Monday was a day of fasting and prayer, with the worship center open so people could stop by between 4 and 7 PM to pray. I had a great time of prayer that afternoon, praying through the prayer guide and other materials I had with me. While praying for our church and my role as… Read More »
Multiplying or Backsliding
“If we’re not multiplying, we’re backsliding.” I’ll explain that statement in a moment. David Wheeler was with us this weekend. He’s a professor of evangelism at Liberty University/Seminary and a past prof at our Southern Baptist seminary in Texas. During a retreat with our deacons/pastors and our wives Saturday, he made the above statement. What… Read More »
It’s Fun to Meet New People
“They’re not from here.” That was my first thought when I heard them speaking. I was at a local business and the individual helping me had a strong northern accent. While we were talking, a couple with a very similar accent approached and began speaking to him. In short order, I was part of the… Read More »
An Unexpected Blessing
It’s beautiful to watch God work. I led an evangelism seminar for a small group Sunday afternoon and was richly blessed by the experience. But first allow me to confess that I wasn’t expecting the blessing. In fact I was a little disappointed with the response to the seminar. Only six people had registered and… Read More »
Larger Than Life – The Humor and Humanity of Dr. W. A. Criswell
This week I’ve shared a post each day about a different book I read this summer. Today’s book: “Larger than Life – The Humor and Humanity of Dr. W. A. Criswell” by Lanny and Brenda Elmore. Dr. Criswell was Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas for 50 years and Lanny served on his… Read More »
Billy Graham
Ninety-three year old evangelist Billy Graham was admitted to the hospital Saturday, where he is being treated for bronchitis. News accounts mentioned that he is looking forward to going home in a few days and continuing work on various ministry projects. One of those is completing the manuscript for a new book to be released… Read More »
I Could Have Stopped After The Video
Yesterday was my first Sunday back at FBC after four weeks of vacation and I have to say the normal routine of preaching twice on Sunday morning was somewhat of a shock to my system after two weeks on the beach. Monieca and I had a good time on vacation and I’m thankful for the… Read More »
A Chick-fil-A Shopping Bag
In Truett Cathy’s autobiography he mentions that he often carries a big Chick-fil-A shopping bag with him when he travels. People see the bag and often initiate conversations with him (even if they don’t know who he is) in airports and other public places. They say things like, “Oh, we love to eat at Chick-fil-A.”… Read More »
An Amazing Chain Of Events
It was a Monday afternoon in Geometry Class my sophomore year of high school when Evelyn turned around and asked me to attend a revival service at her church that night. I had never been to church, except for a couple of funerals, and really didn’t know much about it. I accepted her invitation anyway… Read More »
Faith and Church Growth
Read the following Bible verse several times: Acts 16:5 “So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Is there a connection between a growing faith and a growing church? What is… Read More »