Evangelism • Leadership • Missiology • Church Health
READING: Acts 24-26 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I think we sometimes overcomplicate the work of our devotions. We can, of course, spend many hours studying the Word deeply — and that we must do. There are other times,…
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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…
Read MoreREADING: 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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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 MoreREADING: 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 MoreREADING: 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 MoreREADING: 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 MoreREADING: 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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Trust is essential in the church. Too often, though, trust is broken among the people of God.
Read MoreREADING: 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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