Category Archives: Elders
“Faithful ministers of the Gospel” by Jonathan Edwards
“Faithful ministers of the Gospel will labor hard for the salvation of souls, and will deny themselves, and will be willing to undergo hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. They will be of a spirit to spend and be … Continue reading
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“The joyful day is coming” by Jonathan Edwards
“We trust, dear sir, that you will esteem it a most blessed employment to spend your time and skill in adorning Christ’s bride for her marriage with the Lamb, and that it is work that you will do with delight. … Continue reading
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“The privilege of a faithful elder” by David Dickson
“To be but hewers of wood and drawers of water in such a Master’s house would be a great honor, but ours is still greater. As friends of the Bridegroom, to be helps and witnesses to the betrothal of sinners … Continue reading
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“A praying mother” by David Dickson
“Richer and brighter sheaves are not to be found in God’s harvest than can be gathered in by a praying mother.” –David Dickson, The Elder and His Work, Eds. George McFarland and Philip Ryken (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1883/2004), 101.
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“A church in miniature” by David Dickson
“Your district of fifteen or twenty families is a little world, or rather a church in miniature. There are all ages– the little children, the young men, the fathers. And there are all varieties of temper and disposition and spiritual … Continue reading
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“Prayer is the most powerful thing in the world” by David Dickson
“In every way let an elder seek to stir up his people to pray– private prayer especially, but public also. Prayer is the most practical and powerful thing in the world, for it moves the Hand that moves the universe.” … Continue reading
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“The family” by David Dickson
“The family– how much of a nation’s happiness and prosperity depends on that institution as a nursery, a school, a society, a sanctuary, a little church, and an emblem of the great family– ‘the whole family’ (Eph. 3:15), part of … Continue reading
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