The Gospel Precisely Author Q&A – Matthew Bates with Bobby Harrington
Join Matthew Bates and Bobby Harrington as, through a mix of fun and serious questions, they discuss Bates’s new book The Gospel Precisely: Surprisingly Good News about Jesus Christ the […]
Why Did Jesus Pick Fishermen? Answer: The Gospel.

A good joke leads an audience down one path (the setup), but then jolts them with an unexpected turn at the end (the punchline). In the first chapter of Mark’s […]
Good News: You Will Have Trouble

Good news: It appears that the church across the globe is on the rise. Depressing news: It appears that the church across the United States is on decline. It appears from the […]
Relearning How to Reach the Unreached

My family and I had the honor of serving the Black Tai people, a mountain tribe in NW Vietnam. Brave Pioneers had already been working on the translation of the […]
If I Had One Sermon to Preach to the American Church

American Church: Returning to the Lordship of Jesus Salvation without surrender isn’t biblical. Many profess belief in Jesus without submitting to His Lordship, distorting the gospel message. Discipleship must follow […]
Bridge the Gap

Bridge the Gap: How Faithful Preaching Connects a Changing World Bridge the Gap calls Christian leaders to remain faithful to Scripture while building relational bridges in a culture drifting from […]
How Didn’t I See That Parallel Before?

How Didn’t I See That Parallel Before? The Overlooked Link Between Discipleship and the Gospel The Great Commission and Romans 1:5 align perfectly. Matthew Bates shows how Jesus’s command to […]
You Need a Tribe: 5 Reasons People Are Joining the Renew.org Gathering

5 Reasons People Are Joining the Renew.org Gathering for Gospel-Centered Community Renew.org Gathering offers clarity in confusion. In a fast-changing digital world, the Gathering helps believers navigate cultural shifts with […]