Buy Gold – Church Growth

‘All In’ means totally committed. It’s actually a poker term and indicates all the chips are gambled on one hand. There are only two reasons to go ‘all in’. Either you have a great hand or you are desperate. We have both. Jesus left us...

Rediscovering the Power of the Gospel

One of the heartaches and tragedies of churches and Christians is the fighting among ourselves. Somehow, division has become part of the DNA of Baptists, especially independent Baptists. Yet, division tends to stunt growth. We discover in Galatians 2:1-16 that...

When will Jesus Return?

In 2001 Christian radio host Harold Camping stated that Judgment Day would take place on May 21, 2011 and the end of the world would take place five months later on October 21, 2011. Most Christian groups did not accept his predictions. However, quite a few around the...

Real Men and Women Pray

If Christians spent as much time praying as they do grumbling, they would soon have nothing to grumble about. J. Edgar Hoover (former FBI Director) once said, “The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb. The force of...

The Great Tribulation

The doctrine of the Tribulation is important and should be understood by every Christian. There is more space in the Bible given to this 7-year time than the 1,000 year Millennial kingdom, heaven, hell, or just about any subject except salvation and the promise of...