Dr. Paul Chappell

Growth Points 012: Teamwork and Follow-Up

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 9, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast

How did the ministry of Christ continue after the Resurrection? In the salutation to Acts we find the answer: “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1). Jesus didn’t simply do the ministry Himself, but He...

Because Jesus Triumphed, I Am…

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 8, 2012 | Christian Life

Christ’s Resurrection provides so much more than a future home in Heaven. His victory and salvation through His blood puts me in a spiritual position—“in Christ.” Galatians 2:20 declares, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth...

The Thief Next Door

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 6, 2012 | Christian Life

Jesus didn’t just tell us to love our neighbor. He did it Himself. In the darkest scene of utter injustice, Jesus was stretched on a cross between two thieves: “Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left” (Matthew...

Growth Points 011: Preaching the Resurrection

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 2, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast

Over the last several years, I have noticed a trend of pastors getting clever with Easter Sunday. Rather than making this Sunday themed on the resurrection itself, they center it on an effect of the resurrection—emphasizing a set of psychological or relational topics....

New Podcast Posted: Strengthen the Things that Remain

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 29, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast

If we can learn anything from the first century churches of Asia Minor, it is the propensity of Christians, churches, and spiritual movements toward decline. Churches today face a host of challenges from both within and without. Between a corrupt culture, biased...