The Shepherd's Pulpit

Do you seek growth in your relationship with God? Oftentimes our spiritual life is at a standstill; if you search for that growth, you will find the change you want. In today's chapel message, Paul Thompson challenges us on authority, devotion, and providence to strengthen our relationship with Christ.

Are you living in division? At times we find ourselves causing conflict in the body of Christ for little to no reason. God calls us to be unified and to not live in division. In today's chapel message, Marc Hamer uses 1 Corinthians 1 to explain how we, as believers, need to be unified under Christ.

What's your worth? When we do ministry, it's easy to believe that it's all about our strength. But when we face struggles, we need to be reminded that God works through our weakness. In today's chapel message, Lee Williams looks to 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 to Paul's struggles and how they show that our worth is only through God working through us.

Do you find yourself in struggles that don't make sense? We can often come across obstacles in our attempt to follow God, but we shouldn't be surprised. In today's chapel message, Asher Rabquer delves into Acts 16:6-34 to show how when we face opposition, God can use it for His glory.

What do you do when your nation is in trouble? Often times we tend to just sit back and watch it all go down. We need to stand up and take action. In today's chapel message, President Ballard goes to 2 Kings 3 to show that we need to seek the Lord, trust Him, and obey Him when our nation is falling.

Are you struggling with prayer? Quite frequently we can forget to pray, or our prayers are just words with no meaning. What we need is a plan of prayer. In today's chapel message, Johnny Fain uses the Hebrides prayer meetings as an example a powerful plan of prayer and how our heart should be when we pray.

What is your identity, and who are you rooted in? Often times even if we find our identity in Christ, we act like we do not. What do we do then? In today's chapel message, Dave Bentley uses 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 to show how we should act like the new creature in Christ that we are.

Is your prayer life lacking? If we're not careful, we can easily fall away from maintaining our intimacy with God. In today's chapel message, Paul Edenfield goes to James 5:13-18 to discuss how to have an effective prayer life so that we can deepen our fellowship with our Father.

Do you have a purpose in your life? God has one for you. In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard delves into Jeremiah 1:4-10 to demonstrate that God does have a personal, persistent, and powerful purpose for every single person, including you.

Are you meeting with God? Are you setting time aside to talk with Him on a deep level? Jesus met with Him, and we are called to be imitators of Christ. In today's chapel message, Ronnie Rogers uses Matthew 26:36-46 to show how we should meet with God as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Are you wondering what your purpose in life is? God knows, and if you ask Him, He will answer you. In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard uses 2 Kings 2 to show us Elisha's calling from God, and how we have one too.

Do you feel a heavy weight on your heart? One that just doesn't go away? Jesus can take that burden from you. In today's chapel message, George Sweet delves into Matthew 11 to show how Jesus can take away that heavy weight so that we can find rest.

Where is your spiritual walk? As you walk with God, what message are you carrying? In today's chapel message, John Riley goes to 1 Chronicles 12:1-8 to show how we can learn from the Gaddites, and how they stayed faithful no matter what.

Many people find that they dislike learning, or gaining new skills. However, the Bible calls us to never stop gaining wisdom. In today's chapel message, Dr. Alan Ingalls dives into Proverbs 30:24-28 to discuss the mind of a scholar, and how we should want to continuously learn so that we may glorify God in doing so.

From where are you seeking approval? Are you looking for it from God, or are you twisting the truth to find it from man? In today's chapel message, Mauricio Martins goes to Galatians 1:1-10 in order to explain how our motivations should be to please God through the one true gospel instead of a false and twisted one.

Are you willing to lay down everything to follow God's calling? Elisha was, and he did without question. In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard delves into 1 Kings 19 to discuss the calling of Elisha, and what his example means for us today. Are you willing to follow your calling?

Do you live a pure life? In a corrupt world, it's easy to allow our hearts to be corrupted by the sin around us. How do we prevent it? In today's chapel message, Armando Pena goes through Luke 19:45-48 to show how we should purify the temple of our hearts for the glory of God.

What happens when there is a lack of love? When God's love is absent from out lives, we can spiral into sin and depravity. How do we prevent it? In today's chapel message, Pastor David Nateras goes to 1 Corinthians 13:13 and 1 John 4:8 to show how we can have God's love to love others.

Have you ever doubted whether God has heard you? In today's chapel message, Dr. Michael McDill uses Hebrews 4:13-16 to explain how we can be sure that God listens to our prayers, and the fact that we have complete and immediate access to the Father.

What is the purpose of prayer? We're all called to come before the throne of the Most High and bring our petitions to Him; but why? In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard uses the parable of the judge and the widow to show how we should pray faithfully to our just and loving God.

When we sin, we suffer. Our actions can bring us pain, but often we don't realize how. In today's chapel message, NEBC alum Ezekiel Monger looks to Haggai to show how we must recognize the pain our sin causes, and what blessings we receive if we turn away from our sin.

Do you ever doubt your calling? It's easy to be unsure what we should do for Christ, to follow Him faithfully and obediently; so how do we overcome our doubts? In today's chapel message, Van McClain looks to Matthew 28 to show what Christ calls us to do and how we can do it with confidence.

How do we reach others for Christ? One of the keys is making sure they know your heart, that you care about them as would a shepherd. In today's chapel message, Buddy Champion looks to Philippians 2 on how we can have a shepherd's heart, loving people as would Christ.

There's great power in prayer. When we pray, we go before our almighty God to intercede for ourselves and others. But how does that work? In today's chapel message, President Mark Ballard looks to Abraham's example in Genesis 18-19 for how he had effective and intense intercession to a just and merciful God.

Do you ever feel inadequate to serve God? Have you ever thought your failures were too much, like God could never use you in your weakness? Take heart; all we have to do is follow Him, and He will do the rest. In today's chapel message, Mike Courtney uses Luke 5 to show how we may fail, but nevertheless we heed God's Word.