One of the most fascinating accounts in the Christmas narrative is when the angel appears to the shepherds. The fact that a messenger from God would appear to shepherds is most interesting indeed. For you see, the shepherds are like you and me. They represent sinful man. The New American Commentary says, “One should not…
A woman in her late 20’s enters an elementary school and opens fire killing children. I don’t know about you, but this angers me. How can anyone be so depraved that they would do such a thing? Why would anyone even think to enter a school and kill children? It is a senseless horrible act.…
In ministry to children it is important that we are confident in how to respond to children in various counseling situations. In children’s ministry programs such as Sunday School, Children’s Church, Good News Clubs, and other such programs where an invitation is given; it is imperative that there is a strategy to address the various…
One of the greatest joys is seeing a young child come to faith in Christ. Unfortunately, there are those who do not understand that a child has both the mental capability and the spiritual intuition to make a definitive decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Some struggle to realize the necessity of…
You may have read or heard recently how there is a group that is trying to start so-called ‘Satanist’ clubs in public schools as a direct attack on Good News Clubs. As a matter of fact, the Satanic Temple has declared Good News Club as their number one nemesis. Praise the Lord! I never…
As we have experienced one of the most unusual times in history, we are faced with many questions. One question that some are asking: “Is all these restrictions really necessary?” Another question may be: “Will things ever get back to normal?” Or perhaps we may ask: “What will be the new normal?” And then we…
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…
Our local association newsletter had a section recently that listed six secrets of a turnaround church. Thom Rainer, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, conducted a survey of churches that were in decline and experienced a great turnaround. From that survey these six things were evident in every church that made a turnaround: They became highly…
Across America there are pockets where the churches are a plenty and the Gospel is clearly preached and understood. However, there are also pockets where the churches are few and the people are starved for truth. Knox county Maine (where I pastor) is one of those pockets where the churches are few and the people are…
WHY is an ongoing evangelism ministry so important in the local church? Many questions are raised today concerning the proper strategy for winning the lost to Christ. The honest answer to those questions is simply the fact that there is no ‘perfect’ strategy. There is no specific right or wrong way to bring the Gospel…
Pastor Chris Noland 