Category Archives: Ministry

After spending the better part of the last week in the area Children’s Hospital with family, I am again reminded that there are so many hurting people.  As Christians, Christ wants us to find them and minister to them. Words … Continue reading →

The church that I pastor has seen steady, sustained growth for the past nine years.  There were 32 my first Sunday in the fall of 2004.  We now average near 140.  We have grown at an average rate of about … Continue reading →

When the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) finally “came to himself” he headed back home.  His father was of course looking for him “afar off” and ran to meet him and celebrated his return.  I find it most interesting that the … Continue reading →

There are times in our Christian life that we need to separate from people in our lives in order to be a more fruitful Christian. While our command from Christ is to “love one another”, not everyone that we love … Continue reading →

People often ask me why our church has consistently been growing for the last 9 years.  The answer is complex and I have put together some of the many reasons here: Cedar Hill has grown consistently over the last 9 … Continue reading →

Having compassion on the lost and needy is of vital importance, but compassion alone gets nothing accomplished. Passion will motivate people to action.  But misguided passion can cause problems. When we combine our Compassion for a need with the Passion … Continue reading →

The following were given by Dr. Shelton Smith on March 5 at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dover, PA. 1) Stay fresh in the Word and with the Lord 2) Be prepared! 3) Get organized! 4) Keep the pulpit hot! 5) … Continue reading →

I assert that when there is true preaching people will come and listen to it … if the people are not attending places of worship I hold the pulpit to be primarily responsible.   Marryn Lloyd-Jones from his book Preaching and … Continue reading →