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.
The nation of Judah was a spiritual train wreck. Though Manasseh had attempted to undo the spiritual damage he had brought to Judah following the death of his righteous father,…
Have you ever noticed how problems grow? When a problem first arises, we might not even be aware that there is a problem. As time passes the problem becomes more…
What is our attitude toward truth? We know what always telling the truth pleases God because God always tells the truth. His servants are admonished to come to Him in…
Jesus is coming back. When I do not know. I only know that He is. The question for each of us this morning is how will we live in anticipation…
How do you stay motivated to stay a Christian? What steps do you take in your Christian walk to stay faithful? Do you rely on others? The Word? Yourself? In…
This morning our reading takes us back to a place known as Shechem, a very important place in the history of God’s people, Israel. All of this brings us to…
A house foolishly built leads to ruin, regret and renovations but a house wisely built leads to construction, joy and refreshment. Build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ. A…
Tonight, we will look at a king of Judah whose sins provoke the Lord to anger. So much so that God had him carried away into captivity. Something happened though,…
The little book, known as the Bible, has a beautiful message inside. The message plants a seed inside of you and that seed grows. The willingness to learn more begins…
A paradox is: “a statement that seems self-contradictory, yet in fact expresses a possible truth.” We are going to take a look at three paradoxes of Christianity: the world's view…