Most of us know what our priorities should be. For example, we all know that family should be more important than work. But in the hundreds of decisions we are forced to make every day, it’s not so easy. Work, technology, and the requests of other people can easily derail us from focusing on our…
With the advent of social media, I’ve seen the problem grow. Someone posts a link to an article, and without fail, some “Christian” leaves a negative comment. A few weeks ago I wrote an article about how to preach in a way that people will want to come back to your church. Immediately, a Christian…
All pastors have more work to do than time to do it. Until Jesus comes back, there will always be more ministry to do. You could always do more… sermon prep outreach phone calls emails hospital visits meetings Bible studies plus a hundred other things. You will always have more work to do than time…
Why did Jesus endure great pain and suffering on the cross for you and me? Why didn’t he save himself? He could have. With one word, Jesus had the power to come down from that cross if he wanted to. The soldiers even dared him to do it. So what compelled him to persevere in…
In economics, there is a principle called the law of diminishing returns. Put simply, the law states that after reaching a certain threshold, the input yields less output than before. For example, imagine you own a busy coffee shop. You find that one employee can make say 25 cups of coffee per hour. You hire…
Easter services are one of the highest attendance days of the year for most churches. It’s the big event—the church’s equivalent to the NCAA Basketball National Championship Game. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people will trust their time to your church. We often celebrate the number of people who come, but that’s not the real indicator…
Easter is coming again soon. Are you ready? Every year pastors have the duty to come up with yet another great Easter sermon. But after years of preaching the same message, you can start to feel like a broken record. The Easter message should be the same every year. You should preach the good news…
Our culture and the people we surround ourselves have a huge impact on our behavior. Whenever we stand out from what others think is “normal,” people will try to pull us back down to be more like them. There is always pressure to conform. Dave Ramsey uses the following example from a study conducted: A…
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