Last Sunday I started a new sermon series. It’s creatively titled “Summer in the Psalms,” because it’s summer, and I’m preaching selected Psalms. In Psalm 23, we learn our comfort in the Good Shepherd is rooted in His glory. In this sermon, you will learn not only how the Good Shepherd cares for His sheep, but also why the Good Shepherd cares for them.
What should you do if you have a leader who disagrees with your vision? What if they are disrespectful in how they disagree? When should you include other people in the conflict? This episode is brought you by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and LifeWay Pastors. With Southeastern learn how you can GO to reach your community, your nation, and your world. Where are you going? Southeastern will help you get there. Connect with pastoral resources from proven Read more [...]
I’m on vacation this week, enjoying time with my family. I realize vacations are a luxury. Plenty of bi-vocational pastors do not get vacations. Some full-time pastors get so much grief from their churches over vacation, they simply skip them. Time away is important. If your church is gracious enough to give vacation time, then you should use the time to recharge. For fun, I’ve put together a list of “shalts” and “shalt nots” for the pastor’s vacation. Thou shalt take Read more [...]
The Lord’s Supper is a picture of intimacy with God. The meal was prepared by God from the beginning of time. Close proximity to Jesus doesn’t save you. The Lord’s Supper is not about how we love God. It’s about how God loves us.
What should you do with people on the church membership roll who may not be Christians? How should you approach cleaning up the church membership roll? This episode is brought you by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and LifeWay Pastors. With Southeastern learn how you can GO to reach your community, your nation, and your world. Where are you going? Southeastern will help you get there. Connect with pastoral resources from proven practitioners at LifeWay Read more [...]
Few church programs are as ubiquitous as VBS. Churches across all denominations prepare for the summer influx of kids. It’s fun. You actually get to dance in the sanctuary! It’s also fruitful. Kids are saturated with the gospel for a week. “I was saved at VBS” is a common testimony I hear among adults. If you’re a lead pastor, it’s tempting to take off that week because you’re not really needed to lead VBS. Many churches have longstanding volunteers and leaders who basically Read more [...]
On Father’s Day this year, I taught from John 3:27-30. As the groom, Jesus reminds us that our role as a father is not based on self-fulfillment but on self-denial. The purpose of fatherhood is to point to our heavenly Father. The more we reflect God’s love with our children, the more we honor God the Father in our fatherhood.
What should you do if you come across a tough text to preach? How do we navigate those topics that we know will be controversial? Micah, Josh, and I discuss preaching tough texts and tough topics in the Bible. This episode is brought you by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and LifeWay Pastors. With Southeastern learn how you can GO to reach your community, your nation, and your world. Where are you going? Southeastern will help you get there. Connect with Read more [...]
Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention overwhelmingly approved a resolution condemning the alt-right movement. Chris Moody did a good job putting together a brief report of what happened. Nathan Finn also offered a worthy read from the perspective of someone in the room. Dwight McKissic deserves credit for drafting the original resolution. Following the resolution, H. B. Charles preached beautifully as always, and he offered his thoughts here. I don’t often write about specific Read more [...]
This sermon series is based on Old Testament characters. The point of the series is to explain how God draws us near. This sermon covers the character of Ezekiel. Even the deadest of the dead can live. God offers new life for the hopeless. Hope builds when you trust in the eternal.
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