Chad Brodrick

Being baptized in the Holy Spirit is not only a doctrine to understand, but a promise from Jesus that shapes the kind of people the church is becoming. Every congregation eventually has to ask a deeper question than whether its services are well attended, its calendar is full, or its programs are organized. Those things matter, but they do not define the church at its deepest level. The more…

Some prayers are prayed at the end of a long day, when the noise has finally settled, but the heart is still awake. The body may be ready for sleep, yet the mind keeps sorting through disappointment, pressure, conflict, and the words people have spoken. Psalm 4 feels like that kind of evening prayer. David is not writing from a place of ease. He is calling on God while dealing with distress,…

There are nights when the body lies down, but the soul keeps standing guard. The room may be quiet, the house may be still, and everyone else may be asleep, yet fear keeps rehearsing what could happen next. Psalm 3 speaks into that kind of moment with surprising honesty and strong faith. David is surrounded by trouble, mocked by voices that say God will not help him, and forced to pray from a…

Preparing Your Heart With Hunger and Expectation Most of us know what it feels like to live with a crowded life. Between work, family, church, ministry, errands, conversations, decisions, and needs that seem to keep pressing for attention, our inner lives can become packed with noise before we even realize it. A crowded schedule is one thing, but a crowded heart reaches deeper because it affects…

There are moments when the world feels louder than wisdom. Nations rage, leaders posture, people resist God’s ways, and the human heart keeps reaching for control as if freedom can be found by pushing the Lord out of the picture. Psalm 2 steps into that noise with a steady and surprising confidence. Heaven is not anxious. God is not threatened. The rebellion of humanity may be loud on earth, but…

Surrender, Hunger, and Daily Dependence on the Holy Spirit One of the most important questions we can ask after reading Acts 2 is not only, “What happened at Pentecost?” but also, “How should we live because Pentecost happened?” It is possible to study the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as a historical event and still miss the invitation it gives to the church today. Pentecost was not meant to…

Our first daily devotional from Psalms begins with an invitation to slow down long enough to let God speak to the deepest places of the heart. Psalm 1 is a fitting place to start because it does not begin with a song of celebration, a cry of pain, or a prayer for deliverance. It begins with a choice. Before the Psalms teach us how to worship, lament, repent, rejoice, or wait, they show us that…

One of the most encouraging truths in Acts 2 is that God did not wait for perfect people before He poured out the Holy Spirit. The people gathered on the Day of Pentecost were real disciples with real weaknesses, real questions, real fears, and real histories. These disciples had walked with Jesus, but they had also misunderstood Him at times. They had heard His teaching, but they had also…

The phrase baptized in the Holy Spirit can stir up a lot of thoughts for people. For some, it brings deep gratitude because they have experienced the Spirit’s power in prayer, worship, witness, and daily obedience. For others, it raises questions because they have heard different explanations, seen different church practices, or wondered how this promise fits into the Christian life today. That…

When Faithful Pastors Feel Like They Are Falling Behind A rural pastor can preach faithfully, visit people in the hospital, pray with grieving families, disciple new believers, serve the community, counsel marriages, keep the church moving forward, and still wonder whether the ministry is really working because the attendance numbers have not changed much. That challenge is real, and many rural…

Paul closes his letter with simple but weighty words. After confronting false teaching, defending the gospel, correcting the church, and calling believers back to the Spirit-filled life, Paul ends with a deeply personal appeal and a final blessing. These last two verses carry tenderness, authority, and the heart of a spiritual father who has suffered for the message he preaches. Paul bears…

As Paul nears the close of his letter, he makes one of the most powerful declarations in all of Galatians. After exposing the motives of the false teachers and the emptiness of outward religion, he turns the spotlight on the only thing worthy of boasting, the cross of Jesus Christ. Paul is not ashamed of the cross. He is transformed by it. His entire identity, purpose, and mission flow from what…