Pastor Paul Chappell
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Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church and the president and founder of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, CA. In these days of unprecedented challenges for spiritual leaders and the people of God, my goal is that this blog would offer encouraging and informative helps to fellow servants in the ministry.
Pastor Paul Chappell
1d ago
The word intervention has become a popular term, often associated with addressing addiction or abusive lifestyles, where someone steps in to bring change. In Scripture, however, we see that great leaders were also interventional. Moses intervened on behalf of Israel, boldly declaring, “Let my people go.” The prophets stood against the false teachings of their ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
4d ago
Please join me in praying for the family and church family of Dr. Daniel Kim, who went to be with the Lord today. I first met Dr. Kim when I was five years old. Dr. Jack Baskin, also now with the Lord, brought him to our home. I asked Dr. Kim to help me invite ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
1w ago
In 1986, a small congregation of twelve members voted to invite me to serve as their pastor. That summer, Terrie and I and our two young children moved from Northern California to here in northern Los Angeles County where it has since been my great privilege to serve as the pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church. ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
3w ago
I love the new year. I love the freshness and opportunity it presents for growth and goal setting. As for goals, I enter every year with a list. I know some people get discouraged by unrealized goals of past years. But I would suggest that goal setting itself isn’t the problem. If you feel bogged ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
1M ago
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
1M ago
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
1M ago
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
1M ago
Christmas is a season of song. Everywhere you go at Christmastime, there is music. Even secular songs echo the cheer of the season. And, of course, the Christian carols of Christmas are rich in celebration and worship. This makes Christmas a wonderful season to sing. But not all Christmases are melodic. Some seasons choke our ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
2M ago
It was 1792, and world evangelism was barely on the radar of Baptist churches in England. But it was heavy on the heart of a thirty-one-year-old bivocational pastor in Northamptonshire. His name was William Carey, and he was passionate about the Great Commission. Carey’s appeal to other pastors to form a missionary agency had been ..read more
Pastor Paul Chappell
3M ago
Here in the United States, we are quickly approaching Election Day. Even now, over thirty states, including California where I live, have opened early voting. Religious liberty and the freedom to select our leaders is, historically speaking, an amazing, unprecedented privilege. And American Christians have the unique opportunity to engage in the processes that can ..read more