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, […]
Get Back After It!
What begins as caution must never settle into complacency — God’s work still calls us forward. Over the last little while here in North Carolina, we’ve been knocked off schedule. Weather slowed things down. People got stuck inside. Routines were interrupted. And I’m sure many have found themselves under a blanket, watching more television than […]
Faithful First
God doesn’t enable us before He can trust us — faithfulness is what God empowers and advances. “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.”— 1 Timothy 1:12 Let me share a truth God has used over the years to be […]
The Pillar and Ground of the Truth
The church exists to uphold the truth of God’s Word — not to entertain the world. Paul writes to Timothy and tells him plainly why he is writing — “that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God.” Then he defines what the church is: “the church of the […]
When God Freezes the Schedule
Sometimes God slows life down so He can quiet our hearts and speak clearly. “Be still, and know that I am God.”— Psalm 46:10 We’re here in the frozen tundra of North Carolina — ice and snow crunching underfoot, schedules disrupted, plans delayed, and the week feeling anything but normal. Everything seems off. But standing […]
Going Forward for the Glory of God
We were saved to move, called to advance, and commanded to go forward by faith. “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark…”— Philippians 3:13–14 I don’t want to […]
The Person God Uses
God is not looking for impressive people — He is looking for yielded ones. “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”— John 1:6–8 God has never confined Himself to one mold when choosing His servants. He uses people from different backgrounds, cultures, ages, and stations in life. The anvil of God […]
Don’t Be a Demas
A good start means little if we don’t finish faithful. “…For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world…”— 2 Timothy 4:10 For time and eternity, the name Demas is forever linked with a believer who backslid and dishonorably disengaged from the work of God. His story is brief — but its warning is […]
Back to the Book
Revival will never come from new methods — it always comes from returning to God’s Word. “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy […]
Comfort for the Troubled Heart
God does not remove every trial — but He never withholds His comfort. “…the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;Who comforteth us in all our tribulation…”— 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 We live in a world filled with trial, trouble, and tribulation. Jesus Himself warned believers, “In the world ye shall have tribulation.” Salvation […]