TITLE: SIDE BY SIDE: Walking with others in wisdom and love 

PUBLISHER: Crossway 

AUTHOR: Edward T. Welch 

AUDIENCE: I would say it is most likely best applicable to small groups or Sunday School classes, but it is clearly general enough…

Comparison is a killer, isn't it? 

Consider the following quotes on comparison: 

“Judgment…is one of the ego’s tools to foster separation through comparison.” 

― Peter Santos 

Judgment isn't the issue, is it? Judgment that is rooted, not in God's Word…

Scripture says that in the day of Jesus' reign, His "people will volunteer freely in the day of (His) power" (Psalm 110:3). The Psalmist foretold of a day when the Messiah would exalted by the Father, ascended to the throne…

It is a true statement that God desires our personal obedience over our ministry, but not an obedience that is disconnected from our heart. God is ultimately after our heart. 

So often we want to "do ministry" to present it…