Truth Is Immortal: On the Five Hundred Year Anniversary of the Anabaptists
Some events are so significant, so shaping of history, that their dates deserve to be remembered. The Protestant Reformation was such an event, and when its five hundredth anniversary arrived, the Christian world buzzed with reflections on its significance. (I...
A Word about California
Shocking pictures and video clips of the recent rioting in Los Angeles have highlighted the failed policies of Democratic lawmakers in California for the nation to see. Indeed, there are significant issues in our state resulting from misguided policies and poor...
The Influence Landscape
Perhaps you have heard the maxim, “Leadership is influence.” There’s truth to that statement—which is why it is so important that we carefully choose the leaders we follow. I was blessed early in my ministry with godly leaders whose influence shaped my life in...
Marks of a Spirit-Led Leader: Spiritual Leadership Podcast
Local church leadership is fundamentally different from leadership in any other sphere. Why? Because true spiritual leadership can only happen through the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. As Charles Spurgeon once said, “Without the Spirit of God we can do...
Intervening Leadership: New Episode of the Spiritual Leadership Podcast
The word intervention has become a popular term, often associated with addressing addiction or abusive lifestyles, where someone steps in to bring change. In Scripture, however, we see that great leaders were also interventional. Moses intervened on behalf of Israel,...
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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)