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Passion for Ministry

admin Blog, Christ, Compassion, Compromise, Confused, Direction, Erik Garthe, God’s Work, Gospel, Heart, Jesus, Ministry, Mouth, Need, No Longer Conformed, Passion, Passion for Ministry, Peace, Responsibility, salvation, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Life 0 Comment April 12, 2021

Searching for meaning in life is like a blindfolded person trying to find an empty seat in a crowded room. Some people call out confusing directions, some stand in the way, and still others put things More →

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An Alternative Lifestyle

admin An Alternative Lifestyle, Believer, Blog, Christian, Commitment, Disciplined, Erik Garthe, Evangelism, Faithful, False Teachers, Foundation, Fruit, Gospel, Leadership, Lifestyle, No Longer Conformed, Principles, Sermon on the Mount, Sheep’s Clothing, Stable, Trustworthy, witness, Wolves 0 Comment February 15, 2021

Sharing the gospel message does not mean that a majority will respond with genuine faith—true believers are a small percentage of people. And faithful Christians are a small portion of the true believers. In Matthew 7:13-23, Jesus gives the final More →

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Shaping a Ministry

admin Blog, Discipleship, Erik Garthe, Gospel, Heal, Jesus, Ministry, Needs, No Longer Conformed, Preach, Shaping a Ministry, Teach 0 Comment October 25, 2020

Matthew 4:12-25 begins with the statement: “Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.” This passage records Jesus’ steps in establishing His earthly ministry. More →

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Witness of Faithfulness

admin Baptism, Blog, Erik Garthe, Faithfulness, Gospel, John the Baptist, No Longer Conformed, Repentance, Sinner, witness, Witness of Faithfulness 0 Comment October 11, 2020

Hot pepper heat is measured in scovilles. Jalapenos are the best-known pepper. A jalapeno measures 50,000 scovilles, but is mild compared to the habanero with a rating of 300,000. They’re so hot that handlers wear More →

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Turned Upside Down

admin Blog, Erik Garthe, Faith, Gospel, Hope, love, No Longer Conformed, Turned Upside Down 0 Comment June 1, 2020

When Paul arrived at Thessalonica, the city leaders declared, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also.” (Acts 17:6) Our world needs to be turned upside down! The gospel message needs to impact this present darkness. More →

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The Commitment

admin Ambassadors, Blog, Commitment, Erik Garthe, Eternal Life, Good News, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Reconciliation, Soul-Winning, Testimony, The Commitment, witness 0 Comment August 12, 2019

Make the commitment to reap! The Lord’s fields are intended to be harvested. The “reaping” commitment is for the intention of witnessing to and reaching the lost with the good news of eternal life in Jesus Christ. More →

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Be Ready!

admin Be Ready!, Blog, Commitment, Dependence, Erik Garthe, Faithfulness, Gospel, No Longer Conformed, Ready 0 Comment August 5, 2019

“Be ready in season and out of season.” Those were the simple words of instruction from Paul to Timothy in his letter to the young pastor. (2 Timothy 4:2) The apostle was referring to preaching the gospel, but his words are wisdom for all believers. More →

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You Can’t Just Sit There!

admin Bible study, Blog, Commitment, Erik Garthe, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Gospel, Ministry, No Longer Conformed, Prayer, Worship, You Can't Just Sit There! 0 Comment April 29, 2019

You can’t just sit there! A man wanted to go up in a hot air balloon, drift over his neighborhood and wave to his neighbors. He couldn’t afford that, so he bought some weather balloons and a helium tank. He tied the inflated balloons to his lawn chair and cut the ropes. More →

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Do You Hear Them?

admin Blog, Do You Hear Them?, Erik Garthe, Evangelism, God’s Direction, Gospel, Lost, Macedonian Call, Missionary, Missions, No Longer Conformed 0 Comment October 22, 2018

“Come over to Macedonia and help us.” That was the call the apostle Paul heard one night as he was seeking God’s direction for his missionary work (Acts 16:9) He had a vision of spreading the gospel message into all the world. More →