I can remember when I was young standing in line with my mother at the grocery store. When we got to the cashier, I remember the chill of hearing the cashier giving us the total owed, and my mom humbly pulling out green food stamps to pay for our much-needed food. More often than not, the amount due exceeded what …
Two Bad Eggs
Several years ago, my wife and I found ourselves at a new church. We had been looking for a church that stayed true to God’s Word. After a few weekends of sermons, we felt this must be the one we were looking for. A month or two later we found ourselves being embraced and loved by the lead pastor and …
The Start of a Ministry
Jesus’ ministry started after He was baptized by John. Following His baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit of God to the wilderness, where He fasted for forty days and was tempted by Satan before commencing His God-assigned mission. During and after the forty days of fasting, Satan appeared and began to carry out his malicious work. Why did this …
Made & Paid
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of Heaven, …
Not A Spectator Sport
God calls all to salvation and transformation. Salvation is available because God sent His Son to die for our sins providing a gift we receive by realizing our need for a Savior. Romans 10:9 says, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” …
Where’s Your Security?
God is not vague. He does not operate in gray! For that reason, we can take His Word to the bank. This is not an earthly bank in the way we typically think of banks. This bank has a vault that is secure and guaranteed! It is not secured by man, but secured by our Creator. Man’s banks and guarantees …
The Backyard Enemy
Imagine serving in the military yet denying you have an enemy. For those who serve or have served, let me first express my gratitude and appreciation for your service. Our servicemen stand guard for our country, ready to fight against an enemy that wants to take us out! There IS an enemy and it is critical to understand his tactics …
The Potter’s Strong Hands
When we consider the conditions of men’s hearts in this world, one can’t help but get discouraged. God is clear that when we, as men, turn our backs on God—no longer trusting, honoring, or obeying Him—He will take His hand off of us. Unfortunately, when the hand that holds men together is taken off, a tailspin effect is created. The …
The Price of Preservation
“The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile . . . In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.” (Ezra 2:55, 58) Two kings, King David and his son King Solomon, while flawed, both felt that preserving God’s Word and the temple of God were critical to the kingdom for generations to …
High, High Hedges
Job feared the Lord! (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom – Proverbs 9:10). Because of that reverent fear of God, the Lord prospered Job in many ways – family, business, and much more. In fact, God put a barrier or hedge around Job so he was protected. God had erected barriers for the sole purpose of …