Archived Articles by Evangelist Paul Mershon

Articles written in 2007

Please choose an article from the list A Discouraged Young Evangelist A Willing Heart Faithful Wounds Finishing My Course Harden Not Your Hearts Having a Lively Hope I Repent Obesity: A National and Spiritual Crisis Preaching is Serious Business Raising Godly Children in a Fallen World Something Has to Change Something Has to Change - Part Two Sounding a Warning The Binding Chains of Excessive Debt The Forgotten Mission Field The Growing Schism Within Fundamentalism The Heartache of Losing One's Children The Hijacking of Spiritual Gifts The Importance of Spiritual Gifts The Modern-Day Phenomena of Addictions Ministries - Revised The Need for Accountability The Sin of Murmuring and Discontentment The World Expects a Difference To God Be the Glory Train up a Child in the Way He Should Go Welcome to Sleepy Hollow Baptist Church What Time I am Afraid Where to Draw the Line on Loyalty When the Lamp Goes Out in the House of the Lord Who is Your "Decider"? Why Do Some Churches Die? Winning the Heart of the Child - Part 1 Winning the Heart of the Child - Part 2

Articles written in 2006
Please choose an article from the list A Dry and Thirsty Land A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand A Precious Gift from God A Sure Foundation Are We Blinded to the Need? Be Careful for Nothing Beware of Abusive Leadership Character Counts Dealing With Depression Dealing with Depression - Part Two Fatalism and Unbelief - The Enemies of Revival Finishing the Course Friend Day From the Abundance of the Heart Godly Sorrow Worketh Repentance It is Better to Trust in the Lord! Light Affliction Losing a Generation Neither Could They Blush Power Struggles Do Great Harm Precious in the Sight of the Lord Putting Away Lying Regarding Iniquity Servants or "Superstars?" Servants or "Superstars?", Part Two Showing Ourselves Friendly Some Things Make Me Angry Speaking the Truth in Love Suicide by Lifestyle The Growing Problem of Pornography The Mask of the Actor The Power of the Pen The Sin of Idleness The State of Revivalism in America - Part One The State of Revivalism in America - Part Two The State of Revivalism in America - Part Three There is a Way That Seemeth Right Too Many Jonahs? Understanding the Office and Ministry of the Evangelist - Part One Vessels Unto Honour When God Puts His Finger on Secret Sin Where Are the Church Planters? Where Are the Encouragers? Why Revival Tarries - Part Seven Why Revival Tarries - Part Eight Whose Image? Women Warriors? Your Labor Is Not in Vain   

Articles written in 2005
Please choose an article from the list A Question of Character A Tribute to the American Veteran An Islamic State Guaranteed Another Problem Affecting Modern Fundamentalism Are We Seeing Revival in Our Independent Baptist Churches? Beware the Discourager Church Planting Dare to be Disciplined Delivered! Disappointments Will Come Does the World Expect a Difference? Fear Hath Torment Gird up the Loins of Your Mind Give Them Warning from Me II Has America Become a Cult Breeding Ground? Healing Balm for the Anxious Heart I Am Concerned In God Alone We MUST Trust In God, and God Alone, We MUST Trust! In the Dark of the Midnight Is God's Judgment Increasing? Just Some Thoughts MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD Preserving our Fundamental Baptist Churches Simple Acts of Kindness Straining at Gnats, Swallowing Camels Taking Up the Cross The Attitude of Ingratitude The Blessing of True Independence The Danger of Double-mindedness The "Doulos" Spirit The Evil Intent of an Evil Report The Grace of Gratefulness The Integrity Vacuum The Nature of True Friendship The Problem of Polarizing Partiality The Simplicity That is in Christ The Sin of Self-Promotion The Sweet Spirit of Liberty The Way of the Scorner Two Important Principles of Giving Vital Signs What is the REAL Problem? Why Revival Tarries - Part Four Why Revival Tarries - Part Five Why Revival Tarries - Part Six  

