SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PASTOR CHRIS To our church family and community: This is both a sobering and exciting time for the church. We have entered uncharted territory that can be seen as one of the greatest opportunities in church history to bring the love of Jesus to the world. We have witnessed in recent days…
Generational differences and frustrations have been a part of life since the beginning of time. Every generation is different. Each generation develops their own culture and their own worldview. In the church, each generation sees things through the lenses of their specific cultural influences. For example, older generations may tend to be more…
In positions of leadership that deals with people there is constant awareness of the issues and circumstances in people’s lives. As burdensome as this may be, such responsibility demands a certain level of calm, wisdom, and grace. There are times when we have the tendency to over complicate and over dramatize various situations…
I am very blessed to serve as Pastor of an outward focused and mission minded church. I must confess that I like to brag about what God is doing in and through FBC Decherd. We are not a large church by any means, but, we do have a big heart. Everything we do as a…
I have read the Bible through many times. It never ceases to amaze me how God used such sinful people to carry out His work. There were always consequences for sin and there were times when God executed great wrath and judgment. However, think of names like: Jacob, Judah, Moses, Rahab, Saul, David, Solomon, Samson,…
Youth Ministry is something that is dear to my heart because I believe in the importance of helping parents raise a Godly generation. As a Lead Pastor, I believe that it is impossible to have a healthy church without engaging younger generations and developing a strong ministry to youth. Below is an article written by…
2 Timothy 2:15 says, Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth.” In the context of this passage, Paul is giving instruction to Timothy concerning his ministry. He tells Timothy that in order for him to serve well, he must be a…
It is hard to believe that we are here embarking on another year. To be honest, I never imagined we would still be on earth in 2020. However, it serves as a reminder that God is beyond time and though we see the signs all around us; His coming is in His timetable and not…
There are many wonderful spiritual nuggets that are found in the Biblical account of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. One spiritual nugget that sticks out like a flashing light is found in Luke 1:38. The angel had just explained to Mary how she would give birth to the Savior of the world though…
Nobody is very fond of changes. It is often said that the seven last word of a dying church are: “We’ve never done it that way before.” Personally, I am not fond of change either. I like things being a certain way and sticking with it. I do not enjoy making changes in my life…
It should be the goal of every believer to engage. God did not save us to just sit on the sidelines. Our level of engagement is directly connected to our love for Jesus. The more we love Jesus, the more spiritually engaged we will be. We will never experience true revival without spiritual engagement. We…
Crafting a sermon is an art. It is not something to take lightly. It is hard work. To learn more, I encourage you to read my article on sermon preparation. However, the focus of this article is on the actual delivery of a sermon. You may have some very good truths to communicate, but, how…
