8 reasons preaching during the Christmas season can be more difficult
“Pastors, I encourage you to seek intentional intercessors for your preaching this season. Lay leaders, take time today to pray for your pastor!”
“Pastors, I encourage you to seek intentional intercessors for your preaching this season. Lay leaders, take time today to pray for your pastor!”
Everyone enjoyed tasting and bidding on the delicious variety of cookies. CURTIS BAPTIST CHURCH AUGUSTA – What do Curtis Baptist Church, cookies, and Christmas have in common? The answer comes in the form of fellowship, friends, and missions giving called the Great Commission Cook Exchange. The church, which resides in downtown Augusta, has a heart […]
INGLESIDE BAPTIST CHURCH/Special By Ingleside Baptist Church Media Team MACON – Ingleside Baptist Church will present “Celebrate Christmas With Ingleside,” an hour-long program of highlight moments from recent years’ Christmas musical presentations on WMGT 41NBC on Dec. 12 and 19 at 7:00 p.m. Starting Dec. 13, the program will be streamed on Lifeway’s Digital Pass, […]
“Be willing to be uncomfortable with silence. Your goal is to minister. Your silent prayers and helpful presence will deeply minister to someone on the journey of grief.”
“Dr. Washington is a dedicated physician who serves the Lord…”
Christmas in our house usually begins in about July. I wish I could blame it on my husband being the worship pastor and needing to plan all the events; but I think deep down it’s a love for the season. If your house is anything like mine, Christmas brings a different rhythm into your home. […]
“There’s no place like home for the holidays … for the holidays you can’t beat home sweet home.” Perry Como croons the words to that Christmastime favorites as I sit at my computer in my own home. If there is a word most associated with “Christmas” other than “Christ,” I think it would be “home.” […]
There are a few weeks every year where it seems even those hostile to the Gospel will consider the possibility of a miraculous virgin birth in a stable outside Bethlehem. Our guest today – known for security reasons simply as “Dr. Cynthia” – is one of the leading experts in evangelizing Muslims who coincidentally generally […]
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers […]
Bible Studies for Life Matthew 16:13-16; Luke 1:26-35 John Hull, lead pastor Eastside Baptist Church, Marietta Who is Jesus Christ? In this writer’s opinion, this is the most important question in human history! One cannot ask a more significant, weighty question. The way one answers “Who is Jesus Christ?” determines a number of things about that individual. The answer reveals a […]
This week, my mentoring group at Southeastern Seminary and I talked about stress on pastors during the Christmas season. Having had the discussion, I decided to revise this post to remind us to pray for pastors. Here’s why this season can be tough on pastors:We minister to folks who are especially hurting during the holiday […]
Our grief is heard. Our moan received even unto the eternal throne…