Biblical Leadership
What is Biblical leadership? How should leadership function in the church? How should authority be delegated? This is an important issue that should be considered carefully because we cannot afford to be careless about matters of leadership in the church. Believing that the Word of God is the first and final authority on all matters of faith and practice, I believe we have a solid foundation for church leadership clearly conveyed in Scripture. It is important that we get this right. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones says, “We have somehow got hold of the idea that error is only that which is outrageously wrong; and we do not seem to understand that the most dangerous person of all is the one who does not emphasize the right things.” To begin the process of...
In or Out?
Many of us just do church. We do church like we do sports, school, work, hobbies, and other activities. Christianity gets put on our checklist of things we should do. It gets bumped up and down on the list depending on the priorities of the things we want to do and the urgency of the things we have to do. Daily we make choices on what to do with our time and in the end I think we would be surprised at just how little time we spend with God, with His people, and at His church. This seems a brazen contradiction for people who are heirs to the Kingdom, fellow heirs with Christ and children of the Almighty God. Shouldn’t we desire to spend the majority of our time with God and with the people of God carrying on the work Christ came to do in this world? ...
Falling Through The Cracks
I’ve heard it said that one of the biggest frustrations with larger churches is the inability to keep up with one another. When there are multiple services and hundreds of people in and out of the building on a weekly basis, it is quite difficult. If you go to one service then you miss the people in the other service. There may be members of the church that you’ve never met or talked to. It becomes increasingly difficult for the pastors of the church to keep up with everyone. This type of church dynamic makes it easy for people to fall through the cracks. This can be one of the most frustrating things for me as a pastor. There are some folks who are members of the church but don’t have family at the church. At some point they may...
Running The Race With Endurance
This message was preached at Temple Baptist Church in Sullivan, MO on August 7, 2011 by Craig Tanner at the 8:15 a.m. service. This is a stand alone sermon. The title of the message is “Running the race with endurance” found in Hebrews 12:1-3. To listen online simply click here. Or manually download the podcast by right-clicking the link and choosing save target as. Running time: 39:11 File size: 18.4 MB
True or False?
This message was preached at Temple Baptist Church on June 5, 2010 at the 8:15 a.m. service. The title of the message is “True or False” found in 1 Timothy 1:1-7. Manually download the podcast here. (To manually download a file: Use your mouse to right-click on the link and choose save target as) Wondering what a podcast is? Read about it here. Recorded on June 5, 2011 in the 8:15 am Worship Service Running time: 34:52 File size: 16 MB