Jack Hayford is not a household name among Baptists. He is the pastor of a large charismatic church in Van Nuys, California, and the composer of over 400 songs and hymns, probably the most famous being the praise chorus, “Majesty”. Read more…
Spiritual Leadership 101 – 1 Timothy 4
Down through the ages when God has gotten ready to do a great work in this world, He has always chosen to begin it by calling out a man or a woman through which to do it… Read more…
Marvelous, Mysterious Truth! – 1 Timothy 3:14-16
Truth is a precious, precious commodity, but oftentimes and sadly, it is a rare commodity in today’s world. And we all want to know that we are being told the truth. But sometimes the truth hurts. Read more…
Called to Serve – 1 Timothy 3:8-13
Reverent – men of dignity, seriousness, stateliness. It is not that deacons do not have joy, that deacons do not have any fun in life. From Acts 6 we read that deacons were Spirit-filled men. And being so they had great joy in their lives… Read more…
Leadership, Man Up! – 1 Timothy 2:11-3:13
Years ago in my first seminary experience the president of that seminary made a statement that has stuck with me for 35 years. It both challenges me and convicts me. And it will do the same thing for any pastor or any deacon who is serious about his calling. And the statement was, “Everything rises and falls on leadership”… Read more…
God’s Design for the Godly Woman – 1 Timothy 2:8-15
Several weeks before Easter we began a series of messages from 1 Timothy. And while not 100% comprehensive, 1 Timothy is the closest thing in the New Testament to a manual about how to do church… Read more…
The Highest Call – 1 Timothy 1
If you had met someone yesterday that you had never met before at our new Foster’s meeting place, the Foster’s Supermarket, and they would have asked you, “What will you be doing tomorrow morning?”, you would have most likey said, “I’m going to church”… Read more…
Godly Living for a Gracious God – 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Tomorrow I will conduct the funeral of our oldest member, Cola Mae Allred, the mother of Jack Dorsey. Cola Mae turned 98 just a few weeks ago, and she lived a full and happy life. She was saved on the same day as Jack and also her husband in 1962. And in the very same revival her brother and his wife were saved. But how times have changed in the last 98 years! Today the population in America is over 300 million; in 1914 it was around 100 million. Read more…