by Ron Ethridge | Uncategorized
There is ONE THING that completes every message. If THIS is not the linchpin, foundation, central focus… the preacher failed. A message about worry, or family, or self esteem means nothing without IT. Regardless of the preacher’s ability to preach…...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Ethics
The single most important thing a preacher does… and is called by God to do… is preach The Word. Every Sunday God charges him to step behind the sacred desk and deliver a word to that particular congregation. In doing this, the preacher is to: 1) Glorify...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Pastoral Ministry
Elias Keach, the wild and rebellious son of the renowned Benjamin Keach of London, arrived in Philadelphia in 1686. Young Keach was just nineteen and had come to this country to escape from his father and mother’s discipline, to make his fortune, and prove he did not...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Pastoral Ministry
I’ve been a preacher a long time, so I guess I have some right to offer a critique now and then. To do this, I’m going to “pull back the curtain” a little bit. Preachers LOVE cool quotes and/or impressive insights that sound good from the...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Church Difficulties
Imagine going to church to worship God and there is no one to preach. You don’t have to imagine… it has happened. When God’s people assembled… there was no preacher to proclaim the Word. So they sang a hymn, had the Lord’s supper,...
