1 Corinthians 4

Faceless Worship Day 5- Stewards of the mysteries

Stewards of the Mysteries
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Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 1 Corinthians 4:1

Do you desire to be so close to Jesus that He reveals what He’s thinking, feeling and what He’s up to? I do. One of my favourite things is seeing the connections when God is speaking to my heart. It’s often a conversation, then a verse, a sermon, a song, an accumulation of small God prompts that point so clearly to something that God is doing in my life. It makes me feel so loved to know He is speaking to me. That I am seen by Him and entrusted with His mysteries. Continue reading →

Faceless Worship Day 2- We preach Jesus

Not preach ourselves
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For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake – 2 Corinthians 4:5 (NKJV)

I can’t help but recoil when I think about people “preaching themselves”. Sometimes it’s as subtle as preaching one step removed from the Bible: “This is what the Bible says, this is what I did, therefore do as I did.” Other times it’s more obvious as people use their “ministry” to promote themselves–their name up in lights and their face printed on merchandise. Continue reading →