The Bible reflects God’s plan for believers to grow spiritually. Peter wrote that Christians should “grow up into salvation” (1 Peter 2:2). In fact, in addition to God’s work inside a person, the church, too, is supposed to work on people from the outside, teaching, correcting and admonishin…

When the apostle Paul spoke privately to the elders of the church at Ephesus, he focused on four traits of his ministry. In essence, he challenged them to follow his example. Paul’s words were his last instructions to this group of new Christian leaders. He had spent over two years among the…

Scripture: Esther 2:11