When life is good, it can feel easy to trust God. However, what about the moments and seasons of life that are extremely difficult and accompanied by pain, trials, and suffering? How do we trust God with our present and future circumstances during those times? We have officially begun our outdoor summer sermon series and … Read more
Christ’s second coming is really a subject for all people – believers and unbelievers. The second coming stands as a warning to unbelievers of the judgment that is to come and it is set up as an encouragement to believers because of the reward that is to come. Exactly like lightning across the sky, Jesus Christ’s … Read more
Wouldn’t you like to know exactly what the future held for you? Just as we are able to look back at our past to analyze and learn from it, we also long to be able to see the future. One of the fascinating aspects of the Bible is that not only is it all about … Read more
We are continuing our sermon series of “Why Church?” One of the main objectives of the church is to be disciples who make disciples. When Jesus Christ was on earth, He had taught His followers many things and of all the instructions He ever spoke, His last words should really get our attention, “Go therefore … Read more
We are continuing our “Growing Faith” sermon series by examining 2nd Peter 1:4-8. The trait we will focus on for this message is the important concept of “brotherly kindness.” True brotherly kindness always defers to and gives honor to others. We can express this in many ways such as spending time and assisting others by … Read more
Some people may be able to fool themselves into thinking they have achieved some rendition of true self control. They may be able to conjure up the willpower and the words to “Just Say No!” to various things that are not beneficial to them. Here’s the thing though…..it’s not about managing our “flesh” under our … Read more
If we delight in something then we are going to want to do it more and more and we will naturally be far more disciplined at it. If we don’t delight in something we’re doing, then regardless of what kind of discipline is put in place, we will most likely stumble, fall, fail, and eventually … Read more
We know from Scripture that when Nehemiah was challenged with overwhelming situations regarding the reconstruction of the wall, he did not panic, run, or quit. Instead, he prayed hard and we also see that he worked hard on what God was empowering him to do. Not only Nehemiah, but we see all the Israelites became … Read more
The definition of the word “REVERSAL” is as follows: A change to an opposite direction, position, or a course of action. We see reversals played out time and again all throughout Scripture especially in the book of Esther. Chapters 7 and 8 in Esther are ripe with reversal stories that show God’s perfect plan and … Read more
Nobody is immune to pride. In fact, pride can go so deep into our way of operation that it can become a heart and soul problem in us. We can become so used to it and justify it for so long that it can become our default page without us even realizing it. This is what we … Read more