Sentences with phrase «ministry than the gospel»

Not exact matches

As the gospel writers make clear, Jesus returned to mountain and desert throughout his ministry for the explicit purpose of prayer.3 Down the centuries — from Desert Fathers to monastic communities to contemporary pilgrims — the wilderness has proved less a place of bewilderment than a setting to get one's spiritual bearings.

As a result, they stepped down from the Gospel Coalition, the movement's flagship organization, with best wishes for their future ministry but with strong hints that behind the scenes the departure had been less than amicable.

A Lady Bountiful attitude which assumes that the ministry of the church is to such «unfortunate individuals» — rather than with them — misses the whole point of the gospel.

Here's the longer answer: If limited atonement (or better: definite atonement, particular redemption) and irresistible grace are properly defined, in accordance with what I think the Bible teaches, then these form the foundationfor my confidence and motivation for gospel ministry rather than in any way counting against it.

«In the midst of all my joys, in less than half an hour after my soul was set at liberty, the Lord discovered to me my labor in the ministry and call to preach the gospel.

All these Churches advocated a settled ministry rather than an itinerant ministry; therefore, in order to expand and take the gospel to the frontier, they had to appoint and support home missionaries for the task.