Listen to the story of King David's provision for Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson. This is a type of Jesus and how he takes care of us and restores what is lost.

A compilation of several father-son talks that I've had with my son about growing up to be a man of God. Pastor Mitch

The real Jesus does not sympathize with our weaknesses in a way that empowers our failure. He understands our weaknesses so as to give us grace to overcome in victory.

Church in America, it's time to get courageously honest about our situation - in the nation and in the church. The days of cowardice and denial are over. We're in for some tough times ahead. Hell has some big plans for us, but Jesus always has an answer, and He always wins. So we will prevail over the darkness that is currently hell-bent on ruining our country. God will judge us, but always for our good and for our healing.

God Himself said that "it is not good that a person be alone" (Gen. 2:18). He designed our souls to need relationships with other people. There are seven relationships that the Bible speaks of. Listen to learn about the relationships we need to be healthy in God.

Many people believe that knowledge comes from class instruction or book-reading, but in real life, knowledge comes by experience. We learn by doing. It is not those who attend church or listen to good sermons who know Jesus, but only those who actually "do the will of my Father in heaven (Matt. 7:21-23)."

Jesus said that many who call Him Lord do not actually know Him, because they are not obeying Him (Matt. 7;21-23). How can we be assured that we truly know God? He tells us that if we love people and obey His commands, we will know Him.

1 John 4:7

Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

2 John 6

This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

Happiness is Like a Butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder…

Thoreau

Do not worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will have enough trouble of its own.

Jesus

Matthew 5:10–12

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

The border of the Church is in shambles, just as Jerusalem's wall was in Nehemiah's day. Therefore, the Church blends in with the world, and the gospel we preach is unclear. We must have a clearly-defined boundary around the Church, so that we remain holy, and so that all who enter must come through the Door, Jesus Christ (John 10:1-9).