William L. Self

William L. Self, DST, is senior pastor of the Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States.

Articles by William L. Self

The church is worth the effort

July 2012

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but…

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Dying the big deaths

March 1998

A deacon in the church I pastored was nicknamed by his colleagues at the newspaper as "Dr. Death" because his job was to update biographical files on 500 prominent people just in case one should suddenly die and the…

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A Politics-free zone

November 2007

Editor’s note: Religious freedom and the relationship of church and government has been discussed and debated for many years. This article is an adaptation of a sermon preached to a Baptist congregation in the United States. It is our…

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