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 Pressing Forward
Several years ago, my family and I visited the historic 16th Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama. This church was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan on September 15th, 1963. As a result, four precious girls lost their lives. They, along with other followers of Jesus, arrived on Sunday morning for the 11 am service,ContinueContinue reading “Keep Pressing Forward”
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”
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”
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