Today we consider the Family of God.

God so perfectly created human beings that a simple check of vital signs can diagnose a problem or eliminate the fear of a problem. What is true of a person is also true of a church. The health of a church can be determined by examining specific...

Deuteronomy was written to the men who were little boys when the ten scouts refused to trust God and enter the Promised Land. The little boys are now the fathers of Israel – leaders of the new generation. Facing them is an incredible opportunity to...

I stand here to remind us today of three Truths that never change. These immovable and unchangeable truths we must hold up stand firm upon.

We should not be surprised that Jesus was the first person in the Bible to speak the word church. The historical setting, recorded in Matthew 16, marks the occasion of Jesus and His disciples in Caesarea Philippi, enjoying what we might call a men’s...

Do I dare suggest this morning – First Baptist Church of Lafayette, LA – that these days of

pastoral transition expose you to one of the most challenging and dangerous threats a church

will ever experience?

Through the years you have grown accustomed to my question, “So What?” at the conclusion of my messages. So, it seems fitting today to conclude my pulpit ministry with this message titled, “So What Now?”

If you had one message left to share what would it be? I honestly tell you that I believe with all of my heart that this is my life message. Total Surrender!

We have spent several weeks in 1 Peter, essentially going through this wonderful book verse-by-verse. Today, I want you to see the beginning of Peter’s second letter—called 2 Peter. We find there an “Ultimate Word on our Living Hope.”

As most letters do, 1 Peter ends with a list of exhortations that are the sum total of what Peter has said throughout the letter. The book ends on a crescendo of exhortation of how we should withstand all forms of opposition.