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Are you trusting in the vanities of this world for your satisfaction? Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun?" Vanity - "Hebel" (הֶבֶל): emptiness  or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory ;                 altogether vain. All the things of this world will only bring emptiness and a continually unsatisfied spirit. Searching and seeking for even good and wholesome things is all vain. We  must  seek the Lord, and Him only . Matthew 6:25-34 "...Take no thought for your life... Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin... even Solomon in his glory was not arrayed like one of these... O ye of little faith... your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all thes...

What is the Ministry Lifestyle? Is everyone called to this way of life? How can I begin? Matthew 5:14-16 "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. What is the Ministry Lifestyle? In the simplest summary I can possibly muster, to live The Ministry Lifestyle is to be the light of the world. However, that is much more easily said than done. In this passage (known as The Sermon on the Mount ), Jesus Christ states, " Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid..." He is referring to the believer, to every born again Christian that has ever or ever will live. Christ, in His death on the cross, brought ...

Are you at your Wit's End? Please note that this article was written in July of 2020, and examples listed reflect what our nation was facing during that time. Psalm 107 "...their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble...  ...there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble...  ...they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble...  ...[they] are at their wit's end.  Then  they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses..." I encourage you to read the entirety of this passage before continuing! You can find it here: Psalm 107:1-43 As human beings, we like to believe that we are independent. That we can "keep it all together" on our own. We try everything in our power to be self-sufficient, but true self-sufficiency is outside of our reach. We were created to be in need of a relati...