Americans like to win, get ahead, prosper and “live out the American dream.” We don’t sign up for trials and tribulation, tests and fiery ordeals. But that is exactly what the Old and New Testament saints experienced. God is committed to eliminating...

For Father’s Day we are going to look, first doctrinally and then practically, at what God wished women knew about men. We are going to look at what defines men and women at creation, then look at some practical suggestions (including sent in...

Acts 9, next to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in chapter 2, is the most significant chapter in Acts. What happened here sometime between AD 33-36 is why gentile believers gather in the 21st century all over the world to worship God in a...

Just as Jesus had stated, the plans of God were being carried out. The Gospel was proclaimed and then the Holy Spirit sent to Israel. In chapter 8 we see the Samaritans in Judea see these promises fulfilled. And today we will see God take Philip...

How can someone show a belief in and zeal for God, and yet be lost and eaten up with self, envy and jealousy? Acts 8 contrasts the suffering and yet power of Philip to the success, popularity and yet wickedness of Simon. This not a lesson to casually...

God’s ways and plans are far beyond what even those who deeply love God will ever be able to naturally comprehend. However, Stephen was a man who understood and grasped God’s plans and bigger picture in life. He emphasizes that throughout history the...

On Mother’s Day the pastor “took a shot” at expressing what many women (and certainly what God) wished men understood about women. Using Ephesians 5 and I Peter 3:7 he will point out a few common areas men fall short of understanding how God wired...

The Bible is God’s love letter to man. It is His revelation of Himself, His desire for us and the path to relationship with Him. But what about all these translations? What is the differences? And which is best. We are going to propose one that we...

From Fear to Faith! 

II Timothy 1:7

 

Three Overwhelming Fears of our Day:

Fear of our unworthiness

Fear that life is out of control

Fear of what we don’t understand

 

God’s ____________ is the source of my worthiness.

I John 4:18-19...

Our world is alarmingly becoming more divisive, proud, violent and centered around self opinions, demands and actions that oppose any sense of rule, authority or the well-being of the team, family, church or nation. The formation of deacons in...