Charles Swindoll wrote this about legalists: “The problem with legalists is that not enough people have confronted them and told them to get lost. Those are strong words, but I don’t mess with legalism anymore. I’m 72 years old; what have I got to lose? Seriously, I used to kowtow to legalists, but they’re dangerous. […]
A Sense of the Presence of the Lord
Last spring I was asked to speak at a conference in Texas. I did two plenary sessions, a youth session, and a session for pastors. The pastor’s session was held in a home on a lake. It was a beautiful morning. April in Michigan is often still winter-like but April in Texas was warm and […]
When Heaven and Earth Are One (Sermon)
When Heaven and Earth Are One (Revelation 21:1-22:5) May 29, 2016 AM Evangel Baptist Church-Taylor, Michigan Pastor Ken Pierpont
Two Powerful Questions for Preachers
If you want to preach or teach effectively you have to have two questions running in your mind all the time. Here are the questions that run in my mind all week every week as I prepare my heart to preach the living word to dying men. As I communicate the love of God and […]
The Road to Emmaus (Easter Sermon)
The Road to Emmaus (Easter Sermon) Evangel Baptist Church-Taylor, Michigan Pastor Ken Pierpont March 29, 2016 AM
Hope for a Dying World
Grabbed a plate of hash browns and some coffee today in a local coffee shop…. This week you can feel something different in the air. Spring comes slowly and deliberately to Michigan. But it comes. The redbuds won’t open and the dogwoods won’t blossom, the flowering pear won’t flower until mid-May but still, the days […]