Stepping out in faith…
As a Christian, we have a sense of hope about the future. We believe that Jesus will return one day. That's what the gospel teaches us. Having hope in this gives us something to look forward to. Even when the world seems dark and dismal the believer has a hope that there is light at …
Photo taken during the clean up. The above photo was taken after a fire destroyed everything in our detached garage. It showed up in my Facebook page today. This happened 9 years ago and I am reminded of the circumstances that were going on in our lives at the time. We had just been challenged …
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me?" Matthew 14:30 Life's going along just great! Things have fallen into place and you're in a real comfortable place. Maybe a little too comfortable and you make a decision without praying about it. Yep, and you soon …
As we are living in trying times, so it was during the time around 50AD when Paul visited Thessalonica. When we study the Scriptures, it's good to get a feel for the culture and what was going on at the time. Today's sermon is based around Paul and his sharing of the gospel. (1) Paul, …
When you go to a wedding, you don't expect to run out of wine, because those numbers have been calculated to make sure that doesn't happen. But, in the second chapter of John, that's exactly what occurred. Back then there was no church yet. The lines weren't yet drawn between Christians and non-Christians. Jesus got …
I've been studying the book of Job and was feeling that I just couldn't grasp what Job was going through. But then I wondered, could today in the days of COVID 19, political upheaval in the U.S., and the continued aftermath of race riots. We can feel like we are being disciplined by the Father, …
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One can look at the world today and ask where is God? Surely, he could put an end to the craziness with COVID 19. Yes, and I believe he'll ultimately put an end to it in his timing. You see, there are things God is changing even now. We just can't see it for all …
Have you ever really thought about what's important in life? We fill our days with all kinds of things we think are important. Things like getting our kids involved in sports, working our way up the ladder in our careers, giving our families all that we think will make them happy. But the sermon this …
Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Of all the women that are in the Bible , the story of Queen Esther is one of my favorites! During the time of King Xerxes, the Queen Varshti, is banished for refusing to follow the directive of her husband. The king is having a 7 day bender with all …
Where are you going to put your can? Can God do anything? God can do anything. Same four words. Entirely different meanings. One is a question, the other a statement. Keep this in mind. We'll come back to it. We're in Genesis 6:5-21 this week and God sees that man is wicked. Things on earth …
