Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. (Eph.5:21) God has put into place five structures of authority, which we all must submit to and that serve as a framework for our lives. Here we will look at the last two—authority within the family unit as...

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Cor. 15:10) Two more keys for developing longevity in your life as...

“Oh God, send me a Joshua!” Now we all know that Joshua was never referred to in the Bible as Moses’ armorbearer, but he was called Moses’ minister in Joshua 1:1. The verb form of the word minister means: to attend, to contribute to, to...

Knowing that you are in the ministry that God intends for you is yet another key to longevity. I believe this is the decade of the local church. Using ministries as stepping-stones is wrong, and that could be the reason you are not prospering in your call. This key...

As a pastor, if you fail to raise up individuals who will serve in ministry, your church will not function, and the Gospel will not be preached to our cities. Armorbearers who serve in ministry are that important. Pastors and leaders in the majority of churches...

Before we can understand the ministry of an armorbearer, we must first understand what an amorbearer is. As I have previously taught, the King James word “armourbearer” was translated from two Hebrew words. The first is nasa or nacah (naw-saw’)....

One of the keys to being an excellent and faithful armorbearer for your ministry leader and for the kingdom of God is longevity. It is one of the many things that will help you to bloom in the church that God has placed you. Longevity of Purpose Along the road of...

In Samuel 16:21 we read, “And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.” To be one’s armorbearer means you accept your God-given duty to stand with your pastor and help him fulfill the...

In the past, I have described an “armorbearer” as one who, in Old Testament days, was responsible for carrying his master’s shield into battle. He had the awesome responsibility of seeing to the safety and success of his officer. Today, we may not...

In 1977, while my wife and I were attending school, I didn’t have any idea what God had for my life, so I began to seek the Lord. We lived in an apartment building which was located right beside a huge field. Every day, I would get up early in the morning and...

One day I was thinking of what God has placed in my heart to do for Him. I have a God-ordained desire to see churches and Bible schools raised up in all nations around the world. I asked the Lord one time, “Father, how is this vision going to ever come into...