by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 9, 2011 | Christian Life
Have you ever thought of your trial as a stewardship from God? It is. And when stewarded properly, God will use your trial to give you some of His greatest gifts. God has given us an incredible, amazing resource with which to steward our trials. It’s called grace. And...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 5, 2011 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Early in my pastoral ministry at Lancaster Baptist Church, the Lord allowed me to preach at a meeting in Northern California with Dr. Lee Roberson. He was the pastor of Highland Park Baptist Church for many years, and the founder of Tennessee Temple University in...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 3, 2011 | Christian Life
We all hit points of plateau in our Christian life—times when we don’t seem to be growing like we wish or when we are struggling to gain momentum in spiritual growth. Are you there? Do you want off the plateau? First Thessalonians 5:16–20 spells out five specific...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 1, 2011 | Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
The very heart of local church ministry is soulwinning—reaching lost people with the Gospel of Christ. A church that is not actively engaged in obeying Christ’s Great Commission is not fulfilling Christ’s purpose for the church. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 26, 2011 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
God has given us the answer that the world needs—the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But what do we do with this treasure? How do we steward the Gospel? How can we get this truth into all the world? Acts 13:1–4 provides the answer by example. Now there were in the church that...