Well Done Good and Faithful Servant
I have been wrestling lately with the one question: What do I need to do to hear God tell me, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
The question comes after reading Matthew 25:14-30.
When I get to Heaven I so want to hear those words, but what is the criteria for such an honor?
In particular, I have been asking this question is three areas of my life, as a parent, church leader and as a youth pastor.
As a parent, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
As a church leader, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
And as a youth pastor, what must I do to hear the words, “Well done good and faithful servant”?
Until I know, I am doing the best I can to be faithful in each of those roles and pursue what I believe God wants from me in each.
As of right now, I am anxiously anticipating the sound of my Father saying “Well done good and faithful servant.”
Great Commission Pastor’s Conference–Session #1
Last night was our first session at the GCC Pastor’s Conference in St. Louis. Tom Short spoke. Here is his outline:
5 Signs We May Be Ashamed of the Gospel
Text: Romans 1.14-16
#1. If we feel that what we offer is not of real value.
#2. If we don’t know how to handle our faith in a relativistic, pluralistic, post-modern, multi-cultural society.
#3. If we are afraid because the Gospel condemns men as sinners.
#4. If we are afraid to called “hell-fire and brimstone preachers”
#5. If we are fearful to take the Gospel into the public square.
It was a great challenge to what we are called to do as Great Commission Christians–and that is preach the Gospel with passion and fervency.


