Acts 9:26-27 Cheerleaders Definition of a cheerleader: An enthusiastic and vocal supporter. Definition of an encourager: to spur on; to inspire, give courage, and share hope. Many churches are in need of what every football team has: cheerleaders. The job of a cheerleader is to tell everybody “we’re going to make it.” No matter how bad things look on the scoreboard, there is still hope. Cheerleaders cheer all the way to the end of the game and will act as... Read more
1 Samuel 3:1-21 Discerning the Voice of God 1 Samuel 3:1-21 Discerning the Voice of God is a sermon about the importance of prayer to discern the voice of God in a matter. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Failure Penniah sinks to obscurity Eli & Sons condemned Eli’s line is to end Victory Hannah has Samuel Samuel grows great before the Lord before men Replaced by an enduring house Be open and available to listen Then the LORD... Read more
Matthew 9:35-10:39 The Church That Fulfills God’s Mission SLIDE 1 – Title Page SLIDE 2 – Fast Facts This past week has been the “Week of Prayer for North American Missions.” We have been asked as a church plant to reach out to people groups in North America. There are 250 million lost people in the United States. North America is the second highest mission field in the world. While we do not see the people leaving other countries... Read more
How to Improve the Prayer Life of the Church “and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. My eyes will now be open and My ears attentive to prayer from this place.” (2 Chronicles 7:14–15, HCSB) The Last Message of Billy Graham: From the Christian Post: Billy Graham was recently asked what the... Read more
Morally Straight “Give it everything you have, heart and soul. Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don’t get off track, either left or right, so as to make sure you get to where you’re going. And don’t for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you’ll get where you’re... Read more
Acts 1:1-8 Reaching the Lost in Missouri I want to share with you the fact that we are in the middle of a sphere of “lostness” in Missouri. I have handed out to you a sheet entitled “Counting the Cost.” This sheet, which was produced by the Missouri Baptist Convention, shares with you facts about the population in the past ten years. It also shares with you the need for more evangelical churches in this county. Let me also share... Read more
Reaching the World for Jesus in Missouri “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” (Acts 1:8, HCSB) Note: I heard a sermon at an annual meeting of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 2000 by Dr. Charles Wade. This sermon was the inspiration for what I wrote here. God has called me to... Read more
Being Involved in International Missions “Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.” (Mark 16:15, HCSB) I just returned from the annual meeting of the International Baptist Church Ministries (IBCM) at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend. This organization provides financial support to international English-speaking baptistic churches throughout the world, including churches associated with the International Baptist Convention (IBC). The IBC is involved in planting and... Read more
The Power of Delegation in Leadership “But how can I carry, all by myself, your troubles and burdens and quarrels?” (Deuteronomy 1:12, The Message) Moses asked a fundamental question in leadership. When you lead people, people are going to expect to help them with their troubles, burdens, and quarrels. Why? Because there will challenges as you lead people forward, and they will look up to you for answers. The problem is that in order to keep moving people forward... Read more
Luke 8:1-15 The Right Conditions for Balanced Christian Growth Last year, I planted a garden. I thought I had a green thumb. My grandmother Louis had a business growing and selling cactus. My grandmother Loraine planted a garden every year here on the farm. My dad used to plant a garden every year while we were in Texas. So I thought it was in my blood. I was wrong. Here is what happened. There is a plot of land just... Read more
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