Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. - 1 Corinthians 4:2
A local church is a company of brothers and sisters. We are one family; one life is ours; one love is ours; and one objective (to know and glorify the Lord Jesus) is ours. This is the comfort and strength of all: that we are all one in Christ. We cannot properly minister the gospel of Christ without one another. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you."
Spurgeon once said, "I don't know which renders the greater service—the man who preaches or the man who prays, but I know this, we can do better without the voice than without the heart of prayer!"
Blessed and happy is that assembly of redeemed people, brought together and baptized into one body by his Spirit, whose love for the Lord Jesus and for one another enables them to sing with one voice, pray with one heart, walk in one direction, and worship with one Spirit! Where each member realizes the importance of his presence, his prayers, his support, and his co-operation. Where Christ is Lord and all others are servants! Where the will of Christ is preeminent and all other wills and desires are in subjection! Where there are no young and old, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, but only Christ, who is all and in all.
"Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful" (I Cor. 4:2). It is easier to be faithful in that which is seen than in that which is unseen; that which is at the front rather than at the rear. But neither is more or less important than the other. It is that service which seems most commonplace among men which is often the most precious to our Lord. If I can do what I do for the glory of God, then it will bless both me and his church.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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