How we deal with one another as followers of Jesus Christ is CRUCIAL! Jesus told His disciples (Mt 25:40) “…assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”
John Angell James – ‘Christians should excel in the manifestation of Christ’s character. The mind which was in Jesus, should be in them. They should consider His character as a model of their own; and be conspicuous for their . . . poverty of spirit, meekness, gentleness, and love. It is matter of surprise and regret that many people seem to think that Christianity has nothing to do with character! And that provided they are free from gross sins, and have lively feelings in devotional exercises, they may be as petulant (impatient, peevish) irritable, and implacable (inflexibly difficult) as they please! This is a dreadful error, and has done great mischief to the cause of God! A sour, ill-natured Christian, is like a lamb with a wolf’s head! Or like a dove with a vulture’s beak!’ – Christian Fellowship (1822)
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Bryan Wheeler Pastor Bryan Wheeler was converted to Christ in 1973. For most of the 20 years that he served in the U.S. Air Force he was actively involved in church-based preaching and teaching ministries in the U.S. and overseas. Pastor Wheeler was ordained into the gospel ministry in 1987 and was called into full time ministry in 1989. He is the pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Verona, VA. He and his wife Maureen were married in 1968 and the Lord has given them 6 children and 4 grandchildren.
