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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Ten Questions to Ask Your Christian Brothers and Sisters

Today I came across some great questions that help to generate spiritual and mutually encouraging discussions among Christians. Here they are:

  1. How is your ministry going?
  2. Where have you seen the Lord at work lately?
  3. What has the Lord been teaching you?
  4. Have you had any witnessing opportunities lately?
  5. Have you had any obvious answers to prayer?
  6. What have you been reading?
  7. What have you been reading in the Bible?
  8. How can I pray for you?
  9. How are you growing spiritually in your life right now?
  10. What are you passionate about right now?
These are great questions to be asking. Yet there's some tragic irony as to how I came by this list. I got it off the website of a pastoral colleague who recently confessed to having an adulterous relationship and has been removed from ministry. This young man is married with two little children. He was part of a close-knit fellowship of pastors (there are ten of us - now nine - in this particular network), who engage in a conference call once a month for the purpose of edification. In light of this tragic incident, our topic for today was on guarding our hearts (Prov. 4:23).

Yes, let us guard our hearts "with all diligence," as the above Scripture verse reminds us. Moreover, let us do everything we can to "encourage one another daily" (Heb. 3:13) through Christ-centered conversations which should often include heart-searching questions.

Speaking of which, is it well with your soul?
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 14, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    The ripples that sin causes!

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  2. NathanOctober 16, 2009 at 8:10 AM

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    Hebrews 3:13
    But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

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    Interesting. The word "daily" jumps out at me. It seems that most people in church do not have that level of commitment -- a daily encourager. For me, a single person, it is very difficult to have daily interaction with other church members. It seems, though, that this is what the Bible requires.

    To the married person, do you aim your encouragement inward, to your family only, and exclude the single people around you?
    To the single person, do you sit at home waiting for encouragement instead of making the effort to be the encourager?

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