Daily Growth Point

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Everyday, there are millions of people who play the lottery. Instead of working hard to earn what they receive, they want an easy way to make money.  As a teenager, there was nothing I wanted more on Saturday morning than to sleep in and do nothing. Yet, early each Saturday, I remember dad getting me out of bed to help with chores and work ar...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you have ever won the game of“Monopoly” you know the thrill of owning it all and coming out on top. The problem is those riches must be put back in the box. Dr. James Dobson shared this realization after playing Monopoly, “As I began putting all of my money back in the box, a very empty feeling came over me. Everything that I had accumulat...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. At a tea for officers and their wives, the commanding general of a base delivered a seemingly endless oration. A young lieutenant grumbled to the woman sitting beside him, “What a pompous and unbearable old windbag that slob is!” The woman turned to him, her face red with rage. “Excuse me, Lieutenant. Do you have any idea who I am?” “No ma’am...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. The story is told about a barber who had just been saved in an old-fashioned revival meeting. The next morning at work he wanted to share his new faith and witness to the lost. A customer came in, and the barber began to lather him up for a shave. Finally as he stood with his razor poised over the man’s throat he asked, “Are you prepared to m...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you have ever been a parent, you know the struggles that come with raising children. Some days, it seems easy, fun, and exciting to be a parent. This typically coincides with those moments that your child demonstrates kindness to their siblings and they obey with a joyful spirit.  But then, there are those other days… and you don’t know wh...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Psalm 37:5 says, “Commit thy way unto the Lord” The word commit means “to roll over.” It is to take our desires and direction for this life and to roll them over onto the Lord. Yet, this requires us to wait on the Lord. Someone once said "God's best gifts come slowly. …Even such a confident worker grows discouraged at times and worri...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Happy New Year! Have you considered the weight of that statement? It’s a desire that God would bless another person’s new year. If you do a simple study of joy or happiness in the Bible, you will find a consistent thread to those that are happy find that their source of joy is the Lord. God brings us the greatest joy and happiness in this lif...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As John was closing out his gospel, He said, “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written” (John 21:25).  Jesus’ influence while He was on this earth is far greater than we could ever imagine and it...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Who would have ever thought that preaching the gospel in a Christian nation could land a person in jail? Yet, for 12 years Pastor John Bunyan was imprisoned for this simple crime.  It was during that time of imprisonment that God used him to write, “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” which speaks of the trials a Christian must endure. Yet, because of h...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. It is not uncommon for us to be consumed with results. Are the Chiefs going to make the Playoffs?  How many people attended church? How many people were saved last year?  We often become results driven because we have a natural born desire to do things well. Yet, the quest to see results can blur what matters most.   As a Christian, God says...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Everything about the birth and life of Jesus pointed to the truth that He was the Lamb of God. John the Baptist said it right when he boldly stated, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” Even from the womb, John knew that this child was the eternal Son of God. Luke records of John, “…the babe leaped in her womb.” J...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Merry Christmas! Today is more than just another day, it is the day we celebrate the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ! It was the day that God became man so that He could offer salvation from our sins. That night, the angel announced to the shepherds, “I bring you good tidings of great joy...For unto you is born...a Saviour!” Someone once s...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Life is not always easy. We will all face trials of some sort. But God doesn’t send trials because He wants to watch us to struggle; rather, He allows trials so that we will know that our hope is in the Lord. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow knew the weight of trials and grief. After losing his first wife in childbirth, God gave him a second wife a...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Could you imagine the sight of the President of the United States kneeling before a child in worship? Questions would flood our mind pondering the significance of this child. No doubt, this would be a child of great worth and authority.  This is the image of these wise men portray when they meet the child, Jesus. These were not simple country...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham When the Angel announced to Mary the coming of Jesus, He said that Christ would be called, “Emmanuel” or God with us. This simple truth is completely astounding — the Creator of the universe was willing to put on skin and dwell among us. God brought to us His presence. “Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the po...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become the holiday that it is today.  When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever imagined that the decorations would become as elaborate a...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become the holiday that it is today.  When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first Christmas tree in America in 1832, who would have ever imagined that the decorations would become as elaborate a...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Have you ever thought about the connection between grace and Christmas? Commercialized Christmas is all about lights, parties, presents, and people and has little time or energy to apply towards the connection Christmas has with grace. But the original Christmas was about the grace of God being shown to mankind.   2 Corinthians 8:9, “For ye k...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As we look forward to Christmas this year, I remind you that it is more than decorations, presents, and even family. Christmas is about God’s delight. The Bible says, “God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” When we were still sinners, God chose to love us, and demonstrated that great love b...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Like many stores across the country, the Walmart in Chesterfield, Virginia, hosted a “Shop with a Cop” where Police officers from several different departments go through the store with children so they can pick out toys for Christmas. That was also the day Hector was doing his Christmas shopping. But his plan did not involve paying for the m...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. What is really important to you? If you had just 30 seconds to grab the most important items in your house before it was destroyed, what would those items be? Your answer to those questions reveals what you consider to be a priority in your life. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught a genuine disciple makes His priorities the kingdom of G...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Every great revival and movement of God begins with a spirit of humility. John the Baptist stated, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). It is this spirit of humility that God blesses.  After three years in seminary, A young preacher was excited about preaching his first sermon in his home church. He walked boldly to the pulpit...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As the cold, dark winter months settle in, our family often likes to play hide and seek in the dark. We will select someone to be “it” and they will count while the rest of us hide. Then, in the dark they wander through the house trying to find everyone in the family. The Bible also records another family playing hide and seek. The very first...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. When my children were small, our family would often go to Walmart together. When we arrived, I would often go one way, and my wife another. As we tried to reconnect, I would encourage my children to walk through the store and call out, “Momma, Momma!” It was mostly out of silly fun with the kids. That act of seeking for a loved one is a beaut...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Every Black Friday, people scour the adds to find the best deals on the products they love. People will awake early and stand in line for hours to take advantage of the opportunity to save money. I remind you today that there is a greater deal than any store could ever offer. In a world of throw-away consumer products, empty friendships, and...