Daily Growth Point

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. One of my favorite promises of God is the promise of His nearness. Psalms 145 says, “The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him…” Anthony Showalter was helping two friends to carry the grief of losing their wives. He found in Deuteronomy that God is a place of refuge and He offers His “everlasting arms” for comfort. Through his desire...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Over the years, there have been times that I have been awed by the prayers of other saints. Some whose love for God was so evident, that they like Mary found themselves with tears at the feet of Jesus. Others, whose intimate connection with God was so close that it was as if two friends were conversing. Or still others, whose prayers left you...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. There is something absolutely wonderful about a church that prays together. In prayer, our hearts are unified in the Spirit. We often saw the early church in prayer and in unity. When three tenor superstars were to perform together in Los Angeles, a reporter tried to stir up a spirit of competition between them. Yet, their response was, “You...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. I recently read about a Stubborn little boy, with a smart Big sister! Although his mother didn’t want him to have scissors, the fact that they were forbidden made them desirable for his heart. When his sister found him with the scissors, she ran to the kitchen to get an orange. She said, If you will give up the scissors, you can have an orang...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As a child, I was always amazed by my father’s ability to build or repair anything. He wouldn’t always explain how he was doing things, but he expected me to be able to do it once I observed him. The disciples of Jesus regularly observed the power of Christ in his ministry, but they also witnessed that source of his power was in prayer. In Lu...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you have ever served in the military, you understand the weight of a command. When an officer gives a command, it is either obey, or be locked in the brig. God commands us, “Continue in prayer…” When Jesus taught his disciples how to pray He told them, “When thou prayest” not “If thou prayest.” There is an expectation that God’s people wou...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Today marks the anniversary of September 11, 2001. Although it was a horrible day in American history, it was also a day that revealed incredible courage. One example of courage was seen in Rick Rescorla. As head of security for Morgan Stanley, his greatest fear was an attack on the World Trade Center. Much to the chagrin of his co-workers, h...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Do you remember the Verizon wireless commercials where actor Paul Marcarelli would ask, “Do you hear me now?” No matter the location, Verizon wanted to assure you that you would be heard. This is a great picture of prayer. Our lines of communication with God are never closed. 1 John says, “…that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of prayer? This feeling often originates in a confusion about what prayer really is. Prayer is simply talking to God. Sometimes people worry about what words to say when they pray. But God simply says, “Call unto me.” Like you might phone a friend, pick up the prayer line and speak with God. Well, wh...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Each week, 10,000 people visit the White House in Washington, D.C. In order to be among the privileged that are able to see the interior of the White House, you must register for a tour 3-12 weeks in advance. But to actually have an in person meeting with the President is even more difficult, and few have this privilege. Although it is rare,...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. One of the things that strikes me about the life of Jesus is His emphasis that He had regarding prayer. Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray.” Prayer is how we bring our needs to God. It is how we unburden our hearts before Him. And it is one of the ways that we strengthen our relationship with Him.  Late in the 18th century England, a humbl...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Have you ever felt like your needs were not important to God? When Hudson Taylor was sailing to China to begin his missionary work, his ship was in great danger. The wind had died, and the current was carrying them toward sunken reefs which were close to islands inhabited by cannibals. Everything they tried was to no avail. The Captian was de...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Since the days of John the Baptist, Baptism has been part of the Christian faith. In Acts 8, we are given one of the clearest examples of believer’s baptism in the New Testament. In this chapter we see the Ethiopian Eunuch, who believed on Jesus and was immediately baptized. The Bible teaches that baptism is for anyone who has personally acce...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. In 1995, Wayne Black thought it would be a great idea to have “I’m Wayne Black” tattooed across his forehead. Unfortunately, when he was confronted by the police as a suspected thief, he insisted he wasn’t Wayne Black. Many people struggle with their identity today. Yet, as a Christian, my identity is secure in Jesus Christ. The Bible says th...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Not too long ago, a man shared that he was having problems with getting his son to clean his room when he was told. The son would agree, but never quite got around to it. As soon as his son graduated High School, he thought it would be a good idea to join the Marines. And it was there that the son finally learned what ‘now’ meant! Obedience i...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you have had a good father, then you understand that there were times when he had to provide a loving discipline. A good father understands the goal of discipline is to direct the heart of the child to love the Lord with all their strength. The Bible teaches us that we have a heavenly Father that loves us with a perfect love. It is a love...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Do you remember singing the song, “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he”? Many of us learned this song in Sunday School about a greedy tax collector whose heart had been changed by Christ. The Bible says, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature…” Zaccheaus is an example of the change that Christ makes in a life. When...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham.  In 1773, John Fawcett was a young pastor of a poor church in England. But his powerful preaching and writing had gathered the attention of a much larger church, who extended the call for him to be their pastor and he accepted. But as the wagons were being loaded with the Fawcett’s few belongings, his wife Mary declared, “I cannot bear to lea...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you’ve ever experienced a time of loneliness, you can sympathize with Anne Murphy. At the age of just 51, she found herself a widow. She had no source of income, nor any way of supporting herself or her children, but God still provided for her during her trial. It was in this valley that she wrote of the “Constantly Abiding” presence of Go...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. I recently read about a doctor, who was visiting with a patient. As the patient was coming off of anesthesia, the sound of church bells could be heard ringing in the distance. She smiled and whispered softly, “I must be in heaven!” As her eyes opened, she saw the Doctor standing there, and with disappointment, she said, “No, I can’t be, there...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As a kid, we had many opportunities to go to the theme park “Six Flags over Texas.” There were many things I enjoyed, but what caused a dread of fear was when someone said they wanted to ride the roller coasters!  I was deathly afraid of the entire experience. From the clackitey-clack of the coaster climbing to the top of the tracks, to the b...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. Have you ever thought about how important a guarantee is? In the ancient times, letters would be sealed with the sender’s personal stamp in the wax seal and sent by courier. When the letter arrived, the unbroken seal was a guarantee of the origin and that the letter had not been altered. The Bible teaches us that God also gives us a seal - a...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. In 1850, Fanny Crosby was invited to attend revival meetings with a friend. That camp was filled with powerful sermons that spoke deeply to her heart. During the meeting, the blind poet went forward two times with a desire for salvation, but still felt as if it had eluded her. On the final night, the words to the invitation song rang with cla...

Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. If you have ever played golf, you are familiar with the term, “mulligan.” This means you get a do-over. When you have played a particularly bad hole, you can request a mulligan and start from scratch. Sometimes in life, we need a “mulligan.” When we accept Christ as our Saviour, we get more than a mulligan, we receive a brand new spiritual li...

Welcome back to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham. As a child, it was not uncommon to offer a gift to a friend. Sometimes this gift would be given out of a sincere heart. Yet, there were still moments when I regretted giving my toy away, and I would try to find a way to get it back! One of the greatest Biblical truths about our salvation is that it is God’s gift to us. When God gives a g...