Martin Schmaltz

Ministry In The Margins

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by Martin Schmaltz.

During my devotional reading this morning I came upon a gospel narrative that was very thought provoking and convicting. So many times we talk about being a follower of Jesus, desiring to manifest the miraculous power of his kingdom: As His sent representatives, this is one of the things we are commissioned to do. Yet… [...]

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Possessing What We Are Missing

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Martin Schmaltz.

Is there a part of the Gospel we are missing? If so, how do we posses it?

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What Are You Waiting For?

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Martin Schmaltz.

So this past Saturday morning I woke up with the Kingdom on my mind. This has been my focus of thoughts and study the past few weeks. Questions such as “What is the Kingdom?” “How do we demonstrate it?” “How much is present now and how much to come?” fill my ruminations.
If [...]

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Is Your Church Remarkable?

Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

Remarkable: “worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary” Mirriam Webster
Made up of a word and suffix:

remark-Are : comment or mention:
-able: capable of, fit for, or worthy of

So is your church worthy of people talking about? Now I am not speaking of sensationalism and hype. I am suggesting is [...]

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Is Your Theology Reality?

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

Yesterday, while attending New Life Center in Bridgeton MO, the pastor Garry Tracy made one of those statements that summarizes a whole lot. He commented: “It is interesting that the first book of the bible after the resurrection is the Acts of the Apostles, not the theology of the Apostles.” Wow! This so resonated [...]

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What You Lookin’ At?

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

To exercise your faith and see the miraculous, it depends on what you are focused on.

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We are destination focused, God is process focused. Life is a journey of becoming.

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

So much of human nature is about achievement. It is about reaching that goal, destination or accomplishment. Once done, it is something we can place in our emotional and/or literal trophy case and point to: “I did that!”
Stop and think about it a minute. You have a list of “do its” today, written or mental. [...]

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Why We Do Not Recieve Our Miracles Pt 2

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

Lack of faith is only one reason we may not receive our miracle. Check out these other reasons.

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Why Are You In The Palace?

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

Why Are You Blessed? Why did you recieve the blessing and not someone else? What are we to do with God’s blessings? Check out this guest article by Pastor Lawson Salam of Ghana.

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Entitlement or Empowerment – Which Will It Be?

Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by Martin Schmaltz.

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;
teach a man to fish and you feed him for life”
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