The Growing Gospel

by Vance Havner The God-Man grew on (Luke 2:40). God’s men grow on (1 Samuel 2:26; Luke 1:80). God’s message grows on (Acts 12:24). 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, to build up the church, seek revival, and encourage pastors. […]

The Sermon on the Mount

“Right at the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus contradicted all human judgments and all nationalistic expectations of the kingdom of God. The kingdom is given to the poor, not the rich; the feeble, not the mighty; to little children humble enough to accept it, not to soliders who boast that they can […]

Our Place

One day, a man went to visit a church. He got there early, parked his car, and got out. Another car pulled up and the driver got out and said, “I always park there! You took my place!” The visitor went inside for Sunday school, found an empty seat, and sat down. A young lady from […]

Divorce Rate

U.S. Divorce Rate at Lowest Level Since 1970 AP–NEW YORK (May 11) – By the numbers, divorce just isn’t what it used to be. Despite the common notion that America remains plagued by a divorce epidemic, the national per capita divorce rate has declined steadily since its peak in 1981 and is now at its […]

Volume 07, Issue 12

The Autumn Agendaby Warren Wiersbe We need to be thinking and praying about the fall preaching agenda. Vacations will have ended, children will be back in school, and we’re asking the Lord to give His people a fresh and powerful new beginning. Have you ever done a series about some of the so-called “minor characters” […]

Treasures in Darkness

– Dr. Taffy Anderson. Moody Publishers. “As a physician, Dr. Anderson writes with the expertise of her profession. But this is not only a doctor’s story–it’s the story of a woman who is also a wife, a daughter, a sister, an aunt–and a seeker of the treasure God has for her life while she went […]

One Minute After You Die

– Erwin Lutzer. Moody Publishers. An updated edition of Erwin Lutzer’s bestselling book. This book takes a simple, yet distinctive, look at what the Bible says about death. Offers great encouragement to those in times of grief and great hope for those who know Christ. A wonderful tool for counseling situations! 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online […]

John-Herbie

When I was two years old, my father walked out and abandoned our family. Less than a year later, the Lord placed into my life a man who would become a dad in every sense of the word. I called him “John- Herbie.” My heart was always thrilled to see him come strolling across the […]

Let’s Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

I’m a Southern Baptist. I was raised in a Southern Baptist church. I was saved in a Southern Baptist church. I went to a Southern Baptist college and attended two Southern Baptist seminaries. I’ve lived long enough to see the conservative resurgence in the SBC When I was in school, the influence of liberalism was […]

Psalms 15-16

Psalm 15: Are You Worthy? Who is worhty to live with God? Imagine what would happen if I walked up to that gate at Buckingham Palace in London and said to that tall, handsome, well-dressed guard, “Sir, I want to live with the King and Queen.” He would lok at me and say, “Begone before […]