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How to overcome Trials in our life!

Never underestimate the power of your speech. A judge says a few words, and a man's life is saved or condemned. A doctor speaks a few words, and a patient either rejoices ecstatically or gives up in despair. Whether the communication is oral or written, there is great power in words. The power of speech is a gift of God, and it must be used the way God meant it to be used. The tongue has the power to direct, the power to destroy, the power to delight. The tongue is but a little member in our bodies, but it can accomplish great things for good or for bad. This Sunday we will finish our study in Colossians by looking at four important ministries of speech. Don't miss this life changing truth.

Father's Day 2015

In the Christian life, we never stand still. We either go forward or gradually slip backward. "Let us go on to maturity!" is the call we must obey (Hebrews 6:1). The Christian who is not making spiritual progress is an open target for the enemy to attack and destroy. While Jesus wants to give us an overflowing, abundant life, Satan has come to kill and destroy (John 10:10). Satan is a liar (John 8:44) and by his deception, he leads believers down the wrong path. It is important that we stay alert, exercise spiritual discernment, and that we continue to grow in our knowledge of spiritual truth. Don't miss this Sunday as we dive into chapter two of Colossians and explore how we can be Alive and Alert in Christ.

You will never be any better, wiser, or happier than the thoughts that influence you. You might say "Pastor Danny, I can't help it, these thoughts just come into my mind." But, we can help it!


"The weapons we fight with have divine power to demolish strongholds, we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2Corinthians 10:5).


A stronghold is a thought pattern that controls you. It could be fear, greed, inferiority, lust, etc. It is a "stronghold" because it holds you strongly in its grip. How do we break that grip? This Sunday we will be looking at Colossians 2:2-7, which will give us understanding on how to break these strongholds by training our minds. God's word teaches us how to do this. Don't miss this life changing truth.

This Sunday we will be looking at Paul's Burden for The Church. The reason Paul loved the church with such intensity and devotion was because of the deep love that he had for Christ. II Corinthians 5:14 says that "the love of Christ compels", motivates me. When you love the Lord, you love those that He loves. It was this motivation that made Paul purify his life, preach with power, act with sympathy, and apply his mind to the things of God. These traits were simply by-products of his deep love for Christ and His church.

Let me just say to all of us, as Christians, we will never serve God well with any kind of motivation other than outright and total love for the church. It's absolutely necessary! The things Paul wanted the Colossians to experience are not just for the Colossian church, but for every church, and every Christian. Don't miss these important truths that can make us the church God wants us to be.

The Bible teaches that man by nature is "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2:1). In other words, he is empty of that divine element which makes him alive to God. This fact can be true of any man or woman, regardless of education, cultural or even religious practices. God's answer to this basic deficiency is... Christ in you! This Sunday, as we continue our study in Colossians, we will look at what it means for Christ to live in us.

The great Apostle Paul wrote about Timothy, his son in the faith, "I have
no man likeminded" (Philippians), or as another translation reads, "There is no one
like Timothy." What in Timothy justified such a commendation? Paul singles out his "unfeigned faith" for special mention (2 Timothy 1:5), and then immediately affirms that this faith first dwelt in Timothy's grandmother Lois, and in his mother Eunice. Paul implies that but for the faith found in Lois and Eunice it is unlikely that there would have been any faith found in Timothy! We have here, then the faith of three generations, Lois, Eunice and Timothy. What an example or commentary this is on the eternal impact of our mothers!