The Church is a Hospital Perhaps you have heard the title of this article before. It is meant to illustrate the function of the church. A hospital is a place where people who are physically sick or injured go to … Read More
The Decline of the American Church The church in America will continue to decline until elders, preachers, and church leaders realize that the “consumer model” does not work–and is not what God intended. It is not about what programs a … Read More
It’s Gotten Personal Almost twenty years ago I started preaching a lesson titled, “7 Reasons We Are Losing Our Children.” I had researched the numbers and knew the statistics. The bottom line was we were losing far too many of … Read More
Appointment with the Great Physician Welcome to the Sunday morning sick ward of the life-weary and heavy laden; to the Sunday morning assemblage of the wounded and heavily hurting; to the congregational gathering of the cross-carrying members of the Lord’s … Read More
Weary and Heavy Laden Welcome to the Sunday morning sick ward of the life-weary and heavy laden; to the Sunday morning assemblage of the wounded and heavily hurting; and to the congregational gathering of the cross-carrying members of the Lord’s … Read More