Stepping out in faith…
Image by Devon Breen from Pixabay What would be a temptation for you after fasting for 40 days and 40 nights? I would be famished! Food would be the first thing on my mind, I feel for sure. But this morning as we looked at the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4, I saw it …
Image by Franz Roos from Pixabay I know, it sounds ridiculous to compare a Christian to a snow plow, but hang with me for a minute. Our preacher had just returned from a trip with his family to visit his oldest daughter who lives in Texas. It snowed - in Texas! About 3" worth of …
There's history behind a name. Often, when parent's choose a name for their child, there's a story behind it. They may be named after a family member or there's some other significance in the choice. This was true in biblical times, too. It may be a name that someone calls us out of anger or …
Who are we, those who call ourselves Christians? Sometimes it's hard to tell because that term is used fairly loosely these days. Well obviously, the beginning of the word is self explanatory, Christ. That's Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. The 'ian' means that we belong to Christ. We are of Christ. Who …
It's been said that God works in mysterious ways, and I certainly believe this. My devotional this morning took me back to a blog post I recently wrote about keeping your eyes on Jesus. The writer of the devotional said that he believed: ...that experience deepened Peter’s faith and made him willing to take great …
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 …
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, …
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 …
No matter how long we've been a Christian, we never get to a point we don't need God. We should always be striving to be more like Jesus and the example he set for us. Always talking to our Creator and leaning into his will can help to keep us on the right path. I …
I enjoy my morning coffee or tea to be piping hot...Image by Craig Melville from Pixabay How do you like your morning cup of hot beverage? Surely, that's how you want it, right? If I let mine sit too long and it cools off, I have to add more to warm it back up. If …
