Does courageous faith wait or act? The answer is, yes. Courageous faith waits and acts. It takes faith to wait on God, it also takes faith to do what He says to do and trust Him with the outcome. We see both as we resume our study on Esther with chapter 5. Here we see … Read more
In our second message on Esther, we dove into chapters 3 & 4 where se see things completely fall apart. The truths we see unfold in these chapters can still guide us today. 1. When evil is in charge, we cannot bow down to it. 2. Remember that there is no evil that can ever … Read more
Do you ever wonder where God is at and what He’s doing? If God was parting the sea, leading you by a pillar of fire by night and cloud by day or writing on the wall of your house with a giant finger, or delivering messages through an angel, we might not be asking that … Read more
Why do bad things happen? This is an age-old question, which can prove difficult to wrap our heads around. It’s easy for us to begin second guessing and then say things like: • If I hadn’t been in such a hurry… • If only I had been more careful… • If I had taken better … Read more
In Luke 5:1-11 we see Jesus doing a miracle that doesn’t even seem to have any spiritual implication. He simply instructs fishermen to go back out after a long night of fruitless fishing and to drop their nets one more time. This isn’t Jesus’ area of expertise. It’s fine for him to be teaching the … Read more
What motivates a soldier to fight a battle? It seems that often the greatest warriors are driven by a desire to oppose evil. They are not fighting for themselves (since they know they may not survive), but for someone else and against a tyrant. There has certainly been a long list of tyrants throughout history … Read more
How much am I going to get? When you agree to do a job, it’s a fair question, right? Have you ever taken a job without asking that question? How about when do I get paid and how frequently? The details matter, don’t they? How about his one: Have you ever agreed to have work … Read more
Let’s just let the cat right out of the bag. Forgiveness is hard. We all struggle in various ways with this subject and extending forgiveness. We have excuses for why we don’t feel we have to forgive certain people. And we’re not alone in these feelings…even Jesus disciples shared in them. This particular parable about … Read more
Can you imagine your best friend suddenly decides to sell everything they own to purchase stock in one company. It’s an up and coming company, the future looks bright and they’re convinced this is a great investment. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” they say. So, they cash out all bank accounts and they … Read more
Last week Pastor Nick shared with us about the parable of the wheat and the tares from Matthew 13. Explaining that those in the kingdom and those who seek to imitate and discredit it, can be indistinguishable for a time, but that God will sort it all out in the end. I don’t know about … Read more