by Bill Farley | Jun 2, 2023 | Ministry, Uncategorized
WHEN GOD USES US, it can deceive us into building our lives around being used by him. In other words, the work of the Lord, rather than the Lord of the Work, becomes the center of our lives. It becomes our identity. It rather than the Lord himself, is where we find...
by Bill Farley | Nov 19, 2021 | theology, Uncategorized
(This article appeared previously at Servants of Grace website) THE GREAT SCHISM OCCURRED on July 16, 1054. It permanently alienated the Eastern Orthodox Churches from the western Roman Catholic Church. What were the issues? Sadly, they were trivial—whether to use...
by Bill Farley | Apr 25, 2020 | Christian Ministry, Leadership, Sanctification
THE BIBLICAL GOAL OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP is the glory of God radiating from a local church. The question is, how best to accomplish this? What tools do we have at our disposal? The 9Marks (expository preaching, evangelism, church membership, and church...
by Bill Farley | Feb 6, 2020 | Leadership, Ministry
JAKE SERVES ON THE COUNSELING MINISTRY. He meets weekly with a young man that has a porn problem. They read scripture and pray together. The counselee feels remorse and says he wants to change, but six months later, little or no progress has been made. Jake is...
by Bill Farley | Apr 18, 2019 | Christian Ministry, Gospel
“Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.”Haggai 1:8 WHEN HAGGAI WROTE THESE WORDS, the nation of Israel had returned from Babylonian exile. The temple was in ruins. They...