Surely you have seen the commercial where this man confesses he traded in his lederhosen for a kilt.  He blamed it on a test revealing his DNA.  Turns out he was not German, but Scottish. DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of […]

If you literally had less than 24 hours to live, you would use as much of that time as possible to give some final words to those closest to you. Words of instruction, words of intention, words of intimacy, and certainly words of importance! The last night of Jesus’ earthly ministry was very eventful. Chapters 13-17 record […]

We unwrap the fourth birth or coronation name of Jesus this Sunday.  Our first gift from The Father was The WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, this deals with the DECISIONS OF LIFE. Next we opened MIGHTY GOD, this deals with the DEMANDS OF LIFE.  Thirdly, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, this deals with the DIMENSIONS OF LIFE.  And finally, this Sunday […]

EVERLASTING FATHER is the third Birth Name we unpack this Sunday. I remind you of Dr Warren Weirsbe’s words, “Each name that He bears indicates some blessing He shares, and we can appropriate these blessings by faith.” His first name Wonderful Counselor deals with the DECISIONS OF LIFE.  The next Name, Mighty (Warrior) God deals with the DEMANDS […]

Last week we unwrapped the first name of Jesus, WONDERFUL COUNSELOR.  This takes care of the DECISIONS OF LIFE. The second name, THE WARRIOR GOD, takes care of the DANGERS OF LIFE.  You and I live in a very dangerous world.  More likely than not, far more dangerous than we know. Long before Israel became a nation […]

Sunday begins our four week celebration of our Lord’s birth.  I begin a new Advent Series: UNWRAPPING THE NAMES OF CHRIST.  Over the next four Sundays, we examine the four Old Testament names of Jesus.  You find them in Isaiah 9:6.  He is WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, ETERNAL FATHER AND PRINCE OF PEACE. Dr Warren Weirsbe tells us why […]

Can our prayers change the course of history? If the answer is no, then asking God to do anything seems fairly pointless. But if the answer is yes, then prayer makes an incredibly significant difference. I wholeheartedly believe the answer is yes, and that the frequency and content of our prayers reveals more than anything else about […]

How many of us complain about the one thing God has not done for us, instead of being thankful for the innumerable things He has? God is a giver, John 3:16.  Sadly many of His children are takers!  We forget to give Him the praise and thanks He alone most deserves, and that is sin, […]

This week I begin a two week Thanksgiving Series.  This week I focus on the the CATASTROPHE OF COMPLAINING.  For many of us it comes as natural as breathing.  It is the FIRST RESPONDER to trial and tribulation.  Bosses complain about their employers. Employees complain about their bosses. Wives complain about their husbands.  Husbands complain […]

Veterans’ Day (November 11th) differs from Memorial Day—a remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. By contrast, Veterans’ Day honors living service-people who put their own lives in harm’s way. We value their loyalty to these United States of America: e pluribus unum (out of many, one). How distressing it is that some […]