Everyone at some point has had to deal with temptation. You are either past it, heading toward more of it, or in it now. I want you to hear this: Satan is very predictable. He has been playing the temptation game since the garden story in Genesis. Therefore, Paul said in 2nd Corinthians 2:11, “we … [Read more…]
“OUTTA THIS WORLD LOVE Do you have any idea how much Jesus loves you? I think a lot of times pastors or other leaders in the church would ask something like this: “If you died today, do you know if you will go to heaven?” While that is a great “destination” question, I don’t think … [Read more…]
“WOUNDED” Wounds… we all have them. I mean they are a very real part of life. There are different wounds and different levels of severity in our wounds. Isaiah said,” by His wounds… we are healed.” But can our wounds actually be there to bring healing and a much deeper intimacy with God? When something … [Read more…]
AS GOOD AS GOLD I recently preached on the need to forgive those who do you wrong. I spent some serious time in my study on a Sunday afternoon. I was tired from the services that day, but my pen just wanted to work. These are the times that you like, as a preacher, because … [Read more…]
Ever Present Help Let us be a place where prayerful, thankful people gather. Did you know that God has several names? I am sure there are more, but I count eight Hebrew names for God that declare who He is! Jehovah- Shammah– “God is present with me” Ezekiel 48:35 God, you are right here … [Read more…]
BLENDING IN There is a constant struggle for the church in that we are in the world, but we were told by Jesus not to be of the world. Do we, as believers, look any different than the world today? In the Book titled, “The Next Christians,” Gabe Lyon pegged where we are today … [Read more…]
WE ARE ALL BUILDERS I think that any great thing that is built for God starts within. I watched a video recently that explained that the average Cathedral in Europe took over one hundred years to build. Which means that the average worker never got to see the finished product. They went to work … [Read more…]
I think that any great thing that is built for God starts within. I watched a video recently that explained that the average Cathedral in Europe took over one hundred years to build. Which means that the average worker never got to see the finished product. They went to work each day knowing that something … [Read more…]
The MORE OF JESUS Adjustment I was reading the book, “A Resilient Life” By Gordon Macdonald. In that book he mentioned the overcomers, the people who press forward on the right path with Jesus and some of the traits of the real followers. He calls them the “resilient” ones. One of those traits is … [Read more…]