Saint Antony

Hello, I’m Joe Pursch, and this is a Transforming Moment. In these days of fast fame for certain pastors (and even more dramatic falls from grace), it’s important to remember the advice of a forgotten but wise preacher: “If you take care of the depth of your ministry, God will take care of the breadth of it”. It’s safest to let God decide the number of people we influence. He certainly did it for Saint Antony. He was a dishwasher in a monastery in the year 1222 and had to be ordered to preach his first sermon, but he soon traveled the world, preaching to crowds of up to 30,000 people at a time. Antony’s preaching was so powerful that when he came to a town, the shops closed and the markets suspended business so people could go hear him. He was tough and so Biblical that it was said that if all the world’s Bibles were burned, Antony could surely rewrite them. If you want a big ministry, then build a deep life. I’m Joe Pursch, and this has been a Transforming Moment.