Articles written in 2004
Please choose an article from the list A Burden for Souls - A By-product of Revival A Compilation of Thoughts Regarding Mel Gibson's "Passion of The Christ" A Dangerous Diet A Matter of Deep Concern Addicted to the Ministry of the Saints Are Bible-believing Churches Turning More and More Inward? Are We Experiencing a Spiritual Power Outage? Beware of the Agents of Change Camping Concerns Can America Have a National Revival? Can Fundamentalists Be Fooled? Choosing Our Words Carefully Don't Quit Faulty Revival Praying Give Them Warning From Me Has a Form of Dominionism Become the "Official Theology" of America? - Part One Has a Form of Dominionism Become the "Official Theology" of America? - Part Two He Careth for You He That Hath No Rule Over His Own Spirit Hungering for Revival In Search of the Spiritual Man Is America Becoming Spiritually Destitute? Is the Word of God Not Enough? Miscellaneous Thoughts Pedophilia? Pop-Psychology - The "New Age" Religion Prove All Things Remember! Revisiting My Spiritual Birthplace September 11 - America Remembers But Will America Repent? Some Personal Thoughts About Missions - Part One Some Personal Thoughts About Missions - Part Two Something from My Heart Thanks be Unto God The Fear of the Lord The Great Omission The Greatest Generation The Love of Many Shall Wax Cold The Marks of a True Disciple of Christ The Mighty Man Covenant The Pop-Culture Jesus The Sin of Sarcasm The Spirit of Diotrephes The Spiritual State of the Union The Stewardship of Time Thoughts from the Mission Field Time What is YET Lacking? When Crisis Comes Where Are the Disciplined Believers? Where Are the Thinkers? Where Is The Fruit of The Spirit? Where Revival Begins Why Revival Tarries - Part One Why Revival Tarries - Part Two Why Revival Tarries - Part Three Why We Are Not Seeing Revival  

Articles written in 2003
Please choose an article from the list A Dearth of Hungering and Thirsting for Revival A False Concept of God and Who He Is A Lonely Sojourn II A Love and a Heart for Missions A Right and Biblical View of Current Events A Sunday Night Blessing A Time for Change Abraham Lincoln's Amazing Proclamation Abraham Lincoln's Second Proclamation An Egregious and Destructive Sin Another Warning Regarding Wrong Music in the Church Are Bible-believing Churches Turning More and More Inward? Are We Biblical in Our Soul Winning Methods? - Part One Are We Biblical in Our Soul Winning Methods? - Part Two Blessedness of Giving and Receiving Born Again or "Stillborn"? Calling for Seasons of Fasting, Prayer and Solemn Assemblies Can America Now Survive? Can a Muslim Nation be Secularized and Democratized? Coming Clean With God Contending Without Contention Desire is Where Lasting Spiritual Change Begins Eternity-minded or Earthly-minded? Faithfully Sowing Seeds of Gladness Finish! For They Say, and They Do Not Frustrating the Grace of God God's ONLY Finance Plan for the Local New Testament Church Going Forth Weeping Gracious Speech Guarding Against a Wrong and Ungodly Spirit Honoring the Ancient Immodesty - A By-product of Rebellion Is There Any Hope for America? Listening to the Master Make No Friendship with an Angry Man Ministry of Tears My Spiritual Barometer Oh, Where Has the Time Gone On Being a Servant Power of Prevailing, Intercessory Prayer! Praying for your Pastor is Important Reflections on the Charismatic Movement Remembering the Christian Heritage of America Revisited - What's In a Name Singing a New Song - Another Thought Something Has Changed Strengthen Those Things Which Remain Tampering With God's Design The Call of God to a Solemn Assembly The Coming World Dictator The Danger of Inconsistency The Great Need of the Hour - Desperate Praying The Increasing Politicalization of Modern Christianity The Importance of Biblical Application The Insidious Danger of Incrementalism The Mark of True Christianity The Pastor- God's Designated Sheep Feeder The Preeminence of the Local Church The Priority of Missions The Saddening Spirit of Deadness The Seriousness of Preaching The Tares Amongst the Wheat - Part One The Tares Amongst the Wheat - Part Two The Tares Amongst the Wheat - Part Three The Unfolding Events of the Last Days The Virtue of Contentment Understanding Fundamentalism What in the World are Christian People Thinking? Where There is No Vision II Who is in Control? Why No Revival - Corporate Hindrances - Part One Why No Revival - Corporate Hindrances - Part Two Ye Are Not Your Own Ye Have Not Rather Mourned  

