I want to talk about how we can effectively build safeguards against the rat race that is consuming us. My text is Proverbs 4:23, which reads Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life. It is so easy to become fixated on social media sites, Read more…
Let’s look at God’s promises, focusing today on Matthew 11:28-30, where our Lord gives us His assurance of comfort when we are burdened. This past winter, while I was in New England, I caught myself becoming anxious thinking about the amount of potential snow fall during one storm. Yet, Read more…
Psalm 46:10 “Cease striving and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The definition of this word “know’ spans from a simple awareness to an intimate covenantal relationship. And HERE we are reminded, AGAIN, that We. Can. Know. Read more…
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Beginnings are so varied. Good, Scary, Bad. One thing, though, that we can be confident on is this: Regardless of that beginning, God was there first And just God’s creativity was good -very good, in fact, at Read more…
Matthew 3:2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” REPENTANCE is so much more than merely feeling sorry for past mistakes; it is a radical summons to a complete transformation of one’s mind and direction. And…it begins at recognizing that the kingdom of heaven is not some high Read more…
I will look at Matthew 10:37 to talk about the importance of putting Jesus first. The text reads: He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. This is a Read more…
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am… It grieves me to see people point fingers at wrongs done with little to no recognition of their own tendencies to do, even, far worse. And such behavior snow balls so quickly because there is not Read more…
I am in the final chapter of Acts, chapter 28 Here, again, we can marvel at the great things God did through the apostle Paul…and, hopefully, it will whet your appetite for God to work through our lives more and more Friend, God’s message is timeless. The Good News Read more…
I’m in Acts 27 and, today I want us to look at putting others’ needs above our own. We see that as Paul, who was going to trial, told the leaders who had bound him, to see to the safety of the other prisoners in the face of the coming Read more…
I am in Acts 26 and I want to talk about the importance of facing our sin-filled past as a means to stand firm as seen in Paul’s life right here How comfortable are you to share your story of salvation? Do you dare to bring up your past deeds Read more…