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Andreas Köstenberger is host at Oak Tree Cottage, a hospitality and coaching ministry for pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders. He is also cofounder of Biblical Foundations and theologian in residence at Fellowship Raleigh.
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Faith & Evangelism

The Doctrine of Angels and a Pastor’s Ministry

The Bible has more to say about angels and demons than we might suspect and that a full-orbed understanding of the biblical message cannot afford to ignore their place in
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The Doctrine of Salvation and a Pastor’s Ministry

The following seven truths to teach about salvation are fairly basic. At the same time, however, they are absolutely essential and foundational.
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The Doctrine of the Church and a Pastor’s Ministry

Here are seven biblically sound truths about the church that we often misunderstand or about which we infrequently receive instruction. Firm adherence and practice of these seven truths would considerably
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The Doctrine of Humanity and a Pastor’s Ministry

For Christians, the doctrine of humanity is an essential part of our beliefs, yet we seldom reflect on it. The following discussion aims to shed light on this vital question
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The Doctrine of Sin and a Pastor’s Ministry

In the following article, I will lead us to reflect more deeply on the importance of the doctrine of sin in a pastor’s ministry and caution us against neglecting to
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The Doctrine of God and a Pastor’s Ministry

By engaging in God-centered preaching and pastoral ministry, we will redirect people’s natural inclination to focus on self and lead them to turn their eyes upward to contemplate and worship
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The Doctrine of the Bible and a Pastor’s Ministry

The Bible is unlike any other book. And it is not just an ancient artifact; it is alive! Through the Bible, God still speaks today. Yet the Bible is not
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Pastoral Ministry and the Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Persecuted

In our reflection on the eight blessings Jesus pronounced at the outset of his famous Sermon on the Mount, we’ve come to the eighth and final beatitude: “Blessed are those
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Person standing on a sunlit mountain slope at sunrise, reflecting the message “blessed are the peacemakers.”
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Pastoral Ministry and the Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Our world is filled with strife. Nations war against nations; there is conflict in our marriages and families, and in our churches; and there is strife even in our own
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Golden sunrise over calm ocean waters with dramatic clouds, symbolizing the message "blessed are the pure in heart."
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Pastoral Ministry and the Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

Jesus’s instructions on kingdom virtues in the Sermon on the Mount penetrate to the very heart of our being. One cannot help but think of the words of the writer
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Sunlight streams through clouds over a quiet mountain valley, evoking the promise of hope and the truth that blessed are the merciful.
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Pastoral Ministry and the Beatitudes: Blessed are the Merciful

Followers of Jesus are to be different from people in the world. Jesus will make this point as sort of an epilogue to the Beatitudes when He tells His followers
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An empty white plate with silverware on a red-striped napkin, symbolizing “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.”
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Pastoral Ministry and the Beatitudes: Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Jesus’s inaugural address in the Gospel of Matthew is the Sermon on the Mount. In it, He sets forth key characteristics of the future citizens of God’s kingdom, and commences
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