People do not grow grape vines for their looks. They grow them for the fruit they produce, and the more they produce the better. Jesus uses the analogy of grape…
Have you ever stopped to consider the different people you encounter in your life and your connection to them? Some of us have more connections than others, but all of…
How would you describe your prayer life? Do you pray frequently? Do you seldom pray? Are a person who doesn't pray at all? If you pray, what is the content of your prayers? Do you pray for the health and well -being of your family? Do you pray for personal success in life? Do you pray for God to be glorified in your life?
It is at this time of the year that the focus of attention for so many has been turned to the birth of our Savior. The airwaves have been filled with a multitude of songs which proclaim this
miraculous occasion, while television stations have pulled at our heart strings with a number of Christmas themed movies.But are we missing the total message? Is there more to the story?
Do you enjoy receiving invitations? You might say, it depends upon what the invitation is for, a wedding, graduation, dinner date. Jesus told a parable about a man who prepared…
I don’t know how many of you grew up working on a farm. Neither do I know how many of you have planted and tended a garden. But, if you…
No doubt, all of us have used the words, “I love you,” at some point in our lives. We who are married have used them a number of times in…
Over 150 years ago, Fanny J. Crosby penned the words to a hymn which many of us have grown up singing. The words to this hymn call for a response…
You and I are a part of Christ’s body, His church. His desire is that we grow and mature and become more like Him. He has put everything in place,…
Those of us who are Christians enjoy a special privilege. When we put Christ on in baptism, the Lord added us to those who were being saved. This saved group…