Before You Give Up
Wanting to quit when the going is tough is a normal human response, but it is not the response of faith. Too often we are listening to the sultry voice of self-pity instead of the stern voice of duty. Before you decide to quit, you should consider these facts. You have been called by the
Place Shaken
My friend Ron Dunn died several years ago, but his words still ring in my ears. I was looking through some articles he wrote in the 1970s when the church he pastured was going through an extended season of revival. They stirred my heart, inspired me to seek after God and to pray for revival.
A Harmony of Samuel
– William D. Crockett. Baker. If you plan to do any preaching in these six historical books, then add Crockett to your reference shelf. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
A Harmony of the Gospels
Edited by Thomas and Gundry, Harper and Row. Even those who don’t preach from the NASB will appreciate the excellent notes in this harmony, as well as the scholarly essays. No matter how many harmonies you own, if you don’t have this you, you are depriving yourself. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren
Outgrowing the Ingrown Church
– C. John Miller. Zondervan. This is an exciting manual for pastors and church leaders who really want to develop churches with outreach in their local areas and around the world. No clever slogans or formulas here, just solid Biblical principles and a challenge for personal concern and commitment. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started
D is for Depth
“Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks,” the temple officers reported to the priests and Pharisees who sent them to arrest Jesus (John 7:46 NASB), and how right they were! The preaching and teaching ministry of Jesus was unique; it was marked not only by authority (Matt. 7:28-29) but also by profundity.
Be It Therefore Resolved
I’ve been to so many conventions in my life, I can’t even count them all. I use to go every year, but now, I only make it every 2 or 3 years. Many of my friends don’t go, it’s too expensive, and there are too many roosters strutting around obsessed with their self importance for
Ten Most Believable Lies
– David Breese. Moody. The reader who grasps and applies personally the material in these pages will be well on his or her way to victory over the lies that rule our world. The book is especially good for the new believer who has been influenced by cults. The concerned pastor can turn all of
The Great American Arena
– Vernon McLellan. Associates Press. The emphasis is on Christian participation in political life. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors.
An Image Tarnished
An image tarnished. These words bring to mind the likes of Tonya Harding, Mike Tyson, John Rocker, and Monica Lewinski. The pages of history are scarred with people who remind us of the consequences of one wrong decision at the wrong moment in life. Just a few weeks ago, another name was added to that
The Kingdom-Focused Church
– Gene Mims. Broadman & Holman Publishers. While church growth, discipleship, evangelism, ministry, preaching and teaching are each important aspects of the Great Commission, Jesus’ life focused on the kingdom of God. “All the good things we do in church make sense only in light of the kingdom of God,” Mims explains. “The kingdom of
Various Books on the Psalms
By Michael Catt: I’ve been working on a series, mostly from the Psalms. Several times during my ministry, I’ve taken various Psalms and preached them during the summer. Since people are so scattered, it helps to have a ‘series’ they can drop in on when they are in town and not feel like they are