“We must understand that the local church isn’t a country club or a casual self-help group. It is God’s holy temple, a congregation of redeemed saints and priests who are consecrated to God. It is God’s lighthouse in a dark… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Since the local church is “the pillar and support of the truth” (1 Tim. 3:15b), its leaders must be rock-solid pillars of biblical doctrine or the house will crumble. Since the local church is also a small flock traveling over… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Here is a Christian so committed to the well-being of other Christians, especially new Christians, that he is simply burning up inside to be… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“the New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on other important church subjects such as the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Day, baptism, or… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“First, the Bible says that an elder must be of irreproachable moral character and capable in the use of Scripture because he is “God’s… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“This is in no way to imply that love ignores or condones sin. Love covers a multitude of sins, not all sins. At times,… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“As we grow in disciplined, self-sacrificing love, so we will grow in intercessory prayer. Superficially fervent prayers devoid of such love are finally phony,… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Paul’s prayer is the product of his passion for people. His unaffected fervency in prayer is not whipped-up emotionalism but the overflow of his… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Helga Henry, the wife of the renowned theologian Carl F. H. Henry, reminds us that “Christian hospitality is not a matter of choice; it… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“What is both surprising and depressing is the sheer prayerlessness that characterizes so much of the Western church. It is surprising, because it is… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“If you are going to bore people, don’t bore them with the Gospel. Bore them with calculus, bore them with earth science, bore them… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“You don’t have to be a preacher or have years of training to use your home to love and serve people.” — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“If Paul did not love the Corinthians, he would walk away from them and let them flounder in their own cesspool of sin. Instead,… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Good shepherds love their sheep and spare no effort when leading them to green pastures and clear water.” — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“Leaders who think that growth in grace comes by knowing the Word of God without doing it will produce congregations of passive Christians which… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“The work of feeding and tending sheep is hard work, arduous work, and love for the sheep alone will not do it; you must… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
“The nature of Christian love is to do the will of God. Obeying the Father was a delight for Jesus because he loved his… — Alexander Strauch Copy Share Image
