The Shepherd's Pulpit

Even as citizens of heaven, Christians still have responsibilities in our citizenship on earth. President Ballard explores 1 Peter 2:9-17, looking at what duties we have as Christians to our governments, fulfilling God's instructions for our lives.

In the midst of national strife, it can be hard to trust God. Dr. Lee Williams walks us through the Book of Habakkuk, looking at how God still reigns in the midst of crisis, and how we can always trust in Him.

No matter where we are in life, we all have a responsibility to the home in one way or another. President Ballard takes us through Ephesians 5:22-6:4, looking at our duties as spouses, children, and parents.

The gospel should shape every area of our lives. Chapel speaker Dr. Lee brand looks to 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 on how our words and actions should especially be guided by the gospel, Christ, and God's Word.

God rarely works how we expect Him to. He calls who we think is unqualified to do what seems impossible. Dr. Paige Patterson takes us through the story of Josiah in 2 Kings 22, seeing how God works amazing things through people we'd never expect.

After the family and government, the next institution given by God is the church itself. President Ballard explores the Books of Matthew, Acts, and John for answers on the church's foundation, its function, and its future.

Loving the least of these requires something of ourselves: making less of ourselves. Chapel speaker and President of PURE Ministries David Glover walks us through 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, looking at our call to "disappear" for the sake of others.

Whether we're married or not, it's vital to respect the institution of marriage. Pastor Tim Counts takes us through Hebrews 13:4, showing three ways we can honor it as a gift of God.

The Book of 1 Kings is often overlooked, yet it contains many stories that we can learn from today. One such story comes from chapter 13, the story of two prophets, as chapel speaker Paul Edenfield teaches on the dangers of following man and not God.

We can learn many things about the Christian life from the Apostle Paul, including prayer for other believers, which Professor Joe Ferguson explores from Colossians.

After family, government is the second instituted by God. President Ballard looks to Romans 13:1-7 for truth about government and its responsibilities, in exercising its God-given authority to restrain citizens from committing evil and enact vengeance when evil is done.

The Book of Jeremiah can teach us much about prayer, both how to pray for the wicked--like Jeremiah did--or how the wicked want prayer for themselves, as Dr. Alan Ingalls teaches from the text.

Personal responsibility is, sadly, an increasingly rare trait. NEBC Professor Dr. George Sweet shows us how to avoid this trend, looking to Hosea 14 for the answer.

We can learn much about persevering and moving forward from the story of Nehemiah, as NEBC Trustee Chaplain Raja Kandanada describes from Nehemiah 1 and 2.

To understand what it means to be a citizen of heaven or on earth, we first have to understand the institutions upon which all else is based--the first of these is the home. Dr. Ballard takes us through the first chapters of Genesis to explain exactly what the home is, its responsibilities, and how it fits into God's plan.

Life doesn't always go as planned, as 2020 has shown us well. What we expected for this year has, almost surely, not gone as we'd wished.  In Acts 7:54-8:8, the early church faced a similar crisis; when persecution came and they fled Jerusalem, they vision they had for their future fell apart. However, God still accomplished His plans through their crisis, as He still does today, no matter wh...

The debate of earthy versus heavenly citizenship is, to say the least, controversial in the church. The good news is that Jesus Himself addresses the issue in Mark 12:13-17, which President Ballard unpacks in this chapel message.

Pastor Johnny Fain explores Colossians and Galatians to explain what it means to have Christ in us, in what He's doing in our lives.

NEBC's own Dr. Michael McDill looks to Proverbs 15:13-17 on how interpreting life's circumstances is crucial to our outlook on life.

President Ballard looks to Revelation 12:10 on the keys to overcoming what life throws at you.

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, President Ballard addresses what it means to press on to the finish by keeping our eyes on Jesus.

Pastor Albert Williams delivers a message from Joshua 1, describing the need to truly follow after God and His calling before leading others successfully.

Professor of Christian Counseling Dr. George Sweet exposits Psalm 73, showing how a life with God is better than even the best the world has to offer.

In the final session of the Spring Lecture Series 2020, Ronnie Rogers fields questions from the students, staff, and faculty about his previous lectures, and about Calvinism as a whole.

In the second session of the Spring Lecture Series 2020, Ronnie Rogers takes a critical look at Calvinism's strengths, weaknesses, and place in current theological thought.