Digging Deeper- BETTER: September 26, 2022

Statistics are showing that 70% of pastors wrestle with depression and burnout with up to 38% of pastors being burned out to the point of looking for a chance to leave the ministry and never come back. Unfortunately, burnout often leads to great temptation and sin. This week’s Digging Deeper looks at who to trust when your pastors fail you.

READ: Hebrews 13:17; 2 Peter 2:4; James 1:3

Being a pastor is a high calling, but not to be taken lightly. Why is that? What happens when a pastor teaches other than the ‘gospel truth’? Why is a teacher of the Word more accountable? The failure to speak wisely will cause some to stumble. But sometimes it is not even the words, it is the actions that are a failure. Today pray for your pastors and teachers that they will be wise and Biblical in their teaching.

Digging Deeper- BETTER: September 24, 2022

READ: Hebrews 4:12-13

Why is the Bible like a two-edged sharp sword? What does it do as a weapon to your soul? According to this passage why is it important that there is no secret sin in your soul? One day you will stand before the Judge of your soul. Are you ready? Is there anything that you need to get right with God today? Go ahead, do your sould business with the Lord. He sees it anyways.

Digging Deeper- BETTER: September 22, 2022

READ: Hebrews 4:9-11 ; Exodus 6:8; Judges 2:1

What is the difference between the Old Testament rest for the Jewish people and the rest God offers people today? Where was their rest? What had to happen to enter the rest of the promised land? What is our Promised Land? Why is that a better rest? How has God kept His covenant about a spiritual rest?