Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 19, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
No one remembers how the debate started, but they remember what happened at the small group leaders annual retreat six years ago — a move toward a disciple-making approach that has made a transformational difference in the active engagement of maturing and serving disciples in Kingdom-focused ministry.
Nearly 150 staff and members with First Baptist Church, Mandeville, Louisiana, gathered inside the worship center to read all the way through the Bible.
As Christian entertainer, juggler and illusionist Boston Bachert travels and performs for audiences around the country, he uses this creative ministry to showcase the truth of the gospel and the power of God at work.
The greatest danger facing today’s church is not persecution, political pressure or cultural hostility. It is something far more subtle — and far more familiar.
Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social and personal consequences, according to
The Artemis II crew is scheduled to return to Earth today (Friday, April 10), splashing down off the coast of San Diego, California.
Mark Millman is optimistic about the future of church planting in the state of Wisconsin. He is overseeing 14 churches that are in the process of being planted in America’s Dairyland.
Canada’s House of Commons recently advanced Bill C-9, otherwise known as the federal “Combatting Hate Act.”
Uganda has proposed a bill that would establish Sharia courts nationwide, igniting concern over religious conversion rights, child custody protections and forced Islamic marriages.
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