Where Southern Baptists go from here
I believe at this crucial point in our history, the Southern Baptist Convention is facing this question: What do we see in our future as a Convention?
I believe at this crucial point in our history, the Southern Baptist Convention is facing this question: What do we see in our future as a Convention?
Gospel advancement cannot be divorced from the power of prayer. Nor should prayer be divorced from the need for gospel advancement regionally, nationally, and internationally.
I believe one of the most essential parts of Christian discipleship is teaching people how to have a time with God daily.
The growth of our spiritual lives will never outpace our intentional commitment to prioritize it every day. Our spiritual development impacts every other area of our lives—and we cannot delegate that growth to anyone else.
Now is the time to pray for America. The year of 2019 before us yearns for God’s people from all over the world to pray for America. We are living in serious and critical times.
If I asked you what the leading cause of death in the world is, I imagine the first answer to pop into your mind would be a disease such as cancer. It wouldn’t be a bad guess — cancer kills more than 8 million people every year. But it’s not the right answer.
The churches in America are God’s footprints in our nation. God’s churches are blessed and anointed by Him, and the greatest network our nation has for prayer and the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 350,000+ churches and 200 denominations have the opportunity to impact America on one day in 2019
As we wind down 2018 and look toward the new year, I would like to share what we are planning at Cross Church and encourage you to consider something similar at your church.
Do you ever wonder why it is important for pastors to pray publicly? The pastor should be one of the greatest prayer warriors in the church and in his city.
How important is prayer to you? I believe now is the time to find a way to bring prayer back into our personal lives.