Habakkuk 2:14 & 20 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. In all of this crime, hatred, perversion, rape, murder, and heartache, where is God? […]
Nobody in their right mind can hear the reports of violence and death in our schools and be unaffected. It should greatly disturb us and move us to be proactive in heading off future problems. The sad reality of all of this is that weâve become a nation of shouters because weâre in a mess and feel hopeless […]
In Luke 11, Jesus was accused of casting out demons by the power of Satan. Jesus meets their accusation head-on and shuts them up. In the moments after this encounter a woman cries out, âBlessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.â But he said, âYea rather, blessed are they that hear […]
Today, we start a Journey that will culminate in the installation of additional Deacons to serve the church. In a nutshell, we need Deacons to: ďˇ Free your Pastor for study, prayer and preparation for feeding the flock. ďˇ Promote and protect church harmony ďˇ To strengthen the church toward spiritual and numerical growth ďˇ […]
âI canât memorize because my memory is terrible!â Well, thatâs reason one to memorize. Forcing our faulty brain to drive important information into long-term memory is good brain therapy. That only happens by process of repeating something daily over a long period of time. Phil. 4:8 tells us to think about whatever is true, honest, just, pure, […]
It is heartbreaking to watch a believer in Christ drift away from fellowship with the Lord. Itâs especially troubling when kind advice is offered, yet there is a refusal to listen. Maybe there is someone here this morning whose light of faith once burned brightly, but now that light is flickering and youâve grown cold […]
Have you ever gone to eat someplace that was raved about and hated it? Been to some show or landmark that was a âdonât miss it,â and wondered what all the fuss is about? There is a place that most folks have heard about that is going to exceed all expectations. This place is the […]
A sad story hit the wires this week. One of those stories that pulls at our heart strings. It seems that a Tennessee man who plays Santa Claus at about 80 events a year was called by an ICU nurse to come to the bedside of a terminally ill boy. When Santa arrived the boyâs […]
Genesis is known as the book of beginnings. In it we find the first mention of many things: sin, death, marriage, childbirth, prayer, rain, etc. The book begins with creation and ends with a coffin in Egypt. Joseph dies at 110 years of age. He served the Lord until the very end. As he lay […]
1 Cor. 10:1-12 Are you in the habit of thanking God for only what you want? In the habit of grumbling a little when things donât go the way YOU like them? So whatâs wrong with a little grumbling? What difference does it make? All the difference in the world! Marriages usually donât break up […]