  Articles written in 2002 Please choose an article from the list A Clear and Present Danger A Godly Remnant A Holy House Cleaning A Lonely Sojourn A People Saturated With God are a People Saturated in the Word of God All That Thrills My Soul Is Jesus Am I My Brother's Keeper? An Urgent Call to Prayer Backbiting Biblical Response to Unjust Accusations Breaking up the Fallow Ground Building on the Right Foundation Brokenness and a Contrite Spirit Alone Will Usher in Revival Call Unto Me And I Will Answer Thee Characteristics of the "Community Church" Movement Cowardice in the Camp Dare to be a Daniel Dealing With the "Joy Thieves" Desperate Prayer in a Desperate Age Do You See What I See? Focusing on the "Main Thing" Giving Our Young People a Vision for Service God Have Mercy on Us God is our Refuge God's Spiritual Placement Program Having a Passion for Christ Having the Sweet Spirit of Jesus Independence Day In God we Trust Intercessory Prayer, Praying for Our Children Knowing the Will of the Lord Leadership that Hinders Lest We Forget Making Merchandise of Christ My Son, Give Me Thine Heart Needed - A Prayer Revival Needed - Revival or Regeneration No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus Not With Eyeservice, As Menpleasers One of the Outstanding Marks of True Spirituality Peer Pressure in the Ministry Preaching With Application Preparing Our Hearts and the Assembly for Revival Redeeming the Time - Part One Redeeming the Time - Part Two Redeeming the Time - Part Three Refusing to Suffer Wrongs Graciously Revival Comes Through the Empowering Agency of Prayer Revival Opposed and Tested Revival Quotes of Note Revival - To Whom the Promise Is Given Sensitivity to the Convicting Power of the Holy Spirit Sincerity Is Not Enough Speech That Lacks Grace Stirred, But Not Changed Subtle Signs of Slippage Taking Up Your Cross That I May Know Him The Attributes of a True Friend The Danger of Decisionism The Danger of Denial The Danger of Holding a Grudge The Dangerous Weapon of Slander The Descendants of Korah The Destructive Root of Bitterness The Encouragement of a Godly Remnant The Evidences of Biblical Conversion The Immutability of God in a Changing World - Part One The Immutability of God in a Changing World - Part Two The Immutability of God in a Changing World - Part Three The Inquisitive Christian The Insidious Winds of Change - Part One The Insidious Winds of Change - Part Two The Lasting Fruit of Genuine Revival The Leaven of the Pharisees The Marks of True Servanthood The Men God Uses in Revival The Ministry of Comfort The Modern Trojan Horse The Most Dangerous Weapon in Satan's Arsenal - Discouragement The Most Noble of All Ministry Goals The Need for a Return to Christian Ethics and Integrity The Need for Biblical Discernment The Old Cross and the New The Ravens Will Feed Thee There The Servant of the Lord Must Not Strive The Sins of the Tongue in the Church The Success and Satisfaction Syndrome The Tragedy of "Getting Used to It!" The True Measure of Character The Virtue of Hospitality The Way of the Whisperer The Wonder of It All Thoughts Regarding the Addiction Recovery Movement Urgency Walking as Children of Light When the Battle's Over When Revival Comes Who is Training our Young Christian Women Why Revival Eludes Us Wrongfully Applying the Doctrine of Separation

