An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most…
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12/12/15 How to Live . . . and Die
READING: Acts 20:4-23:35 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: There is much packed in the chapters of today’s reading. For example, I’m reminded that if I preach at midnight for…
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12 People Who Frustrate Church Leaders
Let me start this post with a caveat: I will be forever grateful for the brothers and sisters with whom I’ve served in local churches. Nevertheless, I, like other church leaders, have dealt with folks who frustrate leaders.
Read More12/11/15 Greet My Friends
READING: Romans 14-16 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Christian friends — they’re unbelievable gifts of the Lord to us. In the last chapter of Romans, Paul listed several friends whose…
Read More12/10/15 Piercing the Soul
READING: Romans 11-13 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I love it when the Word of God makes application simple. Sometimes the commands are so clear that all we can do…
Read More12/09/15 Let Me Be Accursed
READING: Romans 8-10 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I’m a professor of evangelism, but I still wonder about the depth of my concern over lost people around me….
Read More12/08/15 Joy to the World!
READING: Romans 4-7 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Sometimes the Bible is so filled with life that it’s as if the words leap off the page, wrap their arms around you,…
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10 Ways to Build Trust as a Church Leader
Trust is essential in the church. Too often, though, trust is broken among the people of God.
Read More12/07/15 Mutual Encouragement
READING: Acts 20:1-3, Romans 1-3 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: If you know me at all, you know my passion for mentoring. I wish someone had poured himself into me…
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It’s Just that Simple…
Take a look at this child’s drawing of the good news of Acts 3 (the lame man made whole).
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