Soulwinning
Today at 1:00 pm, along with our pastoral staff, I went out into our community to knock on doors and invite people to Lancaster Baptist Church. For over twenty-one years it has been our custom to stay actively involved in going out and talking to people in the...Winter Revival Services
Just a few days from now, we will be involved in our annual Winter Revival at Lancaster Baptist Church. I believe there has been more prayer and fasting prior to this revival than any meeting we have ever conducted. Several men in the church have fasted and prayed for...
A Great Weekend of Ministry
What a great weekend of ministry the Lord gave us just a few days ago. My good friend Dr. R.B. Ouellette preached our Sunday services. Dr. Ouellette is a strong, biblical preacher who has helped our church and churches across the country throughout the years. He is...
Striving Together in Oceanside, CA
What a blessing it was for me to gather together with co-laborers at the Coastline Baptist Church in Oceanside, California, this past week. My brother, Stephen, was the conference host and is the pastor of the Coastline Baptist Church. The Lord has done a great work...
Preparing for Revival
I trust your year is off to a great start already. I pray that for each of us, 2008 will be a year of Christian growth, unlike any other. As mentioned on the previous post, this year Lancaster Baptist Church will endeavor to Consider Christ in everything we do. I want...
Consider Christ in 2008
Over the course of the next 11 months, candidates from every political party will be campaigning, maneuvering, and positioning for their shot at the presidency. These candidates will pull every available resource in order to get you to consider them, consider their...
Preparing for the New Year
Praise the Lord for the great things He accomplished in 2007. God has once again proven His goodness to us. I’m looking forward to what He has in store for us in the upcoming year. It has been said, “Each new year is God’s gift to us; what we do with...
Merry Christmas!
It’s been a tremendous Christmas season here at Lancaster Baptist. Although the month has been busy, I believe God has been glorified through the special musicals, services, and Christmas activities. Just a few days ago, Terrie and I joined the widows of the...
Dachau Prison Camp
One morning after the service in Germany, Brother Mark Lancaster—another missionary in Germany and the son of Dr. Tom Lancaster—took Terrie and I to the Dachau prison camp. This was one of the prison camp to which Hitler brought hundreds of thousands of Jews during...
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).
(Full message: https://www.lancasterbaptist.org/sermons/pastor-paul-chappell-he-is-able)