Articles written prior to 2002
  Please choose an article on the list A Careful and Godly Modesty A Powerful Voice from Yesteryear A Very Special Day Be Ye Kind One to Another Biblical Church Discipline - The First Step Biblical Love that Reflects the Lord Jesus Bitterness Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord Brethren, We Have Met to Worship Brother, Please Do Not Forsake the Old Paths But, Will America Repent? Challenging Quotes of Note Changed by the Blood of the Crucified One! Christian Education and the Home Christians In Combat Coming Apart to the Desert Place Deep Calleth unto Deep Developing a Generational Burden for Revival Failing to Hold the Ropes False Accusations Family Revival For Where Your Treasure Is, There Will Your Heart Be Also Give and It Shall Be Given unto You Good Quotes of Note Has 9-11 Really Changed America? Has America Really Turned Back to God? Having a Heart for Missions - Part One Having a Heart for Missions - Part Two I Love America Ignorance is not Bliss It's Not Just Bin Laden and the Taliban Letting Others Speak for Themselves Making an Investment in Future Generations Ministry - Living One's Life for Others Needed - A Return to Rapture Preaching Now it is High Time to Awake out of Sleep Oh Say, Can you See Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow Revival is a Personal Matter Revival Restores Godly Ethics and Christian Integrity Singing a New Song - Part One Singing a New Song - Part Two Singing a New Song - Part Three Speak, Lord, for Thy Servant Heareth The Banner of the Cross The Battle for Our Marriages and Christian Homes The Danger of Man Worship The Empowering Importance of Prayer The Encouragement of Words Fitly Spoken The Forgotten Price of Missions - The Blood of the Martyred Saints The Great Destroyer - Pride The Insidious Winds of Change The Need for the Solemn Assembly - When God Purges His Church The Preeminent Christ The Signs of Departure The Sin of Presumption The Spirit-Energized Pulpit The Value of a True Friend Warning Night and Day with Tears We Need to Seek the Old Paths What's In A Name? - Part One What's In A Name? - Part Two What's In A Name? - Part Three Where There is No Vision Why Are We Not Seeing Revival in Our Local Churches? Worshipping in Spirit and In Truth - Part One Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth - Part Two Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth - Part Three Worshipping in Spirit and in Truth - Part Four

Archived Guest Articles

Various Guest Articles (2006) 
Please choose an article from the list The Sensual Revolution by Harold Vaughan

Various Guest Articles (2004) 
  Please choose an article from the list Elisha on Mt. Carmel by Evangelist Paul Crow Sex, Rock'n'Roll, and the NFL - Vaughan "The Passion of Christ": Mel Gibson's Vivid Deception

Prior 2004 Various Guest Articles
  Please choose an article from the list A Perpetual Fast - Vaughan Accountability and Revival - Vaughan Are we praying or playing - Vaughan Demon Faith - Vaughan Go for the Men - Vaughan Help in Dealing with Difficulties - Vaughan Modesty - Vaughan Personality vs. Principle - Comfort Practical Atheism - Vaughan Preaching - A Timeless Command - Comfort Revival In The Home - Vaughan The Fruits of Calvinism - Comfort The Great Sin of Pride - Vaughan The Next Generation, Is It Our Responsibility - Comfort Undetected Spiritual Pride - Edwards  

