Do You Love Your Church?

I love what Jesus says about the church. The church is the bride of Christ. He loves the church because the church is a place where we tell people about Jesus and what He did for us. It’s a place where we can share each others burdens and be a family. When you brag on [...]

The Spirit is Moving

The word of God says that Jesus has ascended into heaven and at this very time sits at the right hand of God the Father. If that is not enough for you, according to John 16:7, Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit to live within each believer. John 16:8 also happens to give us the [...]

Lead!

When we think of Moses, we think “Leader” with a capital L. The guy was awesome! It seemed like daily he would look to heaven and say “OK God, what next?!” And as another day passed, Moses would again look to heaven and say “How about today, Lord, tell me what to do.” Moses was [...]

Overcoming a Common Objection by Naturalists

I’ve been getting the same objection to belief in God by naturalists (this would include atheists, agnostics or those with a secular worldview such as belief in Darwinian evolution).  I wanted to post this short blog, just in case you come across this common question, to better equip you to give a logical and reasonable [...]

Passing the Test of Relational Conflict

The conflict in life is like taxes; a guarantee! You will always have taxes and you will always deal with some sort of conflict. So, what we need to  understand is that conflict is an opportunity to glorify God. You see, God is watching and testing us as to how we will be different in [...]

Leaders are Readers

A few years ago, I had the great privilege of spending some one-on-one time with Charlie “Tremendous” Jones. He said to me:  “You will be the same person in five years as you are today, except for the people you meet and the books you read.” When it comes to leadership, no book is better [...]

Disciplined Severely

Psalm 118:18 says, “The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.” Translation, He is not done with me yet! Can you identify with that verse? We live in a world where correction and discipline are not very popular – however, they are needed. Our Lord is so gracious [...]

Getting Hammered!

Take a look at 2 Timothy Chapter 4, verse 14. You talk about getting hammered… check out the Apostle Paul! He was in prison for preaching the gospel. He had ministered faithfully, walked the walk, talked the talk; he was a straight up, Christ-centered man.

What if the Church I Attend Shut its Doors?

As a pastor I often ask myself the question, “What if our church shut its doors?” Would the community even know we were gone? What did we do? What was our impact? What will the legacy be?

The Cross… Before The Crown

Matthew 27:31-32 “And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His own clothes on Him and led Him away to crucify Him. As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry His cross.”

As Jesus trudged up Calvary, exhausted from His brutal torture, a man in the crowd of onlookers, Simon of Cyrene, was enlisted to carry Jesus’ cross. Simon is, in a sense… us. As believers, we have been called out of the crowd of curious onlookers and made cross bearers.