Sermons on Job 2..

My son,” the father said, “you are always with me, and everything I have is yours” (Luke 15:31).There is a difference in that status, station, and responsibilities between a servant, a slave, and a son.All Christians are sons of God, but all too often we act as servants, or slaves, and not the heirs to a royal kingdom with all the power and authority that goes with it.In this book, Steve Long shares how God longs to see His children take their rightful places of power and authority in His kingdom.

Every year thousands of God's servants leave the ministry convinced they are failures. Years ago, in the midst of a crisis of faith, Kent Hughes almost became one of them. But instead he and his wife Barbara turned to God's Word, determined to learn what God had to say about success and to evaluate their ministry from a biblical point of view. This book describes their journey and their liberation from the success syndrome"-the misguided belief that success in ministry means increased numbers. In today's world it is easy to be seduced by the secular thinking that places a number on everything. But the authors teach that true success in ministry lies not in numbers but in several key areas: faithfulness, serving, loving, believing, prayer, holiness, and a Christlike attitude. Their thoughts will encourage readers who grapple with feelings of failure and lead them to a deeper, fuller understanding of success in Christian ministry essential book for everyone engaged in Christian service who struggles with the problem of defining success and dealing with failure in life and ministry. (from Amazon)