# Doers of the Word

Mirrors are optional in the mind of boys. Having to be told to go and comb your hair or to go and discover the extent of the dirt on your face were jobs that required orders from your mother. Our church camp didn’t have mirrors in the men’s shower block for a couple of years and no one seemed to care enough to comment. James holds up the mirror as a prop to make his point (Jm.1:23-25). His point being…

The last thing that you go to church for is more problems. Being surrounded by them everywhere you go, it is natural to prefer that church be a place where you can retreat from them all. Ideally, church should be a pleasant, trouble-free, and uplifting place. And let’s face it, if you arrive five minutes late and leave 5 minutes early, the chances are it will be that way for you. But in the real world, you can’t expect it…

When I became a Christian, I was surrounded by seasoned soul-winners. Their Evangelistic Methods were simple: They did whatever was needed to bring a lost soul to Christ. They also made deliberate efforts to take the gospel to strangers in the neighbourhoods and nearby towns. Leaflets inviting people to church and/or offering Free Bible Correspondence Courses were hand delivered into letterboxes by the thousands. A practice that is probably underutilized today given that precious souls have been won as a…

What are your talents?Have you ever been to a class designed to help you discover your ‘Talents?’ Usually sheets containing lists of ‘gifts’ are handed out to the participants to establish one’s spiritual skill set. Though not for everybody, many brethren have been blessed by these. The best outcome being that everyone finds a practical connection between their abilities and how to best use them for Jesus. Often keen workers find opportunities to serve through existing committees and programmes, and…