5 Posts about My Fears for the Church and Church Leaders
I believe in the local church. Without question and without reservation. We’re messy, but we’re still God’s people. Nevertheless, I do carry some fears…
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11/06/22 Not Optional
READING: Luke 24:13-43, Mark 16:12-13, John 20:19-23, Mark 16:14, John 20:24-21:25, Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 24:44-49 As a team leader for the International Mission…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Ephesians 6:19 “Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.” On…
Read More11/05/22 Finality?
READING: Mark 15:42-47, Matthew 27:57-61, Luke 23:50-56, John 19:38-42, Matthew 27:62-66, Mark 16:1-8, Matthew 28:1-7, Luke 24:1-12, Mark 16:9-11, John 20:1-18, Matthew 28:8-15 It’s…
Read More11/04/22 Mocking . . . for a Little While
READING: Mark 15:21-24, Matthew 27:32-34, Luke 23:26-31, John 19:17, Mark 15:25-32, Matthew 27:35-44, Luke 23:32-43, John 19:18-27, Mark 15:33-41, Matthew 27:45-56, Luke 23:44-49, John…
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4 Posts on Church Diseases
In the 1990s, Peter Wagner published The Healthy Church, a book describing several diseases that churches sometimes exhibit. Many of us who study churches have…
Read More11/03/22 No Fault/Our Fault
READING: Mark 15:2-5, Matthew 27:11-14, Luke 23:1-12, John 18:28-40, Mark 15:6-15, Matthew 27:15-26, Luke 23:13-25, John 19:1-16, Mark 15:16-20, Matthew 27:27-31, Luke 22:63-65 The…
Read More11/02/22 The Lord Turned
READING: Mark 14:53-65, Matthew 26:57-68, Mark 14:66-72, Matthew 26:69-75, Luke 22:54-62, John 18:25-27, Mark 15:1, Matthew 27:1-2, Luke 22:66-71, Matthew 27:3-10 We must affirm…
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Wednesday Words: My Thoughts on Ways False Teaching Infiltrates the Church
How does false teaching make its way into today’s church? Here are a few ways it happens: Failing to preach the Word of God. Not…
Read More11/01/22 The Flesh is Weak
READING: John 18:1-2, Mark 14:32-42, Matthew 26:36-46, Luke 22:39-46, Mark 14:43-52, Matthew 26:47-56, Luke 22:47-53, John 18:3-24 Just saying we want to be faithful…
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