(Dec 8) Lessons from the Life of Mary
To be sure, the focus of the Christmas story is Jesus, and He is the only character in the story worthy of worship. Yet there is much to...
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Michael Staton, Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Mustang
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Michael Staton
Dec 5, 20205 min read
Ten Ways to Fail in Seminary
Gentlemen, you are husbands, fathers, workers, and aspiring expositors. Your plate is full. And yet, you have added seminary. For some of...
Michael Staton
Dec 5, 20205 min read
A Letter to the Pastor Struggling with the Trap of Comparison
Every pastor knows it can be discouraging to labor with all your might only to see other churches reaping more visible rewards. Maybe...
Michael Staton
Dec 5, 20205 min read
A Letter to the Over-committed Pastor
Dear Pastor, I identify with the exact feelings and emotions you conveyed. You desire to serve your people faithfully, and you want to...
Michael Staton
Dec 5, 20205 min read
Building a Weekly Schedule as a Senior Pastor
Many pastors go to the office every day with a straight-forward plan, only to find themselves mired in everyone else’s problems. The...
Michael Staton
Nov 30, 20205 min read
(Nov 30) Lessons from the Life of Joseph
It seems Joseph is often perceived as a one-dimensional character in the Christmas story. There is little information about him in the...
Michael Staton
Nov 24, 20204 min read
(Nov 24) Thankful and Hopeful...Even This Year!
The atmosphere around Thanksgiving this year is different. Fear has gripped our nation. Confusion, frustration, and anger seem to...
Michael Staton
Oct 20, 20203 min read
(Oct 20) Lift Up Your Head
I remember it like it was yesterday. My little league soccer team had advanced through the post-season tournament and made it to the...
Michael Staton
Oct 6, 20203 min read
(Oct 6) What Do I Have to Do?
"This is the end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes...
Michael Staton
Sep 30, 20204 min read
(Sept 28) Why is Love the Greatest of These?
"Love never ends...So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:8a & 13 You are...
Michael Staton
Sep 14, 20203 min read
(Sept 14) Lay Aside the Weight!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so...
Michael Staton
Aug 17, 20203 min read
(Aug 17) If Only You Knew
"If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given...
Michael Staton
Jul 28, 20203 min read
(July 28) Fighting Those Pesky Weeds
I was driving home from the office recently when something caught my eye. I was winding around the church parking lot when I looked out...
Michael Staton
Jun 23, 20203 min read
(June 23) Precious in the Sight of the Lord
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Psalm 116:15 My phone rang at 2:55 am. As a pastor, I have come to...
Michael Staton
Jun 18, 20204 min read
(June 18) Next or Now?
"You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand." James 4:8 Are you a "next" person or a "now"...
Michael Staton
May 25, 20202 min read
(May 25) Our God Hears
"O you who hear prayer..." Psalm 65:2 It is a simple statement from the psalmist with an incredibly profound truth: our God hears our...
Michael Staton
May 23, 20203 min read
(May 23) Ten Things I've Learned During the Pandemic
Over the last ten weeks, churches have had to deal with not only the health and economic concerns that have dominated the world but have...
Michael Staton
May 15, 20203 min read
(May 15) The Gospel...No Predictions Needed
Tensions are high. Times are tough. There is no denying either of these statements. Each day our lives are infiltrated with threats,...
Michael Staton
May 3, 20203 min read
A Strange Command
Keep your head up. It's not that bad. Stay positive. Don't let it bring you down. We are used to hearing these common sayings as well...
Michael Staton
Apr 12, 20203 min read
The Chronology of Resurrection Sunday
All four gospels record the events of the resurrection of Jesus. When we put all the accounts together, we can get a more clear...
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