The success of the church to fulfill the Great Commission lies in servant leadership. It’s the way of God. Bill Hybels notes: When God wanted His people delivered from an oppressive pharaoh, He used a leader named Moses. When he needed Jerusalem’s wall rebuilt, He used a leader named Nehemiah. When He wanted His people […]
We honor God by honoring our parents. We are giving respect to God when we respect our parents.. This should inspire us to think differently than we have at times. We may have the tendency to be critical. Perhaps, our parents failed us in some way. At the same time, we need to remember that […]
Helen Keller – said the “only truly happy people are the people who have found a cause bigger then THEMSELVES to live for” and I add even to die for. Truly happy people are people who found a cause – who dare to dream a dream that is bigger then selfish pleasure and pursuits!
DON’T LET SIN WIN Genesis 4:1-10 Genesis 1 reveals the origin of the world we live in. Life is not an accident. Genesis 2 describes who we are and what sets humans apart from the rest of the universe. Genesis 3 explains what went wrong and why the world we live in is so different than our wishes […]
We all want to be successful in life. A. Success not found in riches. B. Success not found in fame. C. Success not found in power. D. Success only found in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:20 “To Him who is able to do immeasurable more than all we can ask or imagine, according to His power […]
Mark 6:1-6 How can I be sure not to miss out on God’s best for my life? How can I avoid missing that door of opportunity which has been placed before me for me to walk through. How can I avoid limiting what God can do in my life, and thereby limiting what I can […]
Do you know what a covenant is? Or what the difference is between a covenant and a contract? While you might get varying definitions in your dictionaries, I want you to think of a contract as an agreement made between two parties, whether it is written or spoken. When you bought your car, you signed […]
Have you ever heard of a Christian group called the Imperials? They recorded one of my favorite songs about 20 years ago. It is called, “He Didn’t Lift Us Up To Let Us Down.” “He didn’t bring us this far to leave us. He didn’t teach us to swim to let us drown. He didn’t […]
Jesus exhorts us to abide in Him. Now if it were not possible to become disconnected from the Lord Jesus then this exhortation is useless. Why exhort someone to abide in or remain in if they can not leave or become disconnected. To abide in means to reside in, remain in, to continue in, to […]
When a crisis comes into our lives we feel disconnected from others. We feel that no one understands what we are going through. Maybe we even feel that no one cares. There is no one to talk to. There is just no one to share our pain and help to carry the burden. We are […]