Do you ever look at your grocery bill and stress out about money? Do you ever buy gasoline and stress out about money? Do you ever look at your savings accounts and stress out about money? Worldly wisdom tells us that we need money to be happy. A trip to some of the poorest places … Read more
Being sin wise is kind of like having a sports scouting report on an opponent. Now you know what they are most likely to attempt to do to beat you. Or you could compare what we’re looking at to studying the strategy of a military opponent, so that you know how they typically attack or … Read more
We are continuing our “Wisdom for Living” sermon series from the book of Proverbs. Today, we’re looking at friendship. There is no other book anywhere like the book of Proverbs that more champions and exalts the idea of friendship. Biblical friendship does not include our many Facebook friends or our casual acquaintances. Instead, real God … Read more
As we look at Proverbs chapter 4 today, I can’t help but think of the famous book by John Bunyan: “PILGRIMS PROGRESS.” As many of you know, it is an allegory that tells the story of a character named Christian on a journey of discovery and freedom. But that doesn’t mean it is easy or … Read more
Good advice isn’t always the advice we’re looking for because it isn’t typically easy, cheap or convenient. The advice we get a lot of in the book of Proverbs isn’t always what we’re looking for, but it’s good. This book of wisdom is written by the wisest man to ever live, Solomon. As a young … Read more
I think that a lot of us can relate to severe storms in life. Maybe you’ve even experienced the kind of storms where you either forget to eat, or you’re so distraught that you can’t stomach food. I’ve had a few of those situations in my life. It’s easy to lose hope when everything seems … Read more
In this week’s sermon message, we look at 1st Thessalonians 5:1-11 which goes into great detail regarding Christ’s second coming. The apostle Paul addresses what we should be doing and what we should not be doing while we wait on the Lord Jesus to return. As Christians, our hope for this life and eternity, comes … Read more
This is the second message in our new series on Finding Hope. In Romans 8 Paul lays out some important truths for us that can help us endure. 1) Suffering is temporary, 2) Suffering will be replaced by glory, & 3) Suffering is universal. All of creation is groaning under the effects of sin, but … Read more
Have you ever been very hopeful and then very disappointed? It can be amazing how quickly things can turn upside down. Additionally we’ve all had many disappointments that can almost make it scary to be hopeful. Yet scripture tells us that there is a hope that doesn’t disappoint. To dig into that more we’re studying … Read more
Have you ever had someone come ask you for advice, but they spend so much time explaining the problem and vomiting all of their emotions about it, that by the time they’re all done, you haven’t had a chance to say much? Sometimes, they’re already off to the next thing? Maybe you’re even having to … Read more