by Chad Roberts | Church Leadership, Church Life, Leadership, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 1:4 Spiritual progress in the lives of God’s people means everything to a pastor. I can identify with the Apostle John’s pastoral heart when he wrote in his 3rd Epistle, “I...
by Chad Roberts | Christian Living
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.” Colossians 1:28-29 I host a weekly prayer gathering each...
by Chad Roberts | Book of Acts, Christian Living, Church Life, Gospel
Acts 4 is riveting as it takes the reader of God’s Word through a remarkable story of courage and boldness. When Peter and John are arrested because of the miracle of the lame man and the preaching of Peter’s sermon in Acts 3, the author of Acts, Luke, is going to...
by Chad Roberts | Assurance of Salvation, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Salvation, The Cross
Martin Luther once referred to the Gospel as a treasure chest. I love that metaphor and I want to use the same illustration for today’s devotional. Like opening a treasure chest and admiring its rubies, pearls and sapphires, I want us to handle carefully these...
by Chad Roberts | Death & Dying
My thoughts this week have been on John 11:25 after the passing of a good friend and leader in PCC. I have been staggered by the outpouring of love, the sufficient strength of God’s grace as well as the comfort and compassion of God’s people. Jesus boldly declares in...
by Chad Roberts | Assurance of Salvation, Faith, Salvation
“By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.” 1 John 3:10 I’m not sure if anything causes more damage to Christianity...
