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  • Stop Casting New Vision; A Reflection on Proverbs 29:18

    Stop Casting New Vision; A Reflection on Proverbs 29:18

    People don’t need us to cast a grand vision. They need us to be faithful. You’ve heard it before: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Great leaders stand on their podiums and at their pulpits to cast a grand vision about how things can be and how we will get there! I ask,…

  • No, We Shouldn’t Be Streaming or Recording Church Services

    No, We Shouldn’t Be Streaming or Recording Church Services

    No. Churches shouldn’t be recording or streaming church services. Welcome to Ministry Monday on the brand new Andrew Paul Cannon podcast–where we consider issues in ministry, exposition, and theology. I want to thank you for joining me, and before you forget–hit that subscribe button. No, I don’t care if you follow me, but I hope…

  • Thoughts About Calling a New Pastor from Beyond the Local Church Walls; Conflict Prevention and Seeking the Local Church’s Good

    Thoughts About Calling a New Pastor from Beyond the Local Church Walls; Conflict Prevention and Seeking the Local Church’s Good

    Speaking about calling a new pastor from outside the congregation is very difficult to do in an expository way. “Outside hire” is a foreign concept to the New Testament and early church. The typical procedure was to appoint people from within a congregation who aspire to be pastors (cf. 1 Timothy 3:1). While it is…

  • Encouragement During This Time of Transition

    Encouragement During This Time of Transition

    I want to take a few moments and write a note of encouragement directly to my church family at GABC since the church is in a time of transition. Times of transition are interesting because no one really knows what’s next. No one knows what to expect in the coming months, let alone next week,…

  • Is a Gay Christian a Contradiction?

    Is a Gay Christian a Contradiction?

    Is a gay Christian a contradiction? Yes, but not for the reason you might think. I recently saw someone post this graphic on social media and want to examine the claim it makes. I am a Christian. I am very conservative. I believe living in homosexuality is sinful. Let me be very clear, I do…

  • The Scourge of Calvinism Pt. 2- Total Depravity vs Free Will

    The Scourge of Calvinism Pt. 2- Total Depravity vs Free Will

    I am looking at the differences between Calvinism and Arminianism because I have been asked to. From the outset, I want to remind my brothers and sisters in Christ that it is important for us to remain humble, not categorically making enemies of others based on whatever differences we perceive there to be in our…

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

    Only one more chapter until Jesus claims all authority in heaven and on the earth. Matthew is writing about how the kingdom of heaven came. We saw Jesus claim that from this moment on, the people would see Him at the right hand of Power and coming in the clouds. Peter denied Him, fulfilling prophecy…

  • The Scourge of Calvinism: Pt. 1 The Unnecessary Conflict

    The Scourge of Calvinism: Pt. 1 The Unnecessary Conflict

    What is Calvinism, and why should we be worried?  I want to take a few weeks and talk about the doctrines of grace because I have been asked to. I very often hear people looking for ways to disprove Calvinism categorically. When people try to disprove Calvinism, I normally will ask five questions. 1. Do…

  • On Denying Jesus

    On Denying Jesus

    The theme of Matthew’s Gospel is the arrival of the kingdom of heaven. At the beginning, Jesus is born and begins preaching, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). At the end of the Gospel account, He proclaims, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). Matthew…

  • When Jesus is Coming in the Clouds

    When Jesus is Coming in the Clouds

    The theme of Matthew’s Gospel is the kingdom of heaven. From the start, Jesus’s message has been that the kingdom of heaven is at hand (near). In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus revealed that the hour was here. It was time for the kingdom of heaven to finally be established. At the end of Matthew’s…