by Bill Elliff | Sep 17, 2020 | Church Leadership, Men's Content
The rapid spread of the church in the New Testament can only be attributed to two things: the gracious, miraculous activity of the Holy Spirit, and the bold witness of His followers. If God had not moved, nothing would have happened. If believers had not shared the...
by Bill Elliff | Sep 3, 2020 | Church Leadership, Pastors & Leaders Content
In His sovereignty, God has ordained preaching as a primary means of transforming lives. He has graciously given us creation, His Word, and most dramatically, Himself, in the person of His Son, so that we might know Him. By these three means God sufficiently reveals...
by Bill Elliff | Aug 26, 2020 | Church Leadership, Pastors & Leaders Content
It’s a simple sentence, but amazingly telling. It was the reason David was the greatest king Israel ever knew and that God could entrust such a responsibility into his hands. And, it’s the necessary essential of all great leaders: David realized that the LORD had...
by Bill Elliff | Aug 12, 2020 | Church Leadership
Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the...
by Bill Elliff | Aug 6, 2020 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
In every age, God has needed prophets: His men, called by Him and equipped by Him to speak His words to His people. Jeremiah was such a man. And the reason he successfully did his job (and the way we should do ours), is found in the opening chapter of the book of...
by John Avant | Jun 3, 2020 | Church Leadership, God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
In 1996 I began to pastor New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia. The population around our church was significantly black, but our church was not. I embarked on a journey to see that change. It was not an easy task. As our church became more diverse, I...
