Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “How is God using me in His kingdom?” There are some whose names have been long remembered because of their great deeds (i.e.,…

Satan utilizes another tactic — distraction. He knew that if he could preoccupy the apostles with social administration, which even though it was essential, was not what the Lord had…

There is a truth which each of us must ingrain in our minds this morning. It is the fact that as long as time exists, Satan will continue his relentless…

In Acts 4, following the healing of a man who had been lame since his birth and Peter’s preaching to those who were present in the temple, we are told…

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3). This morning as…

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…

I believe that many of us have become desensitized in our reading of God’s Word. By this I mean that were we physically present when some of the things of…

Do you find it difficult to be faithful in hard places? Places that make it difficult to be faithful or hard places might be in the company of worldly friends,…

We are here today to worship the “King of kings and Lord of lords” (cf. 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16). We anticipate the day when . . .  He will…