Many of you have already put up and decorated your Christmas trees. Maybe you played Christmas music and enjoyed hot cocoa as you decorated. If you are like my wife and me, you discussed each ornament as you place it on the tree. Many of our decorations have a story… Continue reading
One of my favorite accounts surrounding the birth of Christ is the Magi from the east. Many movies, articles, and figurines depicting the wise presenting their gifts in Bethlehem at the birth of Jesus are inconsistent with the Scripture. Matthew 2:9 says, “When they heard the king, they departed; and… Continue reading
Years ago at my first church in Bible College, I preached a sermon entitled: “Christmas without Christ.” It was an unusual Christmas sermon because most pastors preach on the Coming of the Messiah, the gift of salvation or even the place where Jesus was born. However, that Sunday I preached… Continue reading
5 reasons a shrinking church may be a good thing NOT ALL CHURCH DECLINE IS BAD. By Brian Croft If there is something all pastors and churches will agree on it is this: nobody wants their church to decline. Nobody. The SBC’s primary way of measuring the condition of local churches… Continue reading
Although it is officially Fall, we are quickly approaching winter. Beyond the joyful time of Christmas and New Years Eve celebrations, I don’t like winter. The days are cold and dark. It seems the winter season last forever. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, we are in for a rough winter… Continue reading