Does God want you to grow? Well, the answer to that is a resounding yes. In John 15, Jesus talks about the results of abiding in Him. “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me”ContinueContinue reading “Abide in Him”
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Keep Praying and Trusting God
Luke 18:1–8 Are you guilty of getting a text message and not responding? I know I am. Sometimes it’s not on purpose, but other times, I just don’t respond. God on the other hand doesn’t leave us “on read.” He doesn’t ignore our cries, grow tired of our voices, or brush us aside. In Luke 18, JesusContinueContinue reading “Keep Praying and Trusting God”
Devotional: Prayer and Compassion for the Harvest
Matthew 9:35–38 One of my favorite missionaries is George Liele. Born into slavery, he became the first African American ordained to Christian ministry and the first Baptist missionary to take the Gospel outside of the American colonies. Under the leading of the Holy Spirit, Liele chose to leave the United States for a land filledContinueContinue reading “Devotional: Prayer and Compassion for the Harvest”
Devotional: Justice and Mercy are still godly
Micah 6:6–8 places God as the just Judge of the universe, putting His people on trial. Creation stands as witness while God brings charges against His people not because He failed them, but because they failed to remember Him. The charges are ungratefulness and disobedience. God brings evidence before them. He is the mighty delivererContinueContinue reading “Devotional: Justice and Mercy are still godly”
The Differences Between the Prosperity Gospel and the Biblical Gospel
Charles Spurgeon said, “Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.” Today, church planters and even established churches must help people discern the difference between the biblical Gospel and the prosperity gospel. In the urban context of New Orleans, where I serve, oneContinueContinue reading “The Differences Between the Prosperity Gospel and the Biblical Gospel”
The Multi Ethnic Church
I recently wrote this article for newchurches.com and wanted to share it here on my personal blog. Several years ago, a team from our church decided to prayerwalk our neighborhood. Historically, the area was divided down the middle, both socioeconomically and racially. While residents lived only a few feet from each other, their lives wereContinueContinue reading “The Multi Ethnic Church”
We Should Care How Our Children Think
Think of this, the average age a child is introduced to pornography is 11 years old. Yet I would argue they are programmed even earlier to have minds that think in lines of sexual immorality rather than biblically.
As A Family Worship At Home (Seeing Jesus in the Family part 6)
Family Worship is part of the discipleship of the entire family. I would argue both the Father and mother are needed to have a full robust time of family worship.
A Home of Obedience and Love (Seeing Jesus in the Family Part 5)
Everyone has a role to play in the home. The part of children is to obey their parents and grow in the fear and knowledge of the Lord. That means children should be maturing in their understanding of who God is and living in a manner where they respect the Lord and their parents.
Seeing Jesus in the Family Part 4 (The Husband)
The Christian husband is called to a higher level, not simply a romantic love, but is willing at any moment to self-sacrifice for his wife.
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