Similar Scenes Hold Two Definitions of Success

The two scenes – one from the past, the other contemporary – are strikingly similar. So are the contrasts. Both involve candidates for political office attending a festival of sorts. The feast scene from the past involves Jews and Gentiles (the text describes them as...

The Failure of Success

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on January 16, 2011. Philippians 2:1-13 There was a church board of a congregation in Atlanta that was pondering whether or not to invite a motivational speaker to their congregational...

How Do You Measure Success in Church?

Our county’s chamber of commerce just named the pastor of a local nondenominational megachurch as the “business person of the year.” He was cited for growing the church from 150 members to more than 6,000 in 30 years. The citation goes on to say,...