The Shepherd's Pulpit

We are called to reach the nations. However, sometimes cultural differences can get in the way. So, what is culture, and how does it impact our ability to share the gospel with others? In today's chapel message, Lierte Soares uses the Scriptures to show the importance of culture around the world and the need to meet that culture in order to be better gospel witnesses.

Are you searching for God's Will? Or are you doing what you want? Our focus should be on God and what He wants in our lives. In today's special preview day chapel message, President Mark Ballard uses Matthew 16:13-28 to show how we can know God's will for our life by denying ourselves, dying to ourselves, and following Jesus closely.

How do you view your testimony? Do you compare it to others? When we lose focus on Christ's sacrifice for us, we can lose sight of the power of our testimony. In today's chapel message, Stephen Wyles uses Philippians 3:1-11 to show that any testimony is a powerful testimony due to God's saving righteous grace.

Are you redeemed? If you're a Christian, you're a new creation. You came from an old life of unrighteousness to the presence of God; never forget that. In today's chapel message, Benji Pyeatt looks to Hebrews 10 for how we are redeemed from our old lives, to do God's work and live for Him.

Want to pick the president's brain? In today's chapel, President Mark Ballard answers a range of questions from the students and staff.

Do you have giants getting in your way? When doing God's mission for your life, obstacles can show up left and right to shake your confidence. How do we persevere instead of giving up? In today's chapel message, Tyler Ray uses 1 Samuel 17 and the story of David and Goliath to show how we can confidently fight the battle in God's strength and not our own.

Do you remember the day you were saved? The day we come to faith in Jesus is the day that changes the rest of our lives. What does that change look like? In today's chapel message, Josh Bradbury goes to 1 Timothy 1:12-17 to show how Paul's life was radically changed by the amazing and abundant grace of God.

How is your ministry doing? Keeping and maintaining a successful ministry is a challenge, and requires keeping certain priorities. What are they? In today's chapel message, Nathan Kelly uses Matthew 22:34-40 and the great commandment to show how effective ministry begins with loving God and building relationships.

Is your prayer life producing fruit? Whenever we do not abide in Jesus, our prayers can be empty and powerless. So what's the solution? In today's message, Johnny Fain goes to John 14 and 15 to show how we need to position our hearts so that our prayers are effective and life changing.

Are you longing for the past? Sometimes we can look to the past and let that take over our life. God has called us to look to Him and His future, however. In today's chapel message, Doug Geeze goes to Luke 17 to show how we need to look to what God has called us to do with perseverance in the faith rather than looking to our past.

For the last day of our 2025 spring lecture series, Dr. Marvin Jones answers pressing questions from the students, staff, and faculty.

When considering how the church should view the nation of Israel, there's no better place to look than the ultimate source: the Word of God. In day two of our Spring Lecture Series, Dr. Marvin Jones looks to the New Testament and the words of Jesus to explain how we today should understand Israel both today and in the future kingdom.

How do you view the nation of Israel? Since its founding, it has faced conflict and controversy on all sides. As believers, our perspective on Israel must be taken in light of its history, both biblical and modern. In day one of our Spring Lecture Series, Dr. Marvin Jones discusses the history of the nation of Israel, in its origins with Abraham and its establishment in the 20th century.

Do people look down on you, even when you are walking with God? It could be for age, inexperience, or any other reason; so what do we do about it? In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard looks to 1 Timothy 4 for principles on how we can overcome others' opinions through following God and His Word faithfully.

Are you falling to your temptations? When we don't look to God, we will fall to our struggles. God wants to support us, however, and He calls us to lean on Him. In today's chapel message, George Sweet delves into 2 Chronicles 13 to show how success in life's battles is dependent on our faith in God to carry us through them.

Are you praising God? When life gets busy, we can forget to worship the Lord. He is not only deserving of that praise, but He also commands us to worship Him. In today's chapel message, Alan Ingalls goes into Psalm 145 to show that God is worthy of praise because He is great, gracious, reigning, providing, and protecting.

Do you feel like you're struggling? When we are focused on the storm, we lose sight of Jesus and get overwhelmed by our problems. Place your focus on Jesus and He will be your peace. In today's chapel message, Terry Dorsett goes to Matthew 14:22-33 to show how we can endure life's storms and remain faithful and focused on Jesus.

Do you think life isn't fair? When our eyes aren't on God, we can focus on the negative and follow our flawed judgment. In today's chapel message, Michael McDill goes to James 5:7-11 to show that we can trust God's judgment because He can make it right.

Do you feel like you're losing? When we lose our focus, we can often be crushed under the weight of the world. Jesus has given us freedom and the power to overcome that weight. In today's chapel message, Lee Williams delves into Philippians 4:11-13 to show that, through Christ, we can conquer our battles.

Are you searching for hope? A lot of times we find our search to be empty; so what do we do? We look to God for that hope. In today's chapel message, Brian Baker delves into 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 to show five principles on finding hope in God: live with a focus on the outcome, God's grace is greater than our circumstances, don't give up, eternal glory is greater than our present troubl...

Do you like getting invitations? While it's nice to get them, we're also called to give them. We should want to desire Jesus and to invite others to do the same. In today's chapel message, President Ballard uses Revelation 22:17-21 to discuss two different invitations, one to share the gospel and the other to desire Jesus.

What afflictions are you hiding? Often times we get hurt and we hide the pain from God and others. However, we are called to share our burdens and find our healing. In today's chapel message, Marvin Jones uses Moses' example in Exodus 2:11-15 to show the right and wrong way to deal with our wounds.

Do you have a servant's heart? We can struggle to always serve those around us. Even so, God calls us to do so no matter the circumstance. In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard delves into Luke 17:11-19 to show how we should serve others, even those who others avoid, while we serve even without the thanks we deserve.

Do you find yourself worrying lately? we tend to get eaten up by our worldly concerns. If we put our focus on God and think on His things, we will have peace. In today's chapel message, Rob Martinez goes to Matthew 6:19-34 to show how we should keep our eyes on God's plan and worry about nothing.

Is your private life different from your public life? We need to maintain our personal faith in our devotion to God. Only then can we live a life pleasing to Him. In today's chapel message, Bill Hall uses Daniel as an example of how to have personal piety and live a truly faithful life.