10/12/16 Desertion?
READING: Matthew 26 Jesus always gets it right. He is never wrong. Period. He proved that truth again in today’s reading. Jesus warned the disciples as…
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10 Ways a Local Church Can Help a Missionary
I spend a lot of time with missionaries. Based on my conversations with them over the last year, here are some ways your church can help them.
Read More10/11/16 The Return of Jesus
READING: Matthew 24-25 I was so certain of Jesus’ return in the 1970s that I was sure I would never graduate from high school (and that was a long, long…
Read More10/10/16 Hypocrisy
READING: Matthew 22-23 It’s easy to condemn the Pharisees and teachers of the law of Jesus’ day. Though not all were this way, some were legalistic…
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3 Reasons to Bring Back the Handwritten Note
Writing simple handwritten notes of encouragement, thankfulness, and love will go a long way, but I believe this is a lost art today.
Read More10/09/16 A House of Prayer
READING: Matthew 20-21 Isaiah wrote it first: God’s house was to be “a house of prayer" (Isa 56:7). It was, in fact, to be a house of prayer…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Matthew 28:18 "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." The One about whom you speak today has authority over everything….
Read More10/08/16 The Sweetness of Forgiveness
READING: Matthew 18-19 Forgiveness matters . . . and not just forgiveness of my sins, but also my forgiving others who sin against me. On the…
Read More10/07/16 Words Matter
READING: Matthew 15-17 Growing up, I learned the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That phrase sounded good then, but…
Read More10/06/16 Battles of Ministry
READING: Matthew 13-14 Ministry is hard. Preaching is hard. Waiting and praying for people to respond to the gospel are hard. Dealing with rebellious people…
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