By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And He is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence.” Colossians 1:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: There are two beginnings in creation…. Read More ›
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1 Timothy: The Biblical Pattern for Pastoral Ministry, Part 6 – 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:1-4: “How to Seek a Shepherd”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
Fear Not!
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News “The Establishment Church in America knows NOTHING about true Christianity; certainly the modern preachers are not proclaiming it. Because of the fear of the opinions of man, they are suppressing the truth, cowering,… Read More ›
Are you praying the wrong prayer?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “…upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt… Read More ›
Faith sees the invisible and receives the impossible
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A nobleman’s son became ill, so he sought Jesus to heal him. When he found Jesus, he… Read More ›
Do you carry a swim suit “just in case”?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.” Romans 13:14 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One of my favorite stories is about a father who leaves his… Read More ›
Do you want to know how to run your race?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of… Read More ›
1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 4 – 1 Timothy 2:1-7: “Prayers for All Men”
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene If you have not read part two you can find… Read More ›
He took your sin; you got His righteousness
By Adria Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Jesus suffered like you… Read More ›
Do you need a mind clean-up?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.” Psalm 119:15 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Have you ever heard of a one-track mind? The devil plants a thought in our minds, and over time it… Read More ›
The world’s best teacher is ready to train you
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy name for Thy lovingkindness and for Thy truth: for Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name.” Psalm 138:2 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: There was a man… Read More ›
The only thing you have that God wants
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.” Matthew 10:39 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: We have nothing that God needs. Think about that. Read More ICB… Read More ›
What if Jesus returned today?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And every man that hath this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.” 1 John 3:3 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Two little girls were talking in school one day, and one said to the other,… Read More ›
1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 3 – 1 Timothy 1:12-17: Grace to the Chief of Sinners
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Consider the fact that we are the enemies of God prior to His work of redemption upon us (Romans 5:6-11). The hard fact is that He did not have to save us after we rebelled against… Read More ›
Is what you do for Jesus keeping you from Jesus?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Who can understand his errors? Cleanse Thou me from secret faults.” Psalm 19:12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: I believe in church attendance, but if your relationship with the Lord and with others is suffering, then you need to stay at home… Read More ›
Are you “doing” for Jesus rather than listening to Jesus?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Discipleship is fellowship with Christ, knowing Christ, loving Christ, abiding in Christ. Read More… Read More ›
Is all truth God’s Truth?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: God made the mind… Read More ›
Is God generous or stingy?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” James 1:5 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: James 1:5 tells us that if… Read More ›
Do you continually complain?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights… Read More ›
Does going to church feel like going to the dentist?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy… Read More ›
1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 2 – 1 Timothy 1:3-11: Instruction against False Doctrine
By Dr. Donald Whitchard If you have not read part one you can find it here: 1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene “As I urged you when I went into Macedonia… Read More ›
“Artist at Work”—on Your Life
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In Scotland some men were sitting around drinking tea… Read More ›
How to get prayer back in schools
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” Hebrews 10:24 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One area where Christians can shed the light of Christ is in our school system. We have a… Read More ›
Do you need to know the end first?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A boy was reading a murder mystery… Read More ›
Who Is the Real Fool?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” 1 Corinthians 3:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One day, a great… Read More ›
Do you live a praying life?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: We are commanded to pray all the time. We’re supposed to pray when adding up prices in the grocery store line. We’re to pray when changing a tire,… Read More ›
Today’s Church Has Much in Common With the Prodigal Son
By Greg Holt “And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.” Genesis 21:33 I love these words concerning faithful Abraham, who called on the everlasting God. Our God is everlasting, permanent, indestructible,… Read More ›
Two things you shouldn’t worry about….
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Philippians 4:6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Do you ever worry? Don’t look around and point your finger… Read More ›
1 Timothy: The Biblical Foundation for Pastoral Ministry, Part 1 – Setting the Scene
By Dr. Donald Whitchard Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), the famed English pastor and teacher of the Victorian era, once said that if the Lord Jesus Christ calls a man to the gospel ministry, he should not stoop instead to become a… Read More ›
We want to know why…
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon… Read More ›