by Paul Chappell | Jan 22, 2018 | Christian Life
Many of us pray for revival. But what, specifically, do we mean by the phrase “pray for revival”? Our theme for 2018 at Lancaster Baptist Church is Revive, and January 28–31, we’ll be meeting for a Week of Awakening, with Dr. John Goetsch. We know that we cannot...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 11, 2018 | Christian Life
In less than one year’s time, the Welsh Revival of 1904–1905 saw 100,000 people saved. This great moving of God’s Spirit came through the preaching of a twenty-six-year-old preacher named Evan Roberts, who had prayed for revival for eleven years. So many were...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 8, 2018 | Christian Life, Ministry News
How many of us through the years have prayed, Psalm 85:6, “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” In truth, we need revival. I know of no greater need for our nation, the church where I pastor, or my own life than revival. This is why our...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 23, 2016 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Over the past thirty years, there are many types of activities that have come and over time been discontinued on our annual church calendar. But our January Winter Revival is not one of them. In fact, this Sunday will begin our thirtieth consecutive year of these...
by Paul Chappell | May 25, 2015 | Christian Life
I’ll just come right out and say it: I believe America is the greatest nation on earth. I know, I know. In today’s globalist times, nationalism isn’t always revered as a virtue. But there is not an unpatriotic bone in my body, and I unashamedly practice patriotism and...