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We want to be a help and a blessing. Our prayer is that there will be a resurgence of strong Independent Baptist churches around the world.

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One of the greatest needs in every age is strong homes. The home is the foundation of a church and nation. If a nation is to be strong, then it needs strong churches, and if churches are going to be strong, then they need strong homes. https://t.co/HmwITJgEam

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Before you move away from my blog or your blood pressure gets too high, let me be clear. It is not “family first,” nor is it “ministry first.” It is a balance between the both. And “BALANCE” is a word that I find myself often saying in ministry as well. https://t.co/muJfsy1ngO

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Slander is serious sin.  It is very hard for 21st century Americans to accept this.  We live in the midst of so much slander that we have trouble even recognizing it as sin. Our conscience is seared. https://t.co/kyhSgMWu0E

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The new version of Christianity does not resemble the Old Time Religion of a century ago. In fact, the new version resembles the world more than the Church of not long ago. Sadly, “the Salt hath lost his savor” and the “Light is hid under a bushel.” https://t.co/PJMvVT0Rcm

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We cannot ignore it any more than we can ignore the fuel gauge of our automobiles. Just as an empty gas tank means that a car will stop in its tracks, a hardened heart will put the brakes on our usefulness for God. https://t.co/wvpWOrbDU8

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I do not believe it is sin to read the Bible on a tablet, phone, computer, or a stone block if that’s what you want to do. I do think that we may be losing some precious things when we get away from the habit of reading and using real Bibles. https://t.co/Wr9vn0Kyfl

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What is hard to understand is that many parents are using foul language in normal conversation with their children. Not only that, but there is a constant barrage of profanity coming from the entertainment industry, through movies and music. https://t.co/R73Yv0875B

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I dare say that scripturally speaking, the most important preparation that anyone, pastor or otherwise, can make, daily, is the preparation of the heart. https://t.co/RfYZsbOEpd

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Everyone gets discouraged. Some people show it more than others, but everyone has to deal with it. Even when you are busy serving God, hard times and discouraging times can come your way. https://t.co/M2Gds2r7u8

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One of the most fulfilling endeavors of my life is helping and encouraging young men and ladies who are just starting in the ministry. The energy and zeal that young folks have at that point is just infectious. https://t.co/dxaGNBMzrm

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I think sometimes we know a lot about the Bible but we don’t really know the Bible. People don’t want to know about the Bible they want to know what the Bible says. https://t.co/6ozvExigCN

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The Bible tells us to “count it all joy” when we face such calamity; but anyone going through something would admit that counting it all joy is easier said than done. https://t.co/ehgiX1JvZn

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Too many parents wait to pray until their children are grown. In prayer meeting, they ask for prayer for their son in prison or their daughter who is off in the world. Why not begin praying for your children “while there is hope” (Prov. 19:18)? https://t.co/pingSkws4P

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I love America, and I want her back.  I do not say that in a mean or ill-spirit; and I am not implying that she was ever the possession of a certain group of people.  But what America has become and is becoming is not the America I grew up in. https://t.co/DHy9wHWWPi

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The Psalms were songs given to men in the midst of their struggles, their suffering, and even their victories.  The Bible speaks of singers, musicians, and musical instruments more than five hundred times. https://t.co/VeDeyFd66l

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Is there someone in your life that “gets under your skin?”   Does the mere mention of their name produce a stabbing pain in your stomach?  Has this person hurt you beyond what you believe is your ability to forgive? https://t.co/g6Gfu556ie

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If we were accurate we would have to say that “Christianity is service to God.” You are not God’s friend unless you obey Him. Relationship is never sought after but gained as a by-product of doing what we ought to do. https://t.co/44NBlvAU3T

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For many years, the bus ministry was a staple in many independent Baptist churches. Now, many church buses have either been scrapped or parked in the tall grass behind the church. I even hear pastors disparaging the bus ministry. https://t.co/Vcy08vPDHP

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What does it take for God to get our attention? When we ignore the Holy Spirit’s nudgings…His “ahem, that is wrong”…we are allowing our heart to begin hardening. https://t.co/jjjICWbi81

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A prominent church planting pastor in the Northwest said, “I have started seven churches in the last twenty years – all in the same location.”  https://t.co/MFakcnqZi2