CHURCH PLANTING: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? There is a need for many churches in Southern Nevada. People keep moving here from all over the country and even the world. God is going to hold us responsible for these newcomers to hear the Gospel. They are coming from California, Mexico, Peru, all over the world. We need more churches to reach these newcomers and those who have not ...

Good morning, I just had breakfast with good friend, Dan Newburn. He is the pastor of Sun City Community Church. It is a senior adult church in Sun City Summerlin. We talked about a lot of stuff: friends, family, church history history of Las Vegas. I have been serving here for 47 years, and Dan was here when I came here. Dan was raised Methodist. He came to Las Vegas to s...

I recently participated in the ordination of three men as deacons of a localchurch. It is a great responsibility to be a deacon. Before you are, Acts 6:3says you are to be men of good reputation, full of the Spirit, and of wisdom.In order to be calledout as a deacon you are to be Godly men. Men who arelooked up to by the community at large and by the church you are to se...

WOW! We just finished Vacation Bible School training, and it was a great eventvery encouraging. We had 117 workers trained, 11 trainees, and 21 churches represented. Everyone had a positive experience. Throughout the training, we recognized again that the role of VBS is to proclaim the Gospel to people who do not know Jesus Christ. Many people may never hear the Gospel wit...

In 1845 Southern Baptist organized as a Mission Sending organization. They had one purpose: the Great Commission. Southern Baptist were people of the Word who believed that they were called to take the gospel to the lost world. We won them to Christ one person at a time. Each making their own choice. Our worship services were filled with the gospel. We sang those old reviv...

ARE YOU SEEING PEOPLE SAVED? In 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention was formed to get the gospel to the ends of the earth. Our primary purpose is to get the gospel out and see people saved. During the 20th century the SBC grew to be the largest denomination. Here are the methods they used to make us the largest protestant denomination in the world. Decisional Preaching ...

CALLED TO MISSION I recently was given a few moments on the program of Build X 2025 luncheon. I prepared a presentation on the role of the association of churches and why you should be a part of the association, but I stopped in the middle of my talk changed my presentation to a call to mission from Acts 1:8. I believe this is of the Lord.According to Acts 1:8 there is a ...

Revive Us Again... As I was praying, I had a Baptist Hymnal in my hand, and I was looking for a word from God. That word came from the song, "Revive Us Again." You know the chorus, Hallelujah Thine the Glory, Hallelujah Amen, Hallelujah Thine the Glory, Revive Us Again." Well, that got me thinking about revival, another song struck a chord. It was called "Send a Great Revi...

PARTNERS IN THE SPREADING OF THE GOSPEL Philippians 1:3-5 says, "I thank God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my prayers, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now." Partnership, working together toward a common goalthe proclamation of the gospeleach partner bringing their unique gift to add value to the t...

Kingdom Principles by Gene Mims, Introduces the 1 5 4 formula of churchmanship. It is simple in application. The formula is this: 1 Commission The Great Commission: (A) Make disciples, bring individuals to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ; (B) Baptizing them into church membership; and (C) Teaching them to live a Christian life. (Matthew 28:18-20) 5 Functions of the...