by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 31, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy—The Mission of the Local Church is Worthy of My Investment I love the local church! I praise the Lord for the opportunity to have been raised in church. God used my many Sunday school teachers, each sermon I heard, the church camps I...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 27, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy—Grace-Giving Second Corinthians 8 describes the sacrificial offering of the poverty-stricken churches of Macedonia: “Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 25, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy Giving is not a minor topic in Scripture. In fact, the word give in its various forms is used 2,162 times throughout the Bible—that is more than believe (271 times), prayer (268 times), and love (714 times) all combined! Yet, in spite of the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 7, 2009 | Christian Life
We saw in the last article that God’s hope sustains those who are serving the Lord. But there is another group of people who need the lifeline of hope—those who are searching for answers regarding eternity. God’s Word offers true hope—you can know, based on God’s...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jul 5, 2009 | Christian Life
On July 4, 1952, Florence Chadwick began the twenty-one mile swim across the Catalina Channel. The water was ice-cold, and a dense fog shrouded her view of the support boats surrounding her. Several times, her support crew drove approaching sharks away with rifle...