The very best present for Christmas is open for debate: really, think about it, everyone has their special “thing” they really want. As a grandparent, I have noticed a new escalated interest in gifts by my two oldest grandsons (4 and 2 years old) they are getting into the “present” i.e. gift thing. Just the …
I often have people share excuses with me on why they don’t celebrate Christmas, it is sad really, they are missing out on real joy in the Lord! Nonetheless, they have bonded excuses on “why I just don’t do Christmas” and the thought came to me write a sermon on why there really aren’t any …
That was the question given to me by an eight-year-old boy riding to church with my wife and I for the first time ever on a Sunday morning. There were a couple of stark realizations contained in that inquiry. 1. As an eight year old, this young boy was going to experience Sunday School at …
(James 4:13-17) 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that …
There are some great life changing truths learned through Adult Bible Studies! Sunday School still has great value! I know that sounds trite, but it is nonetheless true. You open His Book and “Bam” a morsel of Heavenly Manna falls on your lap. Presently, our church at 9:45 AM on Sundays is concentrating on the book …
If you were to put aside the neat little crafts, the enjoyable snack time, the Gospel centered songs and choruses, the fellowship with other Christians, the offerings collected for missionaries, the fun activity time, the enjoyable skits, the competition between two teams and you would still have a dynamic Gospel sermon that impacts …
“Debt is hurting me!” (the first of two maybe three articles about the biggest downfall I have counseled in the thirty-three years of ministry) Those were the words said through tears in my office by a couple who couldn’t make ends meet. Consider the following information and weigh the benefits of applying Scriptural Truth verses …
This is a short note, memoir, blog that a specific group can relate too. You know who you are, and I risk dropping this line to let you know you are not alone, a little needy but not alone. You wake up at 4:30 AM on a Sunday morning and the first thing on …
God has blessed mankind with mothers! The Lord’s goodness has been shown in moms. Some of the most recognized leaders and thinkers of our nation gave tribute about their mothers: “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life …
The Great Commission is a wonderful opportunity to please the Lord with our prayers, pursuance and persistence for souls. Did you know that most Christians have slipped in following the Lord with witnessing? All believers are to be missionaries where we live, work and play. The reason why many churches struggle with attrition is because the Great Commission is not …