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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 27, 2012 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Saturday and Sunday were two days of intense outreach and giving at Lancaster Baptist Church. On Saturday, our church family knocked on almost 25,000 doors, sharing the Gospel and inviting people to our resurrection musical. On Sunday, we gave a special offering for...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 24, 2012 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
The spiritual, political, cultural, and economic landscape at this point in American history is unfriendly toward forward momentum for God. Yet I believe that the greatest works of God are accomplished during the most limited times humanly speaking. In fact, some of...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 22, 2012 | Christian Life
My wife is a godly lady who has cheerfully endured many difficulties for the sake of the ministry over the years. But she hates cockroaches. Unfortunately, one of the hotel rooms we stayed in while in Central America last week had these unwelcome critters. More...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 20, 2012 | Christian Life, Family, Ministry Leadership
A legacy of faithfulness is the accumulation of an entire life, and I know that I’m still a work in progress. But I am thankful for faithful men who have invested in me, and I would like to share what they have handed to me. I have tried to practice these seven...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 15, 2012 | Ministry News
Thank you for your prayers for our missions trip in Central America. It has been an awesome privilege to see the doors God is opening here and to be involved in what God is doing in this needy part of the world. The video below shares some of the incredible ministry...