Helping individuals walk with Christ
“Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved.” Isaac Watts We are very familiar with the above words from the song “Amazing Grace” and sing them often. They relate to us that grace has two effects. One is to teach us to fear, and the other is to relieve our …
THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP From Lorne Sanny I was privileged along with many others to hear Lorne speak about leadership on numerous occasions. One of his messages was based on Psalms 78:72. Lorne later requested small cards to be printed, capturing the key points of his message. They are but another example of how the Lord …
“Whatever is not of God that excites our fears, or stirs our efforts, or awakens our hopes, or makes us glad hinders us in our perfect waiting on Him.” — Andrew Murray I saw this notation written in the margin of my mother’s Bible about eighteen years ago. I was visiting my brother in Seattle …
“Don’t pray for the ministry. Prayer is the ministry.” –Lorne Sanny I find that the above statement of Lorne’s never ceases to challenge me in the area of prayer. I immediately think of all the times that I simply regard prayer as a part of the ministry rather than the ministry itself. Why is it …
” The only Ability that God requires is our Availability” I have heard this phrase from a number of sources over the years. It embodies significant truths in two areas. The first and most obvious is this: We need not be wise by the world’s standards, nor do we need to be educated, refined, wealthy, …
Start where you are, With what you have, And do what you can. (Lorne Sanny) Most of us have felt at some time that our spiritual ministry was hindered because of our location. We see God doing great things in other cities, states or countries and we might wish to be a part of that …
Several years ago, one of the men I was discipling asked me to write down some principles of public teaching/preaching. He had traveled with me on several occasions over the years and was interested in how to prepare some thoughts to share with others. The following list was for him, but as I review the …
Jim Morris initiated the Kansas Navigator Ministry in the 1960’s. I was privileged to meet him in l972, and subsequently to learn some principles of ministry from him until 1992, at which time he retired as director of the Kansas Navigators. I have chosen two of his most frequently repeated comments about ministry for …
About three and one half years ago, I was having a conversation with our Navigator fall conference speaker, Mike Treneer. In between sessions, we had driven to McDonald’s to get away and just visit over a cup of coffee. During our conversation he brought to mind a friend, Lorne Sanny, a former president of the …