Pastor Bowen (2007)
Please choose an article from the list A DAY OF DEFINITE APPOINTMENT A PILGRIM'S FAITH ANSWERED PRAYER BESIDE THE DRYING BROOK COME NOW ELIJAH TO ZAREPHATH EXCEPT YE REPENT GOD IS FAITHFUL GOD'S LAW OF ALTERATION GOD'S WILL TO ELIJAH HEARING JESUS THE HEALER JOY TO THE WORLD LAZARUS SAT AT THE TABLE WITH HIM OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD PAUL, A BLESSSED EXAMPLE PRAYER FOR SAINTS SANCTIFICATION REMEMBER AND REPENT REMEMBER LOT'S WIFE REMEMBER THE PASTOR SAVED SINNERS SELFISHNESS IS THE SIN THAT BLEEDS SHOULD I LEAVE MY FATNESS? SINCE JESUS CAME INTO MY HEART SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE STUMBLING THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD THE BENEFIT OF HIS CHASTENINGS THE BLESSEDNESS OF COMMUNION THE BLESSEDNESS OF MOURNING THE BROOK DRIED UP THE CHURCH AT LAODICEA THE CONVICTION AND CONFESSION OF DAVID THE COSTLY SACRIFICE OF MARY THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF PRAYER THE MEAT THEY KNEW NOT OF THE NEEDY REMEMBERED THE PATH OF THE JUST THE PERIL OF DRIFTING THE PLACE OF JACOBS BLESSING THE POWER OF KIND WORDS THE RESULT OF TESTINGS THE VALUE OF A CHERITH THERE TO INCREASE AND ABOUND IN LOVE TROPHIMUS HAVE I LEFT IN MILETUM SICK TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD UNCONFESSED SIN AND PRAYER USING NOT ABUSING THIS WORLD YE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Pastor Bowen (2006)
Please choose an article from the list A GOOD MAN A SUPERNATURAL FAITH A WEARY AND WAITING SAVIOR ABIDE IN ME ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES BE SILENT BEFORE THE LORD CHRISTIANITY COLD OR HOT DAVID'S GREAT CONFESSION DIVISION BECAUSE OF HIM EVEN A SPARROW EXERCISED THEREBY GIVING GOD IS ABLE GOD IS SPEAKING GOD'S WILL AND SUFFERING HE DIDN'T THROW THE CLAY AWAY HOLY PRECEPTS JESUS AT CAPERNAUM JESUS WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION JOSEPH'S WAR AGAINST TEMPTATION KNOWING WHOM LOT DELIVERED BUT STILL BOUND LOVE IS THE WAY LOWER THAN THE ANGELS MARRIAGE AND MORALS NABAL NEVER ARE THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN NEW LIFE IN CHRIST NICODEMAS NO CONDEMNATION NO KING IN ISRAEL NO PART WITH ME NOAH'S ARK A TYPE OF CHRIST RESIST TEMPTATION SALT LOSING ITS SALTINESS SAUL DELIVERED UNTO DAVID SAVED BY GRACE SELF CONFIDENCE OR FAITH IN GOD SLEEPING CHRISTIANS THANKFULNESS THE CALL TO THE SLEEPER THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS THE FATHER OF MERCIES THE HEROES OF FAITH THE PRAYER MEETING THE SEVEN CHURCHES THE STRENGTH OF THE WEAKEST MOMENT TRUE WORSHIP WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION YOU CANNOT SERVE THE LORD

Pastor Bowen (2005)
Please choose an article from the list A CERTAINTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD A CLEAR VIEW OF JESUS A GOOD KIND OF WEAKNESS A GREAT PROMISE FROM GOD A SLIGHTED SERVANT A WONDERFUL PROMISE ABOUNDING LOVE ALL THINGS NEW AN EXAMPLE OF BELIEVERS AN IDLE MIND ASLEEP IN CHURCH AT THE FOOT OF THE MOUNT WITH JESUS BLESSED CHASTENING IS GOOD CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE DAVID'S GREAT CONFESSION DUTY IN CRISIS ELIJAH'S PRAYER ENDURE BELIEVINGLY ENDURE HUMBLY ENDURE PATIENTLY ENDURE THANKFULLY FAILING OF THE GRACE OF GOD GOD IS THE OBJECT OF FAITH GODLY COMMITMENT WILL BE TESTED GOD'S CORRECTION GOD'S GREAT EXCEPTIONS HE BECAME POOR FOR OUR SAKES HE TASTED DEATH FOR EVERY MAN HIS DISCIPLES UNDERSTOOD NOT HIS TEARFUL ENTRY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE ONLY THIS ONCE OPENED EYES PRAYER AND ABIDING SEPARATION THE LORD MY HELPER THE MIND OF CHRIST THE OVERCOMERS THE PARABLE OF LOST THINGS THE RICH YOUNG RULER THE UNKNOWN DEPTHS OF SIN THEY HAVE KEPT THY WORD WEEPING WITH OTHERS WHEN THE LORD DELAYS YE SHALL ASK WHAT YE WILL

