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Credo’s Cache

Each week we will be highlighting important resources. Check back each Friday to see what we have dug up for you. From this week’s cache:

1. Dad Enough to Sing: David Mathis – Mathis says, “Spontaneous singing around the house and in the car shows our kids the overflow of joy in our hearts. But how do you cultivate a habit of song that will overflow into spontaneous moments? Through creating some structure that brings song regularly into your family’s life. It could be singalong songs in the car, or at bedtime or mealtime. Structure and spontaneity aren’t enemies here. Structure produces spontaneity.”

2. Be Careful Not to Minimize Your Sunday: Erik Raymond – Raymond notes, “What are we saying about the other Sundays? So let’s say there is nothing happening except an ordinary Sunday gathering at a Christian church. There are no big announcements, just the regular stuff. You know, people show up at a place, the Word of God is read and people are called to worship, people sing hymns that exalt God and stir hearts in praise, people pray and confess sin, the gospel is applied, people give sacrificially to the work of the gospel, a man stands up and proclaims the very Word of God, and the Lord’s Supper is shared in the community of believers.”

3. Ministry Demands Theology: Joe Thorn – Thorn says, “To lead and serve God’s people demands that we feed them the truths of God’s word; that is applied theology! For the most part I find myself busy helping people to see the person of God, the will of God, the works of God, and the glory of God.”

4. Why I’m Trying to Preach Shorter Sermons: Josh Buice – Buice says, “I would like to see my preaching range decrease to around 40-45 minutes for a Sunday morning sermon and 35-40 minutes for a Sunday evening sermon. The purpose in the goal is not merely pragmatic, it’s actually based on a desire to see the people I shepherd grow in grace. If my sermon is too long, they may find themselves considering the clock rather than the Word of God. If I can preach a well prepared sermon – packed with the necessary truth – in a shorter time frame, it may allow for deeper consideration and evaluation of the truth rather than the clock.”

5. Getting Off the Cul-de-sac: Sean Nolan – Nolan notes, “Over time, I’m convinced, if we spend enough time outside of the cul-de-sac, even the bigger pools, diving boards, and slides will lose their glitter as they are outshined by the beauty of souls longing for a Savior. If we make disciples where Jesus was previously unknown, we also mature in our own discipleship, for it requires courage and strength foreign to human nature. The courage and strength to reach out to those who might not know our Savior, but the honesty to admit there was a time when we didn’t know him either.”

Matt Manry is the Assistant Pastor at Life Bible Church in Canton, Georgia. He writes at matthewwmanry.com.

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