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Start with the Cheese (1 Samuel 17:17-20)

September 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Free Grace, ministry, service

People often ask me, “How can I get started in ministry?” The answer is pretty simple. You start with the cheese. I’ll explain. Do you remember when God raised up David to defeat Goliath? That was certainly one of history’s most impressive examples of being used by God in ministry, right? But do you know

Are You Usable? (Hebrews 5:12)

October 8, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Hebrews, service, spiritual maturity, teaching

Have you ever prayed for God to use you? Maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe there’s something you need to be asking yourself first. As Samuel Brengle put it, “Instead of praying so much to be used, people should search themselves to know whether they are usable” (Helps to Holiness, p.69). Are you usable? The author of