Paul so vividly described the process of salvation when he wrote his letter to Rome. “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher” (Rom.…

Following my two older sisters, I was privileged to go through the youth group at Palm Beach Lakes with Ron and Elizabeth Brackett as the coordinators.  It seems like eons ago, but the impact they made on so many lives has been immeasurable over the years. I remember as a Freshman and Sophomore that Ron would often take me home after youth…

When I first heard that Ron and Elizabeth were leaving to assume a greater role at the Central Florida Bible Camp, my heart was pulled in two vastly different directions. There was a great sense of loss as I thought of what his absence would do to the work here at Palm Beach Lakes, and there was great joy as I thought…

Isn’t it amazing how man can look at some matters and think—“What’s the big deal about that?”—while God sees a “big deal.”  Whose measurement do you think we should use? In Genesis 4, “Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord” (v. 3).  What a great idea!  What a generous man!  He took from his livelihood as…

The beginning of our gospel meeting is just two weeks away and it will provide so many opportunities for us to serve the Lord. Let me remind you that this effort is the primary tool of outreach we have. Every program we have is tied to evangelism, but the entire focus of this one is to reach the lost and bring them…

The wisdom of God is so vast, so infinite, so wonderful that finite man lacks the capacity to even comprehend “the depth” and “unsearchable riches” of it on his own (cf. Rom. 11:33; Eph. 3:8).  Even the most brilliant of intellects who has lived on this earth cannot compare with He who “knows all things” (1 John 3:20).  God used these words…

I was exiting I-95 at the Blue Heron exit and waiting for the light to change when I saw it. There were 17 UPS trucks heading west with packages to be delivered all over town. Their day was just beginning and I am confident that many other trucks had left the facilities at that same time going in other directions. It happens…

The purity of the Lord’s church is vitally important to Him.  The Lord knows the power of sin and the destruction that sin can cause in the life of individuals and even in the church.  We would do well today if we would comprehend and appreciate the devastating effects that Satan and sin will have on the church when left unchecked. This…