In my life I have preached over 10,000 sermons, and sometimes I may lose sight of the purpose of preaching. We are told to preach the word, to teach and use those precious moments to convince, rebuke and exhort with a longsuffering heart (2 Tim. 4:2). God describes the focus of preaching as being edification, exhortation and comfort (1 Cor. 14:3). The…

It happens a lot!  In fact, it seems to be happening more and more.  Young people grow up in a Christian home, with godly parents who teach them God’s Word and regularly take them to Bible class and worship.  But then, when the young people graduate and get out on their own, what they once believed themselves (and even taught, in some…

Today, I looked at the newsfeed on my laptop and noticed the weather report. It said, “Heavy rain in about 1 hour.” When looking at the weather we’ve been having this week, I probably could have guessed it was going to rain again. It still amazes me that we are now accurate up to the hour of when the rain will stop…

It is not true that all who claim to be working for the Lord are godly. Because the Holy Spirit guided the apostles and prophets, we have the totality of the very spiritual truth in the Bible (John 16:13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17). It is the measuring rod to be used to identify false teachers. The Bible warns against the presence of false…

Have you ever been to a wedding, and—while the preacher was going through the “Do you promise to…?” and the “Do you promise to…?”—have you ever thought, “Did I really commit to all of that when I got married?”  For those who are married, a wedding can be a great way to be reminded of what marriage is and what commitments are…

What does it take to be an evangelist? Is it two years at a preaching school? Is it an excellent speaking voice? Or is it a perfect, sin-free life? Well, obviously no one can live up to that last one. But, many Christians will neglect their missionary duties for one of these or many other reasons. The truth is that none of…

The change in how students are disciplined in school is vastly different from what it used to be. In those days, there was the “board of education” (the teacher’s heavy paddle) and proper behavior was demanded. I remember another way of discipling at the West Huntsville Grammar School. A disobedient student was made to go to the corner of the room and…

A form of the word “repent” is found over 60 times in the Bible.  We may think about it strictly as a New Testament term, but 10 of the 60+ uses are in the Old Testament.  So, “repentance” is certainly a Biblical concept from beginning to end. Generally speaking, we know what it means to “repent.”  The basic meaning of the term…