2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NKJV) But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,  unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from…

Exodus 33:5-6 (NKJV) For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. I could come up into your midst in one moment and consume you. Now therefore, take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do to you.’” So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by Mount Horeb.…

Ephesians 4: 15-16 (NKJV) but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying…

1 Timothy 5: 17 (NKJV) Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and doctrine. Many pastors these days are either burnt out or on the verge of it. According to recent findings from research done by Barna, 46% of pastors under the age…

Hebrews 13: 7, 17 (NKJV) Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct…. Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so…

1 Peter 5:2 (NKJV) Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; God is a God of order, and He has put in place an order and a system for the church to function effectively and efficiently. Sadly, recent findings…

Ephesians 1: 1a (NKJV) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God Being a pastor is a calling from God, or by the will of God. It involves living the consecrated life where they set themselves apart to serve the living God full-time. Those who are called will have a longing in…

Ephesians 4: 7-8,11 – 13 (NKJV) But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”…And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,…

Matthew 1:24 (NKJV) Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife. Although it was not easy for Joseph to accept a pregnant Mary as his wife, Joseph chose to obey God so that the Abrahamic covenant would be fulfilled and all the…

Matthew 2:1-2,11 (NKJV) Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,  saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”…. And when they had come into…