We live in a day of growing pressure and persecution.  Satan and the world system want to intimidate us, so that we will be hidden Christians or lose our faith.  How do we thrive and overcome as the church?

To know how to accomplish our assignment well, we need to know what Jesus has asked us to do and how to do it.  The result will be that we will find ourselves useful to God and a blessing to people.

Today’s teaching informs us that if we are born-again believers, we have received gifts and faith to put them into practice.  As we mature and demonstrate faithfulness, God delights in setting certain individuals apart as servant-leaders.  These women and men are those who take up responsibilities for overseeing people and ministries.  We become equippers of…