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Dave Delaney

Dave Delaney pastors Shawnee Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Dave and his wife, Amanda, have four children. It is the greatest joy of their lives to serve the people of the greater Louisville area.

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Articles by Dave Delaney

Identifying False Teachers

Don’t Let Wolves Devour the Sheep

There were false prophets among the people of Israel in the Old Testament—that’s a matter of history, and those who falsely claimed to be prophets of God were to be stoned. But the Israelites rarely had the will to deal with them, so they multiplied...

Christian Living, Leadership, Local Church, Pastoral Leadership

Pride Destroys Unity

Keeping the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace

Ephesians 4:1-3 is one of the most convicting passages to me, because I am guilty of causing a stir more times than I am guilty of stirring the cause. And if I’m honest, it is often rooted in my pride. “Only by pride,” the Scriptures teach us, “...

Attitude, Christian Living, Humility

Learn to Laugh

Humor Helps Your Perspective

A few things in life are absolutely tragic. Some things are mysteriously strange. Many, however, are just plain funny. There isn’t a day that passes in which I fail to see, hear, or read something that makes me smile. And because laughter is such...

Christian Living, Encouragement, Humor, Joy

Freedom from Sin’s Power

Increasing Your Love for God

On July 4th, 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote some of the most powerful words in all of history: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among...

Christian Living, Love, Sin, Spiritual Growth

How to Listen to a Sermon

5 Things Necessary to Be a Good Listener

I recently read a classic little book called How to Read a Book. That may sound like an odd title; after all, how could somebody read a book unless they already knew how to read a book? And if they didn’t know how to read, how could they even read...

Christian Living, Communication, Spiritual Growth

Why Worry When You Can Pray?

Trust God with the Things You Are Worrying About

If you look around you will find plenty of reasons to worry. The trouble with worry is that it doesn’t seem all that harmful. The sun blasts cancer-causing rays. Air vents blow lung-clotting molds. Potato chips have too many carbs. Vegetables have...

Christian Living, Faith, Prayer, Spiritual Growth

Job: A Full Life

How to Make Your Last Years Be Your Best Years

If I asked you to define Job’s life, what would you say? Probably most would define it as suffering or sorrow, but God defines Job’s life as filled. We come to the end of the book (Job 42:17) and we read this phrase, “So Job died, being old and full...

Attitude, Christian Living, Faithfulness

Sand Is Weighty

The Accumulation of Light Things

A few summers ago my family and I visited Destin, Florida for vacation. We rented a house right on the beach and had an amazing time. As I recall that trip, we did a little bit of everything.

The Power of Encouragement

Use Your Words to Encourage People

Proverbs 12:25 says, “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” Over and over in the Bible we see examples and read exhortations about how words can be used for righteous and relevance or for ruin and rebellion...

Christian Living, Communication, Encouragement