Stepping out in faith…
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 …
This blog post is from Sunday 7/19/20. You can listen to the sermon here. I normally have this up before now, but I'm just now feeling like I'm ready to tackle this one. I wasn't able to be at church, so this is from the video version of the sermon for Milan Christian Church and …
Zebra Slot Canyon, Escalante Park Photo by Ashley Swenson Where are you worshiping from this morning? In this time when it's scary just to be together, the church can be anywhere. God created some beautiful places for us to enjoy. What better way to do it than worship there? The photo above was taken by …
Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. - Matthew 28:19-20 We find ourselves living in troubling times. As long as I can remember, I've believed in God. …
He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some [fish]." John 21:6 What are you going back to? Why do you want to go back? Was that really working for you? All questions we need to ask ourselves as we prepare for the return to work, social …
Where God Leads 