One day a friend gave me a candy bar. Little did I know that he had eaten the real candy bar and carefully replaced it with a piece of wood. When I opened the wrapper, I discovered his clever trick! It was a counterfeit. Every Christian must examine himself to determine if his salvation is [...]
I have heard it said hundreds of times: “We do not need more churches in our community. We have enough churches already.” I disagree. We cannot fulfill the Great Commission without planting churches. We need new churches! Jesus, when He ascended into heaven two thousand years ago, left a spiritual family of 120 believers in [...]
Teamwork was God’s idea. He demonstrates teamwork for us in the way the Father, Son and Holy Spirit work together as one, yet each has his own role. Jesus could have accomplished His work on earth on His own, but he chose to work with a team to fulfill the task. He developed His disciples [...]
We all experience change and transition in life. God calls it “seasons.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Sometimes life is exciting, dynamic, and we feel on top of the world. At other times we just want to go away and escape our situation. King [...]
You are God’s favorite child! Our God has many favorites, and he can do that, because He is God! YOU were born for a purpose, regardless of how you feel this week. Take one small step of faith today and watch the Lord open doors before you. Author Lysa Terkeust gives us this great advice, [...]
We have entered another year. The old is gone and the new has come. And regardless of what happened last year, remember the words of C.S. Lewis, “ You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” So much of life depends on the decisions we make. Helen Keller [...]
Here are my favorite New Year’s resolutions from Jonathan Edwards. Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.
A child sleeping in an obscure manger in Bethlehem was actually a king in disguise. And this king, our king, now rules both in heaven and in our lives here on earth. As we celebrate the birth of our Lord this Christmas season, may the radiance of Christ fill your heart, may his love warm your family, [...]
Our natural tendency is to either live in the past or live in the future. We must focus on today, and live it to the fullest! C. S. Lewis once said, "Relying on God has to start all over everyday, as if nothing has yet been done." Jesus admonished us, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, [...]
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first 4 sharpening the axe.” He was a wise man. God says, “If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; But wisdom brings success” (Ecc. 10:10). Let’s focus [...]