Pressure Points: Standing Fast
Overview
Hold Your Ground.
Everywhere you turn, there’s opposition to the kingdom of God. You face the tension every day. The pressure is like a hurricane that threatens to wildly toss your ministry, your family-even you, yourself. And it will, unless your character is firmly rooted.
Cultural relativism gusts against the Christian morals you support. Mindless entertainment blows against the values you know are critical to raising a Christian family. Yet, even as you battle to advance God’s principles, storms of sin and doubt continue to rage:
“Am I really making a difference?”
“Doesn’t anyone respect what I’m doing?”
“Am I truly called to the pastorate?”
It can be extremely difficult to work for the kingdom of Christ in a world that is unfriendly to Christian values. But there are practical measures that you can take to help you minister faithfully and effectively today.
That’s what you’ll find in Standing Fast—sound advice from three wise and experienced men who know how to stand fast in the torrential winds of our times.
Top Highlights
“Compare your childhood experiences with family devotions. Most of our expectations germinate in the rich soil of the family garden.” (Page 73)
“Actually, I try to distinguish between three types of truth: absolutes are truths essential to the faith, truths that never change; convictions are nonessential truths over which orthodox Christians may differ; preferences are traditions or customs, like musical tastes, that may be compatible with the Bible but aren’t biblically based, and they may change with the culture and over time.” (Page 33)
“The spirit of individualism, rather than community, dominates our culture, giving relativism a strong appeal. ‘You believe what you want, and I’ll believe what I want’ is the spirit of the times.” (Page 30)
“During a sermon I sometimes say, ‘Remember, folks, I’m fallible. Don’t believe anything I tell you. You have a responsibility to judge from the Scriptures what I say. I can misread or misinterpret the Scriptures. So don’t put your faith in me; put it in the Bible.’” (Pages 56–57)
“First, make sure you’re helping people for their benefit, not yours.” (Page 49)
Product Details
- Title: Pressure Points: Standing Fast
- Authors: Ed Dobson, Louis McBurney and Wayne Gordon
- Publisher: Multnomah Books
- Publication Date: 1994