It's Christmas week, Christmas falls on a Sunday, and I should be more excited than I am. But I woke up this Monday and started to fret over my Christmas sermon for Sunday. What am I going to preach on? Where am I going to preach it from? Can I connect with the guests? Will … Continue reading The Story Is Enough
A Great Sorrow and Unceasing Anguish for the Lost
Christian Talks with His Family Do you ever find yourself uttering the same prayer over and over? For me, it's a simple prayer: Lord, give me a heart for people who don't know Jesus. Why do I keep returning to this same prayer? Because my heart is often not where it needs to be. I … Continue reading A Great Sorrow and Unceasing Anguish for the Lost
The Struggle of Preaching Difficult Passages
The majority of the time I preach through books of the Bible. I have preached through the Gospel of John, 1 Peter, Obadiah, Zephaniah, Ruth, and Ephesians at Germanton Baptist. For the past year, we have spent the majority of our time in the book of Genesis. There are so many wonderful passages to preach … Continue reading The Struggle of Preaching Difficult Passages
Why Missional Pastor?
In case you are wondering why the title of this site is Missional Pastor, here is a brief explanation that I hope is helpful. After a summer mission trip to Central Asia in 2003, I assumed God would call me to be a missionary to the nations, but He had other plans. That same summer, … Continue reading Why Missional Pastor?