{"product_id":"letters-to-pastors-other-peter-f-connell-9781696811149","title":"Letters to Pastors \u0026 Other Saints: Thoughts \u0026 Expositions on the First Three Chapters of Revelation: A Devotional View","description":"Certainly before Jesus calls us to be pastors, evangelists, teachers or anything else - He calls us to be saints. While I am a pastor, my first responsibility and calling is to be a saint of God. This is not said to diminish the role or authority of a pastor, for God indeed does place His authority for the governance of His church in the men whom He calls and appoints. Yet the fact remains that a pastor, evangelist, or church leader of any stripe must be first and foremost a saint. Letters to Pastors \u0026amp; Other Saints is an appeal to each of us to live up to our first calling. It is a high calling. Before I can be a good pastor, a good leader, a good Sunday School teacher - I must first be a good saint. What is a saint? A saint is one whose motives are right; whose life is holy; whose walk with God is marked by the presence of the fruit of the Spirit - and the conspicuous absence of the works of the flesh. Letters to Pastors \u0026amp; Other Saints is a commentary of the first three chapters of the Apocalypse; and concentrates on the letters to the seven churches of Asia. It employs a historical-grammatical hermeneutic so that we can see the message of these letters much as the original recipients of the letters would have understood them - and then it offers an opportunity to take the poignant intent of these letters and apply them to our own lives and circumstances. So, while it is a commentary in the historical sense of the word, it is also devotional in nature - imploring us to allow the Word of God to become engrafted into our hearts, and bring forth the peaceable fruit of righteousness. May you be blessed as you read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter F. Connell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1696811147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781696811149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.70d","brand":"Peter F. Connell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941668225279,"sku":"9781696811149","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e531f9e0-284a-4048-ba5d-53a797187e39.jpg?v=1681454266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-to-pastors-other-peter-f-connell-9781696811149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}