When God is Too Late
Gospel Light Baptist Church — Devotional When You Think He’s Too Late You’ve been there — maybe not at a literal graveside, but somewhere that felt just as final. A door closed. A relationship ended. A dream buried. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a thought crept in: It’s too late now. Even […]
The Road to the Resurrection – Day Three
Road to the Resurrection · Day 3 Proof That Cannot Be Argued The Resurrection Declares That Jesus Is God By Justin Cooper · Romans 1:4 · Luke 24 You can go to any cemetery in this world and find the markers of famous men. Authors. Soldiers. Statesmen. Presidents. Explorers. Religious leaders. But noticeably absent from […]
The Road to the Resurrection – Day Two
Road to the Resurrection · Day 2 He Is Risen Three Words That Turned the World Upside Down By Justin Cooper · Luke 24:6 A dying British pastor, barely able to hold a pen, once wrote his daughter a letter on Easter morning. His voice was gone. His legs were useless. And still he wrote: […]
The Road to the Resurrection Day One
Road to the Resurrection · Day 1 The Empty Tomb What They Expected vs. What They Found By Justin Cooper · Luke 24:1–6 They went to finish a burial. They came back announcing a resurrection. Early on the first day of the week, before the sun had fully chased away the darkness, a group of […]
The real reason you’re anxious (and the fix)
What Are You Trusting In? | Gospel Light Baptist Church Gospel Light Baptist Church Sermon Series · Psalms of Degrees What Are You Trusting In? A Question Worth Sitting With When your anchor is wrong, anxiety is guaranteed. When it’s right, peace is possible. Psalm 125 & Romans 8 · Pastor Justin Cooper Bear Bryant, […]
Why You Don’t Have to be Afraid
A Chorus of Confidence | Gospel Light Baptist Church Gospel Light Baptist Church Sermon Series · Psalms of Degrees A Chorus of Confidence: Why You Don’t Have to Be Afraid Finding unshakeable trust in a world that keeps shifting under your feet. Psalm 125 · Pastor Justin Cooper Confidence is trending down in America. That’s […]
Hallelujah for Help
The pilgrim’s confidence is not in the road he walks, but in the Lord who walks with him. “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”— Psalm 121:1–2 Life is a journey. And it is not always smooth. […]
Clear the Clutter
You cannot fight God’s battles wearing what God never gave you. “And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it… And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.”— 1 Samuel 17:39 […]
Where is Our Gladness?
What excites us most reveals what we love most. “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.”— Psalm 122:1 There seems to be a growing lack today of running to God. Invite the average Christian to a ball field, and they’ll say, “I was glad when […]
When Prayer Really Works
Prayer avails not because it is spoken, but because it is sincere, fervent, and righteous. “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”— James 5:16 Not every Christian will be called to preach. Not every Christian is physically able to canvass their neighborhood or stand behind a pulpit. Not every Christian can sing, […]