I have been in the ministry now for over 15 years; and I will be the first to admit that I have not learned everything that I need to learn. As a matter of fact, I don’t think we ever get to a place in the journey where we have learned it all. We should be continual and constant students, not only of the Word of God, but of life. I will say however that there are some truths that I have discovered in my years of serving the Lord that I wish I had known as a young preacher. …

The closer we get to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ the more discouraging the world around us becomes. As believers we are subject, like never before, to assaults and attacks by the enemy. One of the greatest tools in his arsenal is the weapon of discouragement. I see it more and more, people are overwhelmed with decisions, mistakes, regrets, and failures.  It is hard to endure such turmoil; it is harder still to endure it alone.

Perhaps you know someone who is discouraged at this very hour. You can be the difference maker in them getting victory in …

I recently read in an article of Preaching magazine that eight years worth of sermons are downloaded every single day onto YouTube.  More and more churches and pastors are finding ways to utilize technology in their ministries.  At Cross Roads Baptist Church we have podcasts, blogs, live-streaming and archived videos of services, several websites, mass emails for our daily devotions, and a ministry app for electronic devices.

In this information age you can literally find out anything you want to know about any particular subject.  All of these resources are great and can be used to help our preaching; but …

Robert Courtney is not a name you want to be associated with.  Over a nine-year period he diluted the medication of cancer patients.  It was estimated that he altered over 98,000 prescriptions, and affected nearly 4,200 patients.  Seventeen deaths can be traced back to his diluted formula.  He made close to twenty million dollars through his fraudulent behavior, but was finally caught and sentenced to thirty years in prison.