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Do You Want To Get Better?

Do You Want To Get Better blog post image shows a man begging. This blog post is by Pastor Lauderdale of Mt Zion Baptist Church in Sioux City Iowa

Watch Pastor Lauderdale’s message titled Do You Want To Get Better? on YouTube. Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: John 5:1–9 (KJV) On April 14, 1935, a massive dust storm swallowed the Great Plains in what history remembers as Black Sunday. Families clung to one another as winds […]

The Refiner’s Fire

Photo of metalurgist's refiners fire for Mt Zion Baptist Church Sioux City Iowa blog post called The Refiners Fire

The Refiner’s Fire Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Malachi 3:2–3 (KJV) Malachi chapter 3, verses 2 and 3 says, “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for He is like a refiner’s fire, and like fuller’s soap: And […]

The Ministry of Consolation

Ministry of Consolation blog post image of women consoling someone as described in the Mt Zion Baptist Church blog post titled Ministry of Consolation

The Ministry of Consolation Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture:Acts 9:20–29 (KJV) In this blog post, we’re going to talk about something our church and our world desperately need—the ministry of consolation. I want to take you back to one of the most powerful examples in Scripture of […]

It Was Caused By Pressure

Pastor Robert N. Lauderdale's blog post titled "It Was Caused by Pressure" describes being bent under pressure by life.

Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Luke 13:10–17 (KJV) Picture it with me: a woman walks into the synagogue—but she’s not walking like you and I walk. For eighteen long years she has been bent double, eyes fixed on the ground, unable to stand up straight Luke 13:11 […]

Withered Not Worthless

A withered flower echoes the message in Robert N. Lauderdale's blog post "Withered Not Worthless".

When your strength runs dry, your value in Christ does not Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better Scripture: Mark 3:1–7 (KJV) We all walk through seasons when our strength feels like it’s leaking out the bottom. You pray, but your words sound tired. You show up, but your heart […]

I Need Spiritual Discipline

This young African-American man is praying for spiritual discipline as described in the "I Need Spiritual Discipline" blog post.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 (KJV) As we journey through life, we hear God’s Word expose the state of humanity—and then it gets personal. It speaks to my condition. Maybe you’ve asked, “Lord, how do I get out of this dilemma? How can I get back to where I once was?” You don’t need to be […]

Fixing Injured Faith

A frustrated young African-American man shown in silohouette conveys the message of the blog post titled "Fixing Injured Faith" by Pastor Lauderdale.

We’ve all had moments when life hits us so hard that our faith feels cracked, bruised, or barely holding together. There’s a father in the Bible that knows what that’s like. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:24 (KJV) In […]

It Broke Me But It Blessed Me

A weary African-American woman conveys the message of the blog post titled "It Broke Me But It Blessed Me."

Scripture: Genesis 32:24–30 (KJV) Just the mention of this passage takes most of us on a trip down memory lane—to a season, a situation, or maybe even a person we once trusted with everything in us. You know the one. That person, place, or thing you believed would finally deliver satisfaction and make life better. […]

What’s Causing Me To Stumble?

A man with an injured knee conveys the message of the blog post titled "What's Causing Me To Stumble?" by Robert Lauderdale.

Scripture: Luke 17:1–2 (KJV) The Weight of a Trip Hazard Jesus is honest with us: stumbling blocks are inevitable. They happen in a fallen world, and they happen to all of us. But the Lord also warns us to watch our steps—to notice what’s tripping us, and to take responsibility for the paths we choose […]