We cannot fulfill the Great Commission without planting churches. We need new churches! By Larry Kreider I have heard it said hundreds of times: “We do not need more churches in our community. We have enough churches already.” I disagree. We cannot fulfill the Great Commission without planting churches. We need new churches! Jesus, when [...]
By Larry Kreider I meet so many people who struggle with hearing God speak to them. They really want to hear His voice, but it seems He has stopped talking. I certainly understand. This has happened to me many times in my life. But I have learned so much during these times of silence. If [...]
by Larry Kreider Honor the LORD and His presence by continually looking to Christ in our midst for discernment and decision-making. Honor the God-given vision, biblical values, and the mission of the local church. Honor the leadership of our family of churches. Honor the present senior leader. Honor the new senior leader. Honor the elders [...]
Maintaining a proper life balance so we do not burn out By Larry Kreider Some years back, my daughter and I had the dubious experience of destroying the engines in our two cars on the same day. I had become so busy "building the kingdom" that I forgot to check the oil in the vehicles. [...]
One hundred years ago, average life expectancy was forty-eight years of age. Today, it is eighty. Many today live into their 90s and some to over 100 years of age. It has been proven that the most productive and fulfilling years of life are now our 60’s. The second most fulfilling years of life occur [...]
by Larry Kreider Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does” (John 5:19). Sometimes we “hear” with our eyes. For example, we communicate to our children by [...]
by Larry Kreider A young man and his fiancée came to me for premarital counseling. The young man had experienced many hurts in his life. For one, his father had constantly blamed him for the problems in his marriage because the son was conceived out of wedlock. The young man was hurting and in need [...]
Read through the Bible in a year with this flexible plan. By Larry Kreider I love the Word of God and have read through the Bible many times. Years ago I put together a plan to help me read through the Bible in one year. The plan has a built-in flexibility feature that enables reading [...]
By Larry Kreider Mario Murillo exhorted, “To do anything below what you were created to do will bore you.” We were created by God to be ministers. Apart from this, we lack a sense of fulfillment and dignity. Years ago, my journalist friend, turned pastor, from Nairobi, Kenya knew his people were bored. Ibrahim, [...]
By Larry Kreider During the week after September 11 in 2001, I flew on five different planes traveling to five cities in the United States. Airports were deserted, and passengers were scared. As I boarded a flight from Denver, Colorado, to Washington DC, I could feel a cloud of fear settle on my fellow passengers. [...]
