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The Great Commission is more about the call to live faithfully than it is about a specific lesson we are to preach. Making a disciple is mostly...

Have changes in the church had a positive impact to strengthen Christians? Is the message we are preaching effective in reaching a lost generation?...

What do my accounts say about my testimony for Christ? Better yet, would there be enough evidence on it to convict me of being a follower of Christ...

Repentance is a crucial concept in the Kingdom of God, so it is important to study the scriptures on repentance.

I've always struggled to understand the passage where Jesus said that if someone hurts us, we are to turn the other cheek and let them hit us...

There are a lot of misconceptions about complementarianism common in our culture, ranging from silly associations to gross distortions. In light of...

Trends come and go. And there’s no shortage of them when it comes to talk in the church or conversations among believers. Here are four trendy...

First, they need to know that God loves them and they are valuable no matter what their life has looked like before giving their lives to the Lord....

It seems for the last two decades, and this could be longer, that church growth has been all the rage. As I look at the various ways and methods...

The idea of doing micro retreats came to me after I noticed how frequently Jesus would steal away from the curious crowds, His ever-present...

In the Bible, justification and sanctification are solutions to long-standing problems...

Christian compassion can be summed up in one verse. “Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2)....

The idols that trip me up as a church leader aren’t figures of gods and goddesses. They’re ideas and beliefs that can crowd out my worship of the...

I'm sure many of you right now are saying, Well, of course! Jesus died for everyone!

The more I learn about God’s Word and human behavior, the more I see a number of activities that only the strong can do. Here’s a partial list.