Pastor Bowen (2004)
Please choose an article from the list A CERTAINTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD A CHURCH WITHOUT LOVE A GREAT CHURCH A GREAT PROMISE FROM GOD A WIDOW TO SUSTAIN HIM ABIDING LOVE ABOUNDING GRACE ABRAHAM AGAINST HOPE BELIVED IN HOPE ALL JOY AND PEACE ALL MY NEED AN EXAMPLE OF BELIEVERS AN EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE AN ILLUSTRATION OF NEGLECT AND IT WAS NIGHT AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY AT JESUS' FEET BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD BITTER WATERS CHASTENING AND GRACE CHASTENING CASTS US MORE UPON GOD COLDHEARTEDNESS COMPLETING THE TASK COVETOUSNESS OR CONTENTMENT CREATING A THIRST DAVID PLEADS FOR MERCY FROM GOD DAVID THE SERVANT DEATH DEEP CONVICTION DELIGHT THYSELF DEPRESSION AND DEFEAT ELIM ENDURE INQUIRINGLY ENDURE PRAYERFULLY ESAU EVILDOERS ARE NOT WORTHY OF ENVY FAIR-WEATHERED OR FAITHFUL FORSAKING ALL TO FOLLOW HIM FRET NOT, ENVY NOT GOD'S LOVE AND GOD'S CHASTENING GODLY INFLUENCE GRACE AND TRUTH HE IS A SHIELD FOR ME IS HE ABLE? NATHAN THE PROPHET NO CHASTENING SEEMS JOYOUS ONLY THIS ONCE REMEMBER NOT THE SINS OF MY YOUTH THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S THE HAIRS OF THE HEAD ALL NUMBERED THE LORD WAITS TO BE GRACIOUS THE PEOPLE RECEIVED HIM GLADLY THE VALUE OF HUMILITY

Pastor Bowen (2003)
Please choose an article from the list A BURNING AND A SHINING LIGHT A CHILD OF GOD IN EGYPT A DARK PLACE A DARK PROVIDENCE A GREAT SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE A HEARTLESS PRAYER A LIFE OF FEELING A MIGHTY MAN OF VALOR A MULTITUDE OF TENDER MERCIES A SERVANT NEEDING HIS MASTER A SOFT ANSWER A TRUSTWORTHY LORD ABIDING IN THE VINE AN UNDIVIDED CONSECRATION AND MARTHA SERVED ANSWERS TO HARD QUESTIONS BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN BREAK UP YOUR FALLOW GROUND CHASTENING WEANS US FROM THE WORLD DAVID ENCOURAGED HIMSELF DAVID PLAYED THE FOOL DAVID'S MIGHTY MEN DEFEAT OF MOAB EMMAUS ROAD EXPERIENCE FORSAKE NOT THE ASSEMBLY FOUR-FOLD ROLE OF A MAN OF GOD GIVE ME FIRST GOD'S CHASTENING AND DECEPTION GOD'S LOVE AND CHASTENING GOD'S MERCY IN AFFLICTION GOD SO LOVED THAT HE GAVE GOD WILL NEVER BE NEXT HAVE WE AN ALABASTER BOX HIS PEACE HUMILITY AND PRIDE I HAVE SINNED I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVETH I SURRENDER ALL IN THE MORNING LAST MINUTE WARNINGS MERCIFUL DISCIPLINE NO ROOM IN THE INN THE ALTAR THE CHRISTIAN'S DEATH BENEFIT THE CROOKED MADE STRAIGHT THE LORD OUR KEEPER THE MILK OF THE WORD THE PULPIT AND GOD'S CHASTENING THE VANITY OF RESISTING GOD THE WONDER OF THE WORLD TRIALS INTO BLESSINGS TWO TYPES OF CONFORMITY WHAT DOEST THOU HERE ELIJAH?