by Paul E Chapman | Sep 20, 2016 | Family, Marriage, Teaching
One privilege of pastoring is performing weddings. I love being on the platform so close to the action as God unites a man and woman for life. I get to feel the nervousness of the groom as he awaits his bride. I get to hear him catch his breath as he sees her for...
by Paul E Chapman | Sep 17, 2016 | Encouragement, Ministry, Outline, Teaching
God has Spiritual Power Available for You. God has not left you helpless as you travel this life. There is a power available for you that transcends all that you see and know. It is greater than any earthly circumstance or human frailty. It works in the believer...
by Paul E Chapman | Sep 5, 2016 | Encouragement, Productivity
Labor, or work, has always been prized among God’s people. Work makes the world go around. Without the labor of men’s hands, the world stops functioning as the laws of sin and entropy are clearly seen in the certain spiral toward disorder and collapse. The first...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 4, 2016 | Encouragement, Love, Salvation
Everyone wants to be loved. Is there any better feeling than to know that you are loved and accepted in spite of all your shortcomings? Love stories are popular in books and movies because they reach into the deep place of the heart where we desire to be truly loved...
by Paul E Chapman | Apr 20, 2016 | Prayer, Teaching
In Acts 9:11 we learn some powerful truths that will help us to pray powerfully and faithfully. Acts 9:11 “And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for,...