by Tim Grissom | May 30, 2023 | Disciples, Honesty, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
Achan spoke it before he was executed. David displayed it or he would probably have lost his throne. If Ananias and Sapphira had been wiser, they could have saved their lives by it. What is it? Honesty. God wants His people to be honest. Even the smallest deception...
by John Avant | Apr 28, 2023 | Humility, Pastors & Leaders Content, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
Last month, I told you that I’m going to write about how a local church can join the current revival movement among students. At Life Action, we have identified six biblical responses to God, which seem to always be precursors to local church revival. So today, here...
by John Avant | Nov 9, 2020 | God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
There are times in these days when I feel kinship with a sad singer sitting on the banks of a Babylonian river asking, “How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?” (Psalm 137:4 ESV). These are uncertain, evil, and anxious times. But today God is sovereign,...
by John Avant | Nov 4, 2020 | God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
Did you wake up this morning anxious to see who is going to run our nation for the next four years? Only to find yourself disappointed that no one knows for sure? Nothing wrong with that. But consider these two things: This morning and every morning, we know who runs...
by John Avant | Jul 7, 2020 | God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
If the news of Coronavirus and chaos in our streets has you down, consider this—you could be a Kachin. On July 2, over 160 people in Kachin State in Myanmar were killed when a 200-foot-tall mountain of mud taken from the local jade mine gave way and buried them alive....
by John Avant | Jun 26, 2020 | Humility, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
Twenty-five years ago, I was part of a movement that has come to be known as the Brownwood Revival. It started at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church and Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and then spread across America, deeply affecting over 100 college campuses....
