Selling Out to God

Mark 10:17-22

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I. We want God to _____________ ____ just like we are right now. 

Luke 9:23-25

The problem is not that the Catholics have left Jesus on the cross, the problem is that we have taken ourselves off...

What if you had just 3 more days to live? Would you know you have assurance of salvation and an eternity secure with God through Christ’s grace fulfilled in His death and resurrection? Would you know you also have lived with an ambition to please...

Renowned Christian family counselor James Dobson used to say that we should prepare children and others that highs in life are generally followed by lows, sometimes extreme lows. That is exactly what happened to Elijah after a tremendous spiritual...

When Paul arrives in Rome he has no clue that he has 6 years of life left before he will be executed under the persecution of Emperor Nero. We will take a quick look at these last details and then summarize some observations and responses we can have...

I wonder how successful most men feel today?  Many men express strong doubts, feelings of inadequacy and failure, and overwhelming pressures. That is exactly the  characteristics of the great men in the Bible.  God never looked for perfection. He is...

Oh what peace to know your calling from God and to fulfill your part . . . regardless of what circumstances fall all around us. Paul knew his purpose in life was to take the gospel to the Gentiles. (He never gave up his personal goal to win the Jews...

Ever felt totally helpless, powerless, overcome and headed for disaster? No greater link could be made in the Apostle Paul’s day to these feeling than to be caught up in a ship in storms leading to shipwreck. Luke, a companion with Paul during the...

Many Christians are fearful of sharing the gospel. Some believe they will “mess up the presentation and affect someone.” Others are fearful of a poor or negative response. But throughout the gospels with Jesus and the book of Acts with Paul we see...

Most Christians I know can handle difficulty. The problem is that our difficulties seem to come on as a small flame and then sometimes turn into seemingly uncontrollable wildfires. Most of us handle the initial blow fairly well. But then what happens...

One of the joys of maturing as a Bible teacher, student of God’s Word and pastor is my increasing awareness that God does not seek perfect people. And that is great, since there are none! God seeks hearts that love Him and walk in Christ. And though...