Troubled Waters and the Peace of Christ
“The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, and the Lord sits as King forever. The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace” (Psalm 29:10-11, NKJV). In recent days, we have seen the people of West Virginia suffer incredible loss of...
Potential Church
A key theme of Potential Church, one of our church plants in Wellford, S.C., is this: “It’s time to move over and let God have His way.” As we focus this month on overcoming in the Christian life, this is a message that resonates with all believers. It’s so easy to...
Overcomer-Moses
When I think of overcomers, King David and Moses come to mind. And while this great Psalm shows David expressing how the oppressed man looks with confidence to the Lord, I want to focus on Moses today as we key in on becoming overcomers for God. Moses had been charged...
Overcome
Overcome. It’s an interesting and thorny word that has a unique meaning to the Christian. Let’s examine what it means to overcome and place it in context as we look at our role of functioning in this world that is presenting more and more challenges to believers....
Summer Doldrums
It’s summer. And with summer, this ministry faces seasonal fiscal doldrums. I won’t belabor this point, but I do want to ask that you prayerfully consider making a special gift to the Faith Partners this month. While summer funding is always an issue, we continue to...
Overview
As our Thomas Road Worldwide ministry approaches the end of this fiscal year (June 30th), I am reaching out to you and asking you to partner with me in this incredible evangelistic work. My faith partners are those individuals, churches and businesses that determine...
Living for Christ Amid Mounting War
The brutal killings in Orlando cause concern in all Americans. We all wonder how safe we really are from terrorist attacks. In many ways, America has become a dangerous place. Yes, we can still go out to dinner with our families or host neighborhood cookouts and...
Integrity of the Believer
Proverbs 2:6-8 tells us this: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of justice, and preserves the way of His saints.” When...
Integrity
Integrity is a critical part of the Christian life. But it is also a difficult thing because we have a nature that sometimes wants us to take the easy path of compromise. In fact, the only real way to live a life of integrity is by constantly living as a servant to...
Faithful Stewardship
I Corinthians 4:2 tells us this: “Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful” (NKJV). As a pastor and leader of this ministry, this verse has encouraged me and motivated me to (1) be responsible in how we raise money to fund our ministries and...
We Need Unity
On Monday, we celebrated Memorial Day, the annual time of remembrance of those service members who died in defense of freedom. It’s an important time because our nation owes a deep debt of gratitude for those men and women who sacrificed all for the sake of their...
Every Child is a Gift from God
Every child is a gift from God. I made that statement a few days ago at Thomas Road Baptist Church and I’ve made it before. It is a statement of great truth because Scripture tells us that God ministers to us even before we are born. As Psalm 139:13-14 tells us, “For...