As a recap of the messages on the minor prophet Jonah, I looked at Jonah going to whale school, Jonah’s diploma, or graduation from whale school, then Jonah goes to work. In this final message on Jonah, I look at the last tragic event recorded in the stubborn prophet’s life – Jonah Goes to Worm School.

07.13.22.Jonah.Goes.to.Worm.School.Tim.McCool

When we plant and tend a garden, we expect it to grow. And so the Lord expects His children, who have been touched by His grace, to grow. As the garden of the Lord, the people of God should be flourishing and producing fruit. In this message, Bro. Luke speaks about growing as plants in the Lord’s garden.

07.11.22.Growing.Luke.Hagler

In order for the testimony of a witness to have any credibility, that witness must be trustworthy. This has to do with how the person conducts themselves. For the Christian, to profess they are a witness to our Lord, then live in a way that doesn’t reflect Jesus, is to lose all credibility as a witness for Christ. In this message, Brother Luke explains how we can be better witnesses for the Lord.

07.03.22.What Kind of Witness Are You.Luke.Hagler

Each spring around graduation time, I try to bring a message that ties into our young people who are graduating from high school or college. I recently lost my high school coach to ALS, and in this message, entitled “How to Lift Weights”, I pay tribute to a great, Godly coach who never let a curse word fly, as well as honoring an even Greater Man, the Lord Christ Jesus who has taught us how to handle the burdens of life.

06.26.22.How.to.Lift.Weights.mp3

In the minor prophet series, I continue to look at the tragic case of Jonah. Following his harrowing experience in whale school, Jonah graduated and, in this message, I take up the subject of Jonah going to work.

06.22.22.Jonah.Goes.to.Work

In the God of the Festival series, I come to the weekly festival, or holy-day, that our festive God built into the Jewish calendar. Every Saturday, or sabbath, was the weekly holiday the Lord established in the Old Testament for the Jews. In this message, I look at the times when Jesus observed His own sabbath, and the reactions that occurred.

06.19.22.Celebrating.the.Sabbath.with.Jesus.Tim.McCool.mp3

Before the world was formed, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit existed in perfect love and unity. There was no dissension, interruption or sin to mar this Existence. Yet when He created man, God’s perfect love somehow reached out to touch ruined sinners who mess up everything they touch. In this message, I take a look at how Christ’s perfect love extends to unworthy, hell-deserving sinners.

06.12.22.Tethered.by.Tender.Mercy.Tim.McCool

Our God is a festive God. He enjoys holy-days and festivals. He implemented many feasts, or times of holiday and celebration into the law. In this message, I begin a series that looks at our God of festive joy – our God of the festival.

06.05.22.God.of.the.Festival.pt.1

In much of religion today there is a focus on “Look what I have done.” This is the opposite of what the Lord desires, which is for us to “Look at what HE has done.” In this message, Brother Luke preaches about a famous person who decided to focus on what he had done, and he wound up nothing more than a stump.

06.05.22.A.Beautiful.Stump.Luke.Hagler

Do we sometimes find that Jesus gets in our way? When serving the Lord is not convenient, or doesn’t fit in with our own plans? In this message, I take a look at the great blessings we experience when, instead of Jesus getting in our way, we actually walk in the way with Jesus.

05.29.22.Is.Jesus.In.Your.Way.Tim.McCool