Minister Christ’s Love to One Another
What are Core Values? Core Values and Beliefs describe what God says are the most important priorities of our existence as a church and as individuals. They are God’s Top Priorities! Core values help us make ministry plans as a church and everyday decisions as...
New Free E-book: Long Term Sermon Planning
Without a doubt, one of the most difficult things I do every year as a pastor is spending two weeks in November preparing a preaching schedule for the following year. Without a doubt, one of the most important things I do every year is an annual preaching schedule....
Model Christ for the Next Generation
What are Core Values? Core Values and Beliefs describe what God says are the most important priorities of our existence as a church and as individuals. They are God’s Top Priorities! Core values help us make ministry plans as a church and everyday decisions as...
Make Christ Known
What are Core Values? Core Values and Beliefs describe what God says are the most important priorities of our existence as a church and as individuals. They are God's Top Priorities! Core values help us make ministry plans as a church and everyday decisions as...
The First King Size Bed
King of the Jews The wise men followed a very special star to the land of Israel asking, “Where is He that is born King of the Jews?” When they found Him in Bethlehem, they came worshipping and gave Him valuable gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh that no doubt...
A Journey of Faith, Part 2
Reprinted from Baptist Voice, Part 2 Ministry Lessons Philippians 4:19 – Missions! “If we take care of God’s business He will take care of our business.” God blesses a church that is committed to the Great Commission. We began supporting missionaries before we even...
A Journey of Faith, Part 1
Reprinted from The Baptist Voice, Part 1 On a hot summer day in 1975, God answered my mom’s prayers and my dad was wonderfully saved from a life of alcohol addiction. At a service station, my parents picked up a church tract which resulted in our family attending...
Revival and Revolutions
The Great Awakening Revival had a huge impact on the founding of our country. Our founding documents reverberate with the heartbeat of revival sparked by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield. Following the War for Independence, our Founding Fathers established a...
Why I Love My Church
There are literally millions of people in the world who can genuinely say, “I Love My Church!” These people have experienced the blessing of a church family that loves God, exalts Jesus Christ, and shows love and forgiveness to one another. It is this kind of a...
Thanks-Living
Most of us had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We can all be grateful to God for His many blessings. My wife had an interesting Bible class this week with the 11th-12th graders in our academy. Jodie asked the girls to write down all the things they are thankful...