WCBC Youth Conference
In these times of rampant, flagrant wickedness in today’s youth, I am thankful for teens who have decided to take a stand for God no matter the cost. This past week, teens from across the country gathered together for the annual West Coast Baptist College Youth...A Winning Team
I love this time of year. Around the campus of Lancaster Baptist, the trees are blossoming, the weather is warming, and another great year of ministry is well under way. Of course, with springtime comes the March Madness college basketball games leading to the Final...
Mrs. Diana Graham
A few weeks ago our church family began praying for a dear member, Mrs. Diana Graham. Diana came to our church with her family in 1997. Their then teenage son, Clark Graham, later graduated from our high school and college and now serves as a missionary with Brother...A Warning to Believers
On January 1st, Oprah Winfrey began promoting a year-long course entitled, “The New Age Christ.” Her text for the course is a book entitled A Course in Miracles. Below are a few quotations taken from this book: “There is no sin.” “A slain...Divine Appointments
This past Wednesday afternoon, I received an unexpected visit from a dear Korean family. Mr. Kim had just finished teaching a one-year course at Cornell University. Now, as his family began to travel back to Seoul, their last stop was Lancaster Baptist Church. As I...
Dinner Series
Last week Terrie and I had the joy of spending several nights at a series of dinners with our church family. At these dinners we enjoyed a great meal, a time of fellowship, and the opportunity to share an update with our church family regarding campus development here...The Couples Retreat
Terrie and I enjoyed the opportunity to join several hundred couples at the Ventura Beach Marriott this past weekend. Our guest speakers this year were Bro. John Wilkerson and Bro. John Bishop. Both men brought great wisdom and biblical counsel during each of their...
Super Tuesday
This past Tuesday, for many states including California, polling places were opened for the Presidential primary elections. I hope that each time you have the opportunity to vote, you’ll exercise your right and do so. I still believe that America is the...
2008 Winter Revival
This year’s revival was preceded by more prayer and fasting than any other revival we have had. It was evident that the Spirit of God was doing a great work in our midst. Each service was centered on the person of Jesus Christ, and each night we considered Him...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
If God could use the Corinthian Church, He can use you!
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).
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