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A Fruitful Field
Contributor: Chad Roberts When I planted Preaching Christ Church in 2001, I had just turned 20 years old. I only had the support of a few close friends. However, I knew that God had called me to this task at this exact time. One of the scriptures God...
The Fruit of Fellowship
Contributor: Chad Roberts One of the incredible realities of Christianity is our fellowship with Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:9 stuns the reader when Paul writes, “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” ...
Thinking the Way God Thinks
Contributor: Chad Roberts We live in divisive days. The public square is filled with everyone’s opinions. Everywhere you look society is being politicized. From social media to sports, even the Olympics were filled with controversy and...
Renovated by God
Contributor: Chad Roberts I will never forget the day we ripped out the old, stained carpet in our church auditorium. Before losing eyesight, I had the joy of replacing the flooring with new, plush, commercial-grade carpet. In the early days of our church,...
Bottom Line Thinking
Contributor: Chad Roberts What is the ultimate outcome of your faith? In business, we call it the bottom line. Colossians 1:28 is a meaningful verse to me because Paul gets down to the bottom line of Christianity. He writes, “Him we proclaim, warning...
Mary’s Yes
Contributor: Chad Roberts While the Bible doesn’t tell us how Joseph and Mary met, little did they know that their story would be part of changing the world forever. Joseph and Mary were from a small town called Nazareth. When you think small town, think...
Satan Wants Our Children
Contributor: Chad Roberts If you are paying attention to the spiritual climate of our country, you know that we are in uncharted waters. It seems as though Satan has taken off his mask and is bombarding our nation with unprecedented evil. Recent news...
Make Your Mess Your Message
There is not one person who has not regretted choices they made in life. No matter how hard we try, we will make mistakes and create messes. Some of those messes result from ill-conceived decisions. Other messes come from a person or situation that is not within our...
Now
Contributor: Chad Roberts Does Satan often remind you of your past? It seems he keeps a detailed record of our mistakes and failures, and he has a way of bringing them up right as God begins to move in our life. For many it’s one step forward, two steps...
The Good Fight of Faith
Contributor: Chad Roberts One of the choice weapons of the enemy is discouragement. If Satan causes defeat in any area of our lives, it is usually tied to some type of discouragement. Perhaps you are well acquainted with this struggle. In all of the...
Days of Adversity
Contributor:Chad Roberts The events of life can be unpredictable. Consequently, the average person lives in a reactionary mode. For Christ-followers however, scripture invites us to ponder or consider the work of God in the circumstances of day-to-day...
Methuselah and the Mercy of God
Contributor: Chad Roberts Methuselah is one of the most well known people of the Bible. He is famous for being the longest living man recorded. He lived a staggering nine hundred sixty-nine years. What most fail to consider is why did God allow him...