06/02/25 Satan and Job
READING: One-year plan: Job 1-7 Two-year plan: Psalm 142-44, 1 Corinthians 15:29-49 ———- The book of Job is not about Satan, though we often…
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10 Reasons Many Pastors Don’t Like to Do Pastoral Care
Let’s face it, church leaders. Some of us much prefer preaching over pastoral care. Others love pastoral care, but not all of us. Some…
Read MoreSunday Prayer Challenge
Pray for all those parents and grandparents who long for a wayward offspring to show up in church today to hear the gospel again.
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Encouragement from the Word for Church Leaders for Today
John 5:8-9 “‘Get up,’ Jesus told him, ‘pick up your mat and walk.‘ Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.” As…
Read More05/30/25 Intercession
READING: One-year plan: Esther 5-10 Two-year plan: Psalm 139-141, 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 ———- He went from having death hanging over his head (“Ask the…
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A Discipleship Strategy that Takes On the Enemy
I am convinced that discipleship is offensive spiritual warfare. Here’s why – and how you might strengthen your church’s strategy.
Read More05/29/25 Fasting: Longing
READING: One-year plan: Esther 1-4 Two-year plan: Psalm 136-138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ———- Esther, a Jew, was the queen. Haman, a leader in the…
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12 Questions I Have for Small Group Leaders
My wife and I have always been members of churches with a Sunday School program until we joined our current church, Restoration Church in Wake Forest, NC. Now, we attend a small group that meets in a home on Tuesday nights, and we’re learning more about this approach.
Read More05/28/25 Grace and Mercy
READING: One-year plan: Nehemiah 9:38-13:31 Two-year plan: Psalm 131-135, 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 ——– The story of God’s people is one of their rebellion and…
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The 7 Greatest “Speech” Characteristics of My Spiritual Heroes
I’ve learned so much from church leaders since God called me to preach when I was 13 years old. Some men have taught me…
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