Have you ever wondered if you have had an encounter with the Holy Spirit? If you are a Christian, that means you have. It is the Holy Spirit who convicts us of our need for a Savior, draws us to Christ, and reveals the truth of the gospel to us. Even knowing this, so many […]
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Many people in our culture today identify themselves as Christians, yet their lives and beliefs do not line up with the clear teachings of Scripture. This is why the book of Colossians holds such a timely message for believers today. When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church at Colossae from prison, he desired to
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I just wrapped up the latest season of From the Pulpit to the Pickup, and I thought you might enjoy knowing what our top 5 episodes were. Each conversation and story has been a reminder that faith isn’t meant to be confined to a building on Sunday mornings — it’s something we live out every
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I’m excited to tell you about this special podcast I recently recorded with my dear friend, Josh Powell. As lifelong Southern Baptists, Josh and I care deeply about the work of our convention. He is being nominated as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in this episode, he shares about his journey, his motives,
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Scripture reveals that God eternally exists as three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—but there is only one God. This concept of the Trinity can be a huge point of struggle for many people. You may even have some questions surrounding how God can be three-in-one yourself. That is understandable, and that is why I want
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Is it a sin to be cremated? While this may seem like a random or odd question, it’s actually one I hear regularly as a pastor. After losing a loved one, some Christians begin to wrestle with whether or not it is sinful to have their body cremated versus having a bodily burial. I actually
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As Christians, we believe in and celebrate the bodily resurrection of Jesus. We also rejoice in knowing that because of His resurrection, we will experience a bodily resurrection. But what would life be like had God not raised Christ from the dead? There is no more beautiful treatment of the resurrection in the New Testament
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How often do you think about the Lord’s presence in your life? In Exodus 33:15, we find Moses declaring to the Lord, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.” What we should thirst for more than anything in this life is the manifest presence of God—in our
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What if you could ride around with your pastor in his pickup? One of the challenging things about pastoring a large church is not being able to sit down and have meaningful conversations with every single person I shepherd. I know so many people are struggling or simply have questions about how to live out
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We often view our sins as nothing more than bad habits or harmless mistakes. When we do this, we fail to connect the dots between the idols of this age, the demonic activity behind it, and our sinful behavior. And if we keep a benign, soft version of sin, we stay blind to the fact
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