Being a father is never easy. It is much more than simply getting up, going to work, and bringing home a paycheck to make sure that you keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Being a father also means living with integrity; being a man of open honor and honesty. Some of the greatest lessons I learned from my father came not from what he said, but what he did. Our children watch our every step to see how we live our lives and whether or not our walk matches our talk. The legacy we leave is seen in how they eventually walk themselves.
Here at the end of Acts 2, Luke shares with us the life of the early church and the characteristics it possessed. In these verses, Luke shares with us four…
All of us here this morning are a product of the events which have preceded us as well as those which have taken place in our lifetime. Our lives have…
Jesus is still alive and He is still active. He is not the one who was; he is the one who is. We here today, who are a part of…
The Greek word tharseo (?????? thar-say-O) means “take courage” or “have courage.” Depending on the translation you are looking at, the term will be translated by phrases like “take courage,”…
Have you ever borrowed anything from someone? Perhaps a car, a tool, a book, a phone, or any of a host of things. You knew when that person, whoever it…
The second commandment, which is one of the longest, has to do with worshiping the right God in the right way. How we worship matters just as much as whom…
Our text this morning follows Jesus response to the Jewish leaders’ question concerning His authority to cleanse the temple and teach in its precincts. These leaders have made it their…
The joy of salvation can be ours even during trials. Importantly, the trials that distress us. Does Peter mean to say that we can be glad in times of trials…
What kind of church would you like? If you could have whatever kind of church you want, what would you choose? We all have preferences, acknowledge it or not we…
Most people think the Ten Commandments are straightforward and easy to understand. There are only ten of them and they are not very long. A literal translation of Exodus 34:28…