If we are to be obedient to our Lord Jesus Christ in our neighborhoods and spheres of influence, God’s people need to be led out into new ventures of faith, whether in evangelism, church planting, or other enterprises. Faith’s secret is large views of God our Savior—and He is so great that our views can never be large enough. As shepherds and teachers, we need to cultivate daily personal Bible study and helpful reading of Christian literature that fans and nurtures faith. In that way we serve God’s people by stirring and feeding their faith through example, sometimes almost unconsciously,
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