Author: chuck

There are very few things people can be confident in completely. Some trust the promises of their spouse, only to possibly discover unfaithfulness. Some trust the promises of those

In Mark 9 there is a man who brings his son to Jesus to be healed of a “mute spirit.” We’re told in Mark 9:18 that “wherever it (the

Anyone who has heard me preach knows that I conclude my sermons with an invitation to become a disciple of Jesus. I also encourage those who are already baptized

When we talk about a disciple as a noun, we are talking about a person who is a learner and a follower. A disciple of Christ is someone who

Sometimes I think that Christians just want to let the lost find Jesus on their own. They figure that if unbelievers are ever interested in the Scriptures that they’ll

In my first year of graduate school I took an advanced preaching course. One of the students, who aspired to be one of the well-known preachers in the brotherhood,

The Apostle Paul encourages us on multiple occasions to imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 4:16, 11:1; Ephesians 5:1). The word translated “imitate” in these texts is also translated as “followers”

Most of us are regular Bible readers. We read daily or weekly or in some consistent fashion. We study the Scriptures and some of us teach the Scriptures. Our

There’s a difference between knowing and following Jesus. To know Jesus is to know that He is the physical son of Joseph and Mary (Matthew 13:55). To know Jesus

In Mark 16:16, Jesus tells His disciples that “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” Without believing in