On this week's episode, I have another book recommendation for you! "How Can I Serve My Church?" by Matthew Emadi.

"Believers display the greatness of God’s kingdom to a hostile world when. We selflessly serve each other and those around us. In this short booklet, Matthew Emadi explains the vital roles we play within the church. Through acts of service including hospitality, ministry, and evangelism, we bless our communities and long to hear Jesus one day say, 'Well done, good and faithful servant'."

On this weeks episode, Will Broadus, out of Greenville, SC, shares his passion and love for the transformative power of the gospel in the lives of his congregants and the people in his community. We also take a brief look at Hebrews 10:24-25 and discuss the importance of Christian's regularly gathering together.

It was so much fun being able to talk with the first retired pastor of the podcast and to gain so much wisdom from someone who faithfully served the Lord through pastoring for 45 years! Listen in as we discuss how pastors can connect with their congregation, what pastors tend to under/over estimate about pastoring, and the importance of diligently working on your marriage while also leading a congregation.

This week, I would like to share my sermon from Sunday, March 23rd. I pray that the Lord blesses you through His Word as we look at 1 John 3:11-4:21 and learn what love really is according to how God has revealed Himself in His Word.

Enjoyed being able to catch up and talk with my friend, Matt Purvis, and discuss the importance of discipleship, a unified church staff despite their differences, and the ultimate authority of God's Word.

"Election seasons can cause division on a variety of issues. But what happens when you disagree with someone in your local church community? Authors Jonathan Leeman and Andy Naselli propose that Christians should learn how to disagree on such issues with a spirit of gracious understanding by recognizing the importance of what binds us together as a local church body - the gospel of Jesus Christ."

On this weeks episode, we get to hear from James Barnes, the Lead Pastor of Wrens Baptist Church in Wrens, Georgia. New to this pastoral role, James provides unique and insightful conversation as he talks about his new local congregation and some of the most influential people in his life that have provided wisdom and guidance in his pastoral ministry.

Keith Foskey, pastor of Sovereign Grace Family Church in Jacksonville, FL joins the Down to Earth Podcast and shares how he got into pastoral ministry, how he would like to see his local congregation grow spiritually, and how he would encourage new pastors entering the ministry to "smell like sheep" as they lead and shepherd their congregations.

Lately I have wanted to be more intentional about having practical definitions of words or phrases that are commonly used in the Bible, at church, or in Christian circles. Words and phrases like “blessed”, or “abiding in Christ”, or “fellowship”, etc. Sometimes, we can be so familiar with a word or phrase that we forget the actual meaning, weight, or depth of it.

In this episode, with the help of a book recommendation and a few pastor friends of mine, we are going to look at what the gospel is and what the implications are for those who believe it.

Thankful to have the opportunity to sit down and talk with my little brother, Shaun Forrester, and reflect on how good and faithful the Lord has been in his life and how the Lord has been using him to teach and disciple students!