10 Areas Where We TELL but Don’t TEACH
Here’s the premise of this post: we have a tendency in the church to TELL people what to do, but not TEACH them how to do it.
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06/26/15 Godly Leaders in the Midst of Evil Ones
READING: 1 Kings 15:25-16:35; 2 Chronicles 17 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These chapters are a comparison between evil kings of the northern kingdom of Israel and King Jehoshaphat,…
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10 Suggestions for Church Staff Members
Staff members provide valuable insight and assistance in local churches yet there is always room for improvement.
Read More06/25/15 Depending on God . . . but then on Self
READING: 1 Kings 15:1-24; 2 Chronicles 13-16 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Central to these texts is the story of the reign of Asa, king of Judah. He “did what…
Read More06/24/15 Seeking the Lord . . . or Not
READING: 2 Chronicles 10-12 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These chapters are the parallel chapters to 1 Kings 12-14, though these 2 Chronicles chapters focus primarily on Rehoboam….
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14 Reasons People Don’t Listen to Preaching
In almost two decades of church consulting, I’ve listened to numbers of laypersons talk about preaching. Here are fourteen reasons.
Read More06/23/15 The Sin of a Nation
READING: 1 Kings 12-14 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These chapters deal with false worship under Jeroboam, king of Israel, and the failure of Rehoboam, king of Judah —…
Read More06/22/15 Being Fascinated with God
READING: Proverbs 30, 31 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These final chapters of Proverbs cover many issues, including the famous passage about a godly wife in Proverbs 31. I focus…
Read More06/21/15 The Disastrous End of a King
READING: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These chapters deal primarily with Solomon’s reign, his visit from the queen of Sheba, his idolatries…
Read MoreAn Encouraging Word to Church Leaders for Today
Genesis 1:3 “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” The God of the Bible is not like the idols of…
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