christ, united in him. This article on Romans 12:1-21 speaks about how the unity and diversity of the body, as well as the impact its lifestyle ought to have on the world.
Christians are engaged in spiritual warfare, as Paul describes in Ephesians 6:10-20. He describes the character of this warfare and how Christians can equip themselves to fight against the work of the devil.