Show Notes
The sin of jealousy is often tolerated in Christian circles—but our lenience doesn't make it any less serious. The Bible is clear: Jealousy is a grave matter. In this talk to seminary students, Alistair Begg surveys jealousy's characteristics, consequences, and cure, reminding us that, as with all sin, the key to victory lies in acknowledging our transgression before God and keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.
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In his final charge to Timothy, the apostle Paul provides a definitive picture of Christian leadership. Examining 2 Timothy 4:1–8, Alistair Begg explains that the pastor's calling is solemn, straightforward, and strategic: He must faithfully proclaim God's Word, even when its message is unpopular or its hearers are unreceptive. Amid the challenges and hardships of ministry, pastors must remain sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill their God-given responsibilities, trusting the Lord to accomplish His purposes through the preaching of the Gospel.
When the wrong men serve as elders, the results can be devastating: Pastors are ousted, congregations split, and churches are left in disarray. Often the trouble begins long before any crisis, in the way leaders are chosen. In this breakout, pastor and Truth For Life host Bob Lepine shares lessons from nearly two decades of shared leadership in the church he helped plant in Little Rock. He makes the case that humility, accountability, and teachability are the foundation of healthy eldership and gives practical guidance for identifying, vetting, and raising up men who will shepherd God's people with both grace and truth.
Every pastor has woken up on a Sunday morning not wanting to go to church—and discouragement in ministry is about as common as the common cold. Critics, long seasons of trial, struggles at home, unmet expectations, and comparison with other ministries can all quietly drain the joy from a leader's heart. In this breakout, Todd Smith, pastor of Crossroads Community Church, draws on his own experience to help ministry leaders spot the causes and warning signs of discouragement and offers seven practical, biblical ways to find their way back to joy.
Faithful pastors don't usually drift from the Gospel by denying it outright. More often it happens slowly, through the pull to sound sophisticated, keep up with every controversy, or soften what Scripture says so it's easier to hear. In this message, Hershael York considers Paul's final, urgent charge to Timothy to "guard the deposit," reminding ministers that the Gospel is a trust to keep, not a possession to revise, and that keeping it faithfully takes vigilance, humility, and grace.