Life does seem difficult some days. The key question is “Am I doing what God said”? If so, I should …
I have to be careful to not fall into the trap that anything I have is the result of something …
Have I trusted in the Master Jesus? What a change occurred to the early disciples of Jesus. The power of …
It is time for me to get on with it. I have a race to run. I need to be …
Where should I put my faith? In God? In Jesus? In the Holy Spirit? Yes! Yes! And Yes! Jesus challenges …
How am I doing with my faith and belief in God and Jesus? Am I taking God seriously? Confidence in …
There is much to be said about faith. So … I start with God. God is the object of my …
“Here’s the story I’ll tell my friends when they come to worship, and punctuate it with Hallelujahs: God has never let you …
Here we go. Fasten the seat belts. Jesus nails it here. He always asks the right questions. I’ve got nowhere …
Part of the way Jesus taught the Disciples was to send them out periodically to do the job. We call …
You have to love George Foreman. I’ve met him a couple of times and he is the real deal. Who …
Can I hope unswervingly? It is an essential question. Can I? Will I? With the power of the Holy Spirit, …
God has given us all the gift of wisdom. It is amazing what we learn in the wisdom books in …
Uh oh! This isn’t good. Jesus tells a great story about different gifts given to different servants. One utterly failed. …
Jesus is getting down to the wire here. This is the final night before his death the next day. Jesus …
Difficulties are a natural part of the world. Jesus brings me peace and offers courage. In fact, Jesus promised us …
I think I am pretty clever some days. I think I can figure it all out. AND then I run …
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Where is our confidence? Where is our trust? Jesus said, do not worry about tomorrow because…
The Roman Centurian was very humble and knew that Jesus could give the command and his servant would be healed. …
One day Jesus took a boat ride. A large crowd met him at the seaside when He arrived. One of …
We live in a celebrity culture. It permeates our religious life. We flock to the mega church. We revel in …
Jesus knows me. He knows everything about me. I have no secrets from Jesus. Jesus knows what I am about …
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There is a fear that paralyzes me. It is the concern about what you think of me. Will I post …
God knows exactly how much I can handle. God is God and God is Great. God will see me through to …
God has a goal for me. It is God’s plan not mine. He has set me apart to make sure it …
Jesus had been talking with a rich man about some difficult things. He wasn’t willing to give up his possessions …
Where do I look for help? While I may look to myself, family and friends, God is my help. When …
I like to think I know a lot. Some days, I think I know it all. I don’t know very …
Who do I trust? When I need help, who do I call? If I need some money to get me …
It is wise advice to take a peek at someone’s character before trusting them. To do otherwise leads to disastrous …
Worrying always results in missing God’s goal. Fear paralyzes and keeps us from acting on what God has planned for …
There are many things we work for and we deserve to be paid for it. Getting paid for what we …
We have a faithful God. He is all we need. God is God. His son, Jesus the Messiah, is in …
There are so many things we can’t understand. Every day. So … what to do? We have many choices. There …
How do we learn trusting-obedience? This is not an answer we want to hear. We learn trust and obedience by …
Jesus can be trusted. Jesus doesn’t have a self serving bone in His body. Jesus only does what He sees the Father …
Wisdom. We all want it I think. What is the path? How do we get there? God is GOD. He …
Jesus has it all together. All the complexity we see. All we don’t understand. Jesus sees it simply. He understands it …
Is Jesus slow? No, not all. God has made certain promises to us. Some days we say, “OK God, when?” …
God knows us. We know God. We know that God is good and always in a good mood. We know …
David Platt cautions us about making new year’s resolutions and striving to keep them by trusting in ourselves rather than …
I was a dupe of sin. I was stubborn, refusing to believe Jesus. I went around with a chip on …
What happens when we trust our own resources to solve the problem? We solve the problem but we don’t see …
Our Father cares for us. He has great things in mind for us. He is doing it. He loves us …
God is God. That means He knows what He is doing even if I don’t get it. His answer is the …
As I seek to mature in the Lord, one of the big three things to focus on is trusting Him …
Life does seem difficult some days. The key question is “Am I doing what God said”? If so, I should …
The lie is the act. The result is a lack of trust. Sometimes we get so focused on the act …
