Last Sunday, I spoke of Paul’s instruction to Timothy about prayer in the church. Christians pray for everybody. We pray for everyone not only because everyone stands in need of…
At some point, you may have wondered why we do church the way we do. If you worship elsewhere when you’re on vacation—I hope you do!—you’ve noticed that different churches…
The Word of God stands, complete. We don’t quite know what to do with it, though. We know the Old Testament is part of the Bible. We don’t quite know…
Paul’s first letter to Timothy is a reminder—a plea—to the church to stay focused on advancing, making progress. The church makes progress as it holds fast to the Word of…
I want a church where real need can find real help; I believe that you want that, too. When I preach, I aim to make the heart of my…
The number one reason for a decline in evangelism in the churches is the sum of all the others: resistant theological systems, changing culture, fear of offending, accepting the notion,…
Anyone besides me hesitant to start a conversation about Jesus, hesitant to share your faith? We don’t want to offend anybody. Society and culture tell us religion is private, and…
Churches just aren’t as evangelistic as they used to be. For Presbyterians, that might not be saying much, but it still ought to cause each of us to pause a…
Between the glory of Easter and the glory of Pentecost, I’m speaking about evangelism; a decline in evangelism, actually. We Presbyterians probably haven’t noticed it, as we haven’t historically invested…
On our way to Pentecost, I’m considering Baptist pastor and church consultant Thom Rainer’s insights regarding a decline in evangelism in the church over the past, well, decades. The Acts…