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Abide in Him

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”

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”

Changing a Generation

Not too long ago, the head coach of the boy’s track team of my former high school approached me about becoming an assistant track coach. As God’s providence would have it, the school is directly across the street from my church. Having the opportunity to work with local high school students in my community wasContinueContinue reading “Changing a Generation”

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.