Is the temperature too hot or too cold at church? I have watched individuals in a church get up and go adjust the thermostat only to have another person get up and readjust it back to the temperature that best suits them. Neither person worshipped that morning, as their focus was on their comfort rather than the Lord… Continue Reading Complaint Department
The reality of life is we will all die physically at some point. Sunday we look at the end-of-life issues of suicide and euthanasia. Both of which attempt to usurp the sovereignty of God in the timing of our deaths (Job 14:5). I Corinthians 6:19-20 reminds believers that “Or do you not know that your body… Continue Reading ‘End’ times
This morning we looked at rights versus responsibilities. Rights are granted to us by our Creator — and responsibilities are also required of us by our Creator. Today we find ourselves struggling with a plethora of rights, demands for rights that are contrary to the design and purpose of God. As I have often shared, this is… Continue Reading Do justly, love mercy, walk humbly
Everything God desires and has designed is the target of Satan’s whispers and temptations. God desires unity; Satan does all he can to cause division and discord. God desires community; Satan drives wedges between individuals. God creates us with value and worth; Satan tries to convince us we are worthless. God brings life; Satan brings… Continue Reading All the little children of the world
I want to reinforce the truth that we all are in need of God’s grace, forgiveness and salvation. None of us, not one single person, has ever been able to save himself or herself from their sin. Romans 3:10-12, “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands;, there is none who… Continue Reading Salvation: wholly the work of God
When is it the right time to do the right thing? Seems like an easy question, huh? I mean, isn’t it always the right time to do the right thing? If so, why don’t we do it? Why do we continue in patterns of destructive behavior — sin — when we know it isn’t the right… Continue Reading The right choice
Yesterday, we looked at reading the Bible as a holy practice that leads to holy habits that result in holy living. Psalm 34:8 tells us, “Taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!” Psalm 119 is written by stanzas using each letter of the Hebrew alphabet.… Continue Reading Reading Your Bible: A Holy Practice Leading To Holy Habits
Remember the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? A partridge in a pear tree and five golden rings are the ones I most easily remember. What is the gift for day 11? Got it?? (I will give you the entire list at the end of this blog.) I have found it interesting over the last… Continue Reading The Cost Of Christmas – A Priceless Gift That’s Free
Yesterday in our staff meeting, Gordon made a statement about the importance of genealogies to the Jews. This got me thinking about the genealogies found throughout the Old Testament and in the gospels. Their lineage allowed them to trace back the family line and provide a point of reference; it was an anchor in their identity, and… Continue Reading Past and future
