Reaching People With the Gospel

Allow us to tell you about just two of the folks who have recently come to know Christ because of your support.• Silamageni was raised by parents who taught her witchcraft, which she practiced for more than a half-century. She felt hopeless and alone, seeing no escape...

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Understanding True Stewardship

I remember an anecdote from years ago, about a kid whose mother gave him two quarters: one for Sunday school and one for a pack of baseball cards. As the kid was walking, one quarter escaped and rolled down a sewer drain. While staring down the dark hole, the boy...

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A Vision, A Mission and A Challenge

This ministry operates under two maxims. First, we challenge ourselves to live out this precept every day: “Not I, but Christ.” Second, in terms of our church planting, pastoral training, pro-life and other evangelistic outreaches, we utilize this precept: “To change...

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A Lesson in Power

How powerful is God? We know He created this world as well as worlds beyond anything we can ever hope to imagine (Jeremiah 10:12). And He did it with a word. We know that He raised Jesus from the dead and that the power of death means nothing to Him. Further, this...

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God Works Through People Who Live for Him

Shortly after my father accepted Christ as his Savior, he entered the church to see a giant banner hanging over the podium. It read: "Are You A Tither?" My dad, a newborn in Christ, asked someone, “What is a tither?” He rhymed the word with “hither,” having absolutely...

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Multiplying Churches

We closed 2016 with an array of church planting meetings in several cities and we have entered 2017 with more meetings to encourage our church planters and pastors. The purpose of these events is to train church planters and to offer coaching and encouragement to...

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Truth in a “Fake News” World

We hear a lot these days about “fake news” — news that isn’t news, rather information designed to defame or damage or inflame.  It’s nothing new, really, because people have been trying to hurt their adversaries over the course of human history, in one form or...

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Resolving to Serve God in the New Year

Did you resolve to lose a little weight in the new year?  Or maybe you pledged to spend more time with your family or to save a little money for a rainy day.  At the new year, I think we all tend to review the state of our life and consider how we can improve things. ...

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Living A God-honoring Life

How can we live a more God-honoring life this year? This is a question I believe we should all ask ourselves. The key, I believe, is having the mind of Christ, or utilizing God’s wisdom in all elements of our lives. That raises another double-edged question: What can...

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Organizing Your Life in this New Year

I like to listen to Christian financial planner Dave Ramsey on the radio. As a matter of fact, we recently hosted him at Thomas Road Baptist Church. He helps people get their financial houses in order, which is important. I think we also need to continuously focus on...

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The Right Heart for Christmas

I John 2:15-17 tells us this: “Do not love the world or the things in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father...

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