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Remembering Our Founder: Rev. Matt W. Leach
The founder of Shepherd Ministries and The CFO Classics Library went home to be with The Lord on August 24, 2026.
Celebrate the Gift
The Lord Himself will give you a sign: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”(Isaiah 7:14 NKJV) Promises!…
Learning To Reign as Kings In Life
At Christmas time, we celebrate what Jesus Christ has done for us and given to us by His miraculous incarnation. While we sometimes remember the wise men coming and bringing gifts to Jesus, what really…
Expectancy and the Glory of God
For many years, I had a love affair with sleight-of-hand magic. Magic can carry us into a delightful world of make-believe and fantasy—provided that is our expectation. Our expectation to be amazed, to laugh, and…
Festus Just Doesn’t Get It!
Paul was smart. Brilliant. The Einstein of his day. Probably the most learned man in all Judea. That was his undoing. He was too smart. His mind couldn’t handle all that learning. He was starting…
Why Did My Prayers Fail?
When it seems like God has not answered your prayers, it can be easy to give in to discouragement and doubt. Here is encouragement for those of you who may be feeling that sense of…
Start Acting Like God Is Your Provider!
God wants you to be rich! Have I got your attention? I’ve heard people say this sort of teaching is of the devil. But I want to tell you that the statement “it’s of the…
Good News!
When things are going well, Christians tend to fall asleep and stop being watchmen on the wall. O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls; they will pray day and night, continually. Take…
Sanctified Patriotism
In 1630, a group of settlers were sailing to America. Their leader was John Winthrop. They would establish a settlement that would become known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. While still on board the ship,…
The Call of Abraham
Abraham knew something mighty exciting about God. The Bible doesn’t say how or where he learned it. But Boy! did he get blessed because of it. Riches were heaped upon him. He was protected. He…
What if Jesus Had Not Come?
I want to tell you a Christmas story. It was Christmas Eve–the one night in the year when 7-year-old Bobby was in a hurry to go to bed. His stocking was tacked to the mantel….
The Devil Is a Sore Loser
Our story begins: Down in the deepest darkness – Down in the big, black, ugly deep, deep hole – Down in the stinking horror of the throne room of Satan. All of the demons of…