Dennis Smith

SATAN, the master deceiver, is especially adept at leading human beings to misapply Scripture. He used this technique at Christ's first advent. Old Testament prophecy was misapplied, many of God's people were deceived, and the Son of God…

HOW do we measure up in our ministerial career? Are we the ministers we want to be or that God wants us to be? Are we seeing steady advancement in our usefulness and service to God? Our example is Christ, and by His grace we should be becoming…

One afternoon early in an evangelistic series the evangelist and the pastor of the church where the series was being held got into a rather heated discussion. For a few minutes tempers flared over an issue. Being a young,…

The authors base their principles of church growth on the book of Acts. It Can Happen Today contains 13 lessons designed to help church lay leaders understand and apply the principles.

This approach is a deductive study of Acts, focusing…

Prayer is always an important subject for Christians, and especially so when discussed by that great Christian, John Bunyan. Written while the author was in prison for public preaching and calling for religious freedom in England, the book…

What is success in pastoral ministry? We often judge ministerial success by the same standards generally used in the secular world. Business, for example, measures success in terms of heightened production, more extensive…

Ministry can become a heavy burden, at times filled with anxiety and stress until the Christian learns to truly abide in Christ. However, once the person experiences union with Christ, everything changes. They recognize…