Why Worship Should Be Your Highest Priority
In worship, we have the opportunity to experience the presence of God, to hear His voice, and to have Him speak to us. This is an awesome opportunity and a great privilege. The Lord can speak to whatever need, hurt, pain, or aspiration you bring Him. It’s such a...
Why You Should Pray When Things Go Wrong
What a blessing it is to know that the God with whom we have to do is not a God who is remote. No, He’s the God who is near. He is present. “Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.” (Philippians 4:5) Why did Paul say “The Lord is near” at this...
Don’t Just Think Nice Thoughts—Be Discerning
I’ve already explained that Paul borrowed some terms from the Psalms when he wrote his letter to the Philippians. He also used some terms that his readers would have recognized as coming from the secular, Hellenistic culture around them. Think about that fact for a...
Why Gentleness Is Different From Weakness
We live in a world today where there is increasing pressure upon the church. We can give God thanks for the enormous freedoms that we have in the United States. We’ve been an island of freedom for over 200 years, but make no mistake, there are many places in the world...
What My Grandkids Have Taught Me About Fear and Rejoicing
2My wife Sue and I love to tell stories about our 17 grandchildren, but we can never say we have 17 grandchildren when we don’t also know that two of our grandsons are already in the presence of the Lord.* One of those little boys lived nine days, and the other little...
Philippians: How to Face Your Worst Fears
I remember the moment when I had to tell my mother that her cancer had returned. She’d had surgery for a brain tumor and had been undergoing cancer treatments for about a year when her legs became weak. I delivered the news to her while she was lying in bed in our...
The Unified Story of Scripture [Video]
This video was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on June 22, 2014. I’d love to hear your questions and comments—you can contact me through this page, or on Facebook or Twitter. You can also subscribe to this blog via email here.
How To Become a Better Citizen by Drawing Closer to Jesus
The Philippian Christians were worried about the future. They were being pressured by the governing authorities in Philippi, just as Paul and Silas were when they were in Philippi years earlier. Anxiety, fear, and the loss of peace are major themes in the final...
The Importance of a Father [Video]
This Father's Day video was recorded at Kingsland Baptist Church on June 15, 2014. I’d love to hear your questions and comments—you can contact me through this page, or on Facebook or Twitter. You can also subscribe to this blog via email here.