No Greater Love
December marks the beginning of the season of gifts. One of the greatest gifts is the gift of love. This is not just any kind of love; it is a special love. We must make sure that we tap into the right...
View ArticleThe God of New Beginnings
God said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden.” Still, many remain without His help because that requires a willing heart. The Lord extends an invitation to every one of us. It doesn’t...
View ArticleThe Small Beginnings of Big Changes
How many of you believe that our greatest days lie yet ahead of us? Yes, we’ve always got to think that way because our greatest potential is that which is ahead of us. It motivates us into the future....
View ArticleBecoming a Leader in Your Own Home
As we delve into the topic of leadership, I’d like to introduce you to one of the very first young leaders in the Church. His name was Timothy. Timothy was one of the converts that came to know the...
View ArticleA Season of Steadfastness
We all go through seasons and it’s important for us to recognize these seasons so we can cooperate with God’s instructions for that time. If you don’t, you can be in the right season and operate in the...
View ArticleTaking a Step Back
Today, potters make vases using newer technology like automatic thermostats and timers in kilns so a signal lets them know when the vessels are ready to be brought out. A long time ago, potters would...
View ArticleLoving One Another in Marriage
Marriage should be likened more to a marathon than a sprint. One of the tough things is that you and your partner are going through this marathon and although character needs to be built along the way,...
View ArticleA Life of Worship
It was the day of the triumphal entry, when Jesus came down off the Mount of Olives. He entered Jerusalem on a donkey. As He did, people would break palm leaves and lay them in front of Him. The...
View ArticleSetting Your Course
God has plans for our future. Do you think He would like you to know those plans? Absolutely! He would not have plans and then not reveal them. So, if God has plans for our new year, do you think you...
View ArticleLiving Out of the Sweet Spots of Life
In baseball, there’s a certain area on the bat called a “sweet spot.” If you hit the ball on that “sweet spot,” it has optimum flight and trajectory, the optimum impact. It takes a lot less effort but...
View ArticleAn Appointment with God
God has appointments with different people, including us. On Palm Sunday, Jesus had an appointment with Jerusalem, as He rode off from the Mount of Olives and through the gate called Beautiful. He came...
View ArticleGood Friday and Communion
How poor was Jesus? When Jesus stepped onto the earth that He created, His parents were a poor couple that had just a donkey to get to Bethlehem. He was laid in a borrowed manger. Later, He borrowed a...
View ArticleThe Gift of Listening
There are some things that are scarce and very valuable. These are things like respect, honesty and leadership. One of the things that is most scarce these days is listening. God says that listening is...
View ArticleGetting Involved in Your Growth
Why do we encourage people to get involved and serve? How is that connected to the Presence of the Lord? We don’t want to be serving without the Lord. We also don’t want to serve anywhere except where...
View ArticleWaiting on the Promises
Microwave ovens! Cell phones! E-mail! Fast food! We live in an age where we want things instantaneously. As it is with our culture, we have the same expectation in our relationship with God. We say, “I...
View ArticleDavid: Finding Confidence in the Desert
Saul was jealous of David and all his successes, so he pursued him relentlessly for a long period of time. David had his chances to kill Saul and claim the throne that God had promised him, but he...
View ArticleFinding Contentment
The devil’s tactic was to try to tempt the King of Kings and Lord of Lords in the wilderness, and the same is true with you and with me. The devil’s bottom line to tempt you is to get you to feel...
View ArticleDiscovering Your Success Potential
The Bible says our dreams, hopes and potentials are God-given treasures. “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from...
View ArticleSeeing and Hearing Again
The Pharisees were trained and schooled to recognize God, to hear His voice and to know what God was saying. They looked for something that was so obviously close, but never saw Him. When He actually...
View ArticleAgainst All Odds
God loves to turn the tables and beat the odds makers by His miraculous power and He loves to surprise us by His grace and wisdom. The odds makers think that, in the real world, God is somewhat...
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