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Disagreement without Disunity

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By Dr. Don Sisk, Tuesday, May 2, 2023
I am nearing my ninetieth birthday. I made public my call to preach on Thanksgiving night of 1954. A few days after that I preached my first sermon in the prayer meeting service of the Black Oak Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana.
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3 Truths That Transformed Isaiah

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By Dr. Rick Flanders, Wednesday, January 18, 2023
A Look at Isaiah 6
Scofield and other Bible students have called the sixth chapter of Isaiah, the prophet’s “transforming vision.” The account of his experience seeing God’s glory reminds us of Simon Peter’s transforming experience in Luke 5. When Peter realized Who Jesus really was, he could see how sinful he was, and said to the Lord, “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” In response, the Lord said to him, “Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.”
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2 Questions to Help Identify Your Priorities for New Year’s Goals

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Saturday, December 31, 2022
Filtering Your New Year’s Goals in Light of Your Calling
There’s nothing like an approaching new year for bringing out our best aspirations. Somehow everything seems doable when it’s written under a “Goals for the New Year” heading! And there’s nothing like an over-committed, unreasonable list of goals for deflating the very enthusiasm with which we made those goals.
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Christian Living
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Living for Truth in a World of Lies

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By Dave Delaney, Friday, December 9, 2022

We are tempted to think that the time in which we live is the worst time in the history of civilization. That’s nonsense. The Bible speaks of a time when “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 21:25). What is new, however, is the way in which Christians have succumbed to social pressure during such a time. I believe some Christians’ lack of indignation at what we see in our world today is not a sign of their spirituality but of their indifference.

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The Importance of Spending Time with God

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By Dr. Kevin Folger, Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Your Relationship with God Withers When it Is Neglected
If I asked you a question about your own devotional life, would you be uncomfortable? Some Christians spend little—if any—time with the Lord on a daily basis.
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Christian Living
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Making Decisions by Principle

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By Dean Herring, Monday, January 17, 2022
When it comes to making purchases I am a research guy. By that, I mean that before I reach the store I have used my computer to research what my best purchase would be.
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Christian Living
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How to Set God-Honoring Goals You Can Reach This Year

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Friday, January 7, 2022
Setting SMART Goals
Do your new year’s goals ever feel repetitious? Do you find yourself making the same goals year after year with little progress? It may be that the weakness isn’t so much with your resolve as it is with your plan.
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Christian Living
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How to Respond to an Impossible Situation

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, December 22, 2021
3 Principles from Joseph’s Response to an Impossible Situation
I’ll never forget hearing Dr. Tom Malone say, “When God wants to do something great, He starts with the difficult. But when He wants to do something miraculous, He starts with the impossible.”
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Christian Living
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7 Oxymorons of Christmas

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By Kevan Bartlett, Monday, December 20, 2021
The King Became a Man
I’ve always liked hearing oxymorons. They are often ironically humorous. The word oxymoron itself comes from oxus which means “sharp” and moros which means “dull.”
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Choosing to Give Thanks

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By Dave Delaney, Wednesday, November 24, 2021
It’s inevitable! This Thanksgiving season we face several harsh realities–our biased media, high prices, indefinite restrictions as a result of COVID-19, and I can go on and on.
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When the World Calls Wrong Right, and Right Wrong

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Friday, November 12, 2021
3 Actions for Christians to Take in a Confused Society
We live in a day of amazing confusion. But what makes the confusion especially disorienting is that those who are creating it don’t act bewildered or perplexed. Instead, when we point out what seems obvious, they tell us with a straight face that we are confused, that these issues are more complex than we could understand, that the problem is with us.
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You and Your Local Church

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By Dr. Tim Rabon, Saturday, October 16, 2021
A Call to Be a Faithful and Involved Member of your Local Church
As we recently celebrated our 70th anniversary as a local church, I have been thinking of the role that a local church has played in my life. I am so glad that my parents taught and showed me the importance of belonging and being faithful to the local church.
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Social Justice and Theological Liberalism

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, April 19, 2021
It’s hard to read James 1:27 and see it meaning anything less than exercising compassion toward those in need: “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
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Why I Believe Local Churches Can Flourish in 2021

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, April 5, 2021
A new Gallup survey reports that for the first time in American history, church membership nationwide has dropped below 50 percent. This past year has been a challenging one for pastors and churches. Although there are multiple factors that have contributed to...
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It’s Time to Get Back to Normal

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, January 18, 2021
3 Aspects of the Normal Christian Life
It’s a question I have heard frequently—perhaps daily—for over ten months: “When is life going to get back to normal?”
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Resolution: Invite Someone to Church

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By Dave Delaney, Tuesday, January 12, 2021
My father was not raised in church. When he was in his early 20’s, someone invited him to a church service. As a result of being invited to church, Jesus changed his life forever. My dad got saved that night, ended up going to a Baptist college and met his wife (my mom). My brothers and sister and I were raised in a Christian home because somebody invited him to church.
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Three Earmarks of Faith-Filled Biblical Vision

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Thursday, January 7, 2021

Considering how crazy 2020 turned out to be, the “20-20 Vision” goal-setting and planning puns that were going on this time last year are almost humorous. In reality, if there is anything 2020 has taught us about biblical vision, it is that it must be developed in faith-filled confidence of God’s sovereignty.

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Christmas Was Made for Times Like This

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By Dave Delaney, Wednesday, December 23, 2020

It’s true that Christmas may not be as festive or lighthearted as past years, but even in the face of the bad news of our world and in our lives, the good news of God should resound in our hearts and minds as we enter the Christmas season: God is with us. I am reminded of the angel’s message to the shepherds:

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.—Luke 2:10–11

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Jesus Has Come!

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Four Ways Christmas Is a Gift

There have been years on which Christmas Eve was my best day of Christmas shopping—not because it was the best of several good days, but because it was my only day! Covid-19 put me a little ahead this year, because I purchased my gifts online.

I love giving to Terrie, our children, and our grandchildren. But as we approach Christmas this week, I’m mindful of the fact that Christmas itself is a gift. Christmas is when we received Emmanuel—God with us!

And with Jesus’ very presence, He gives us gifts:

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Building Relationships with Quality Time

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By Adam Fridenstine, Saturday, December 5, 2020
In a fast paced world where we often try to see how many things we can “multi-task” at a time, it’s easy to forget the importance of spending real quality time with those we want to see grow spiritually. There are many aspects to this, and I think all of them are important, I’m going to simply mention a few from a missionary/pastor point of view.
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