Category: What Makes Groups Grow

Discussion-based lessons have groups talking and changing. We are changed more by what we say than...

All of us had wonderful dreams, goals, and plans when we were teenagers or young adults. But at...

Across America and around the world, God’s people are crying out for a fresh encounter with...

Two facts about the triune Jehovah are assumed, if not actually stated, in every single biblical...

Revival has been one of the most mysterious, compelling, sublime, and desperately needed...

Jesus believed the Old Testament to be the very words of God and predicted that the New Testament...

Confessing our inability to God gives us an incredible confidence before him. It does so because...

People are different. It is bedtime. I go into my daughter’s room to tuck her in. She is...

I am a committed Christian, actively involved in serving Christ inside and outside my home, the...

When the old Reformed theologians dealt with the attributes of God, they used to classify them in...

The origin of the Bible is another reason why I believe the Bible is God’s Word. The Bible’s...

There are few things in life more frustrating than knowing you need to change, wanting to change,...

It is clear from what we saw about money that the battle cry of Christian Hedonism is world...

In God’s presence, not only did Isaiah see that his goodness was not that good, he saw that his...

More than almost any other Discipline, journaling has a fascinating appeal with nearly all who...

I believe in the Bible because of revelation. The Bible claims to infallibly reveal the very words...

Lest you think that this is merely the cranky, judgmental Old Testament God—God in his middle...

Like a lot of you, I was pretty amazed at the videos coming out of the Asbury Revival of 2023. Who...

What Paul is warning against is not the desire to earn money to meet our needs and the needs of...

The underlying question . . . Is it intellectually feasible to believe that the Bible could be...

Sometimes I run across preachers or teachers today who claim to be “apostles” or “prophets.” Often...

What does the Bible mean when it calls God wise? In Scripture, wisdom is a moral as well as an...

I’ve lived long enough to watch an alarming erosion occur in modern Christianity. The church I...

Isaiah learned two things about himself that forever changed his theology: his goodness was not...

Money is the currency of Christian Hedonism. What you do with it—or desire to do with it—can make...

Revival is by nature rarely respectable, usually unpredictable, and often messy. There may be...

Sir Lionel Luckhoo is a defense attorney listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records as the...

Isaiah had gotten off to a pretty good start in ministry. He had a good reputation and was making...

Ian Thomas is a friend of mine, a great Bible teacher. And I love what Ian Thomas had to say about...

My favorite short story is “The Bet,” by Anton Chekhov, a Russian writer of the last half of the...

The reason there is so much misery in marriage is not that husbands and wives seek their own...

Amy Carmichael has beautifully bound together in her poem the two ancient concepts of time. One,...

The church today needs many things, but its most critical shortfall is not larger attendance,...

Our word majesty comes from the Latin; it means greatness. When we ascribe majesty to someone, we...

For decades sincere believers have asked, “Why don’t we have revival?” And for decades the answer...

Along with these misconceptions are several important issues that must be examined in any serious...

Quick. What do people who fast look like? What kinds of people come to your mind? Do they appear a...

The coming of revival in our time will demand personal preparation among God’s people. Jeremiah...

Revival may come through weeping and wailing, tears and praying, sackcloth and ashes, but the...

As we look at the critical subject of revival, we must consider some key issues and address some...

We don’t want revival. The churches don’t want it; the members don’t want it. Very few pastors...

If the focus shifts onto our giving to God, instead of His giving Himself to us, one result is...

Seeking to understand revival is like attempting to comprehend the Trinity. We cannot fathom the...

IN THE 1970s we almost saw a sweeping revival in our land. The revival at Asbury College in...

We have now put four things in place: God has a people, God has certain expectations of his...

When it was time for him to leave the earth, Jesus said that his friends were lucky, because then...

The seventh and final reason I believe in Jesus’ resurrection is that the evidence for it is...

As I said, if our faith is conditioned on understanding everything, we’ll never believe. God often...

They tell us that the Bible is the Word of God—a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. They...

I am thoroughly convinced that a great spiritual awakening will come to this benighted world if...

Many people have preconceived ideas of what revival looks like when it comes. Here are three...

Job was another man of faith who had a lot of questions for God, questions he thought deserved...

God said, “Return to Me, and I will return to you” (Mal. 3:7). How can you know when God is...

On the surface, Wilmore, Kentucky (population 3,200), is still a sleepy little college town tucked...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR WORSHIP? The modern revolt against old-fashioned Christian Hedonism has...

Revival awakening flowed through several college campuses in 1970, beginning at Asbury College, a...

The Burial of Jesus Was Public and Secured The sixth reason I believe in the resurrection of the...

Asbury College president Dr. Dennis F. Kinlaw wonders if the revival that erupted on campus in...

Revival Always Involves a Deep Demonstration of Emotion One of the distinguishing characteristics...

God tells us that while we live on earth, some things about his plan will remain a secret: “The...

Godliness is the result of a disciplined spiritual life. But at the heart of a disciplined...

When we are in the throes of pain, it is difficult to feel assured of God’s wisdom and love. But...

I hope it is plain so far that if you come to God dutifully, offering Him the reward of your...

Sometimes one simple question can uncomplicate a very messy situation. I remember when my sons...

A friend called me one day with a question that made me think along new lines. “Ron and I have not...

There are at least four different Greek words that are used for “love,” but not all of them are...

Glory be to the Father,” sings the church, “and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.” What is this?...

Think for a minute about how much more powerful than you God must be. As we saw in chapter two,...

The Old Testament is full of prophecies about Jesus. A few of Isaiah’s predictions include that...

When I was a seminary student, I heard the tragic story of another seminary student who lost his...

Over against all human pride, “God chose what is low and despised in the world … so that no human...

One of the most riveting movie scenes I’ve ever seen is from the 1997 movie Contact, starring Jodi...

It’s been gone for more than a century. Yet, if it weren’t for TV commercials, more people...

Perhaps pain or disappointment has driven you to look upward for answers. A professional athlete...

It is no wonder that thoughtful people find the gospel of Jesus Christ hard to believe, for the...

Jesus is in the life-changing business. From the very beginning all kinds of people were drawn to...

About forty years after Jesus’ crucifixion, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, more commonly known...

Two people suffer from cancer. One becomes bitter and despairing while the other is a beacon of...

In his late seventies, Antony Flew, one of the twentieth century’s most famous philosophers,...

Only the sheer rapture of being lost in the worship of God is as exhilarating and intoxicating as...

It is true that our hearts are often sluggish. We do not feel the depth or intensity of affections...

The next reason I believe in the resurrection is that the identity of Jesus was confirmed. Who is...

What does the word idolatry suggest to your mind? Savages groveling before a totem pole?...

Jesus said that the greatest commandment is “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all...

If someone were to ask you what was the greatest moment of your life, what would you say? What is...

Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist as a human being? Was He created by believers in an attempt to...

If I had my life to live over again, I’d try to make more mistakes next time. I would relax, I...

What were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is...