The Critical Element in Discipleship

Discussions of discipleship should flow from the fountain of the Great Commission, for we know that the Great Commission is a command to make disciples. “Go, win, baptize, and teach” are words often used to summarize that commission, but at its heart is discipleship — the theme of this issue of FrontLine. Matthew’s statement of…

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Bob Shelton, Awaiting the Blessed Hope

Dr. Bob Shelton, aged 92, lived an exemplary life, and died in the blessed hope of the imminent return of the Lord. On Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020, just over four months after his beloved wife, Nan entered her eternal reward, Dr. Shelton completed his personal earthly ministry, a ministry that will go on until…

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God Setteth the Solitary in Families

John Vaughn FrontLine • May/June 2003 God’s people have taken refuge in the Psalms for centuries, and well they should. Psalm 68 is rich with promises and words of comfort. It has been used throughout history as a marching song by those who looked to God for victory. It has been pointed out that the…

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Are You a Member of the FBF?

John Vaughn FrontLine — May/June 1999 Editor’s note: This article comes from eighteen years ago. It has one or two points that are a bit dated, you might spot them as you read. But today we begin our Annual Fellowship meeting at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown Wisconsin. It seems most appropriate to recall this…

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Leading Servants

John C. Vaughn FrontLine • September/October 2007 For part 1, see here. Every minister is to be a servant (Matt. 20:26, 27), and every Christian is to be in the work of the ministry (Eph. 4:12). Servant-leaders are to be “leaders of servants” as well as servants themselves. On the Front Line introduced the lesson…

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Servant Leaders

John C. Vaughn FrontLine • September/October 2007 A Christlike, servant’s heart is the antidote to selfish ambition. Matthew 20:17–28 makes this clear. Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem for the last time. The roads were filled with travelers on their way to the Passover. Jesus took the twelve aside and told them plainly that…

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John Vaughn–Winter Update 2017

The most important news we have to share concerns a ministry transition for me in my role with the FBFI. … Read on for more. Winter in South Carolina Officially, there are two more weeks of winter, but it seems to have come and gone one weekend in January! The grass has been green, the…

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Winter Is Past

John Vaughn FrontLine • March/April 1999. It seems like everyone loves spring. We can say with the Shulamite in the Song of Solomon, “For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come.” What a blessing is this…

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The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International Is Alive and Well

My friend Jeff Straub’s headline, “The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship is No More” is inaccurate and misleading. The FBFI will continue to function under its corporate name, Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International, Inc. FBFI members and readers of both FrontLine magazine and our blog, Proclaim and Defend will notice little or no change in references to FBFI…

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Are You Getting a Call from God?

John Vaughn Imagine a young person who is considering doing something wrong, when suddenly he receives a cell phone call from a Christian friend inviting him to do something right. Now, imagine yourself facing temptation and at that very moment getting a call from God. That is essentially what Paul is teaching in 1 Thessalonians…

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