Opportunity and Obedience
The resurrection of Christ is the distinguishing event of Christianity and the critical point in our salvation (1 Corinthians 15:17–19). The Great Commission is the critical command in spreading the Gospel (Matthew 28:19–20), and our obedience to this command is the...
Resting and Recalibrating
Over the past few weeks I haven’t posted on the blog, so I wanted to take a moment to update you! I shared these thoughts with our church family in last week’s bulletin, and hope they might be a blessing to you as well. A few weeks ago, after a couple of...
5 Purposes for Mentoring and Discipleship
Harvey Firestone once said, “It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.” This is true in every area, but it is especially true in the church. Paul emphasized the importance of discipleship and mentoring in 2 Timothy 2:2: “And the...
Living with Excellence
I wonder what my spirit would have been like as a fourteen year old boy if I had been abducted by invading conquerors and taken seven hundred miles from home to serve in a foreign country. I’m amazed at the response of Daniel and his three Hebrew friends—Hananiah,...
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)