Maintain Your Fire, Part 2
Maintain Your Fire Part 2 A Life Set Ablaze John Wesley is one of my heroes of the faith. His eighteenth-century life affected the course of church history. Along with his brother Charles, George Whitfield, and others, they ignited a revival movement in London,...
Maintain Your Fire
Maintain Your Fire Fan into Flames For the Christian, our first love is Jesus. When He is our first love, we are influential to the world around us. When you return to “first love,” God quickly honors your fresh commitment to Him. You are responsible to pursue and...
Abraham’s Faith and Obedience
Abraham’s Faith & Obedience In the last two weeks, I have examined the lives and faith of Abraham and Sarah. We read in Genesis that God promised that from Abraham’s descendants, all the families of the earth would be blessed. But twenty-four years have passed...
Sing O Barren!
Sing O Barren! I continue this week looking at Abraham and Sarah’s journey of faith. We pick up our story in Genesis 17 with God’s renewing of His covenant and promises to Abraham. It’s been about 23 years since the Lord first spoke to Abraham in Genesis 12 to leave...
You Are the God Who Sees
You Are the God Who Sees Godly patience is a character quality that sustains us—patience is a virtue. However, many of us grow impatient when waiting upon God for a promise to be fulfilled. In the delay, we can become discouraged if the season is long. In the book of...
The Lord is With You, Part 2
The Lord is with You, Part 2 I began to look last week at God raising Gideon to work with Him to deliver the people of Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. Today, I want to specifically look at how Gideon’s identity changed, which led to confidence, faith,...
The Lord is With You
The Lord is with You Today, I want to look at how God raised Gideon to partner with Him to deliver the people of Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. God not only encountered and called Gideon, but He instructed Gideon how to tear down a stronghold affecting...
Building His House
I’m so grateful Jesus has conquered the powers of darkness; they will not prevail against us or His Church. Sure, there are setbacks, and in some cases extreme persecution against the Church. But Jesus is building His House, His Body, the Church, and hell’s assaults...
Developing Community and Kingdom Culture in the Local Church
Developing Community & Kingdom Culture in the Local Church I shared last week an article and sermon titled, Created for God’s Family. Today I want to build on this theme, focusing on the role Jesus plays, as the head of His body (the church) and our response to...
Created for God’s Family
Created for God’s Family Today, I want to share how you and I were created for God’s family, the Church, and why it is important to be connected to a local church family. Each of us was uniquely created by God with gifts, purpose, and calling. You are the only you,...
