Jesus is asking us today, “Do you want to be made well?” For as long as I can remember I have heard Christians talk about the need for revival. Myself and other pastors have dreamed of a great spiritual awakening. Congregations all over the world are wondering how they can keep their sick churches from dying. Meanwhile we go into our buildings, pull the doors closed behind us, and hope for a supernatural movement to stir the waters.

It does not matter who you are, what you do or how much money you make if you honor your mother she will be proud of you.

How do you love your mother? With all your heart. Love her in such a way that she will be thankful for all the time she invested in you all the money she sacrificed for you.

Remember whoever you are you owe a lifetime of love to your mother.

For all of who are graduating from school I want to say congratulations and God bless you. I hope you know that the God of all creation made you to thrive and to accomplish great things. I Challenge you to find the high hill that God has for you and then go climb it.

Do not let the world form you in its image. A habit of great people is that they do not imitate mediocre people. The Bible says;“Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate," (2 Cor 6:17) If you are going to thrive you have to stand out from the world. If you are going to impact the world you have to refuse to blend in with the world. Eagles don’t roost with chickens and chickens don’t soar high above the world. You were made to soar. Here are some things you must know if you are going to stand out from the world

Some people ask, “Is it safe to follow God”? And I answer “no”! This very inconsiderate God I serve has said to His Children, “Take up your cross, and follow me.” The very idea of a cross speaks of danger. So, no, God is not safe, but safety is entirely overrated anyway

Many people have a picture of the Noah’s ark as being a small boat crammed with animals. That is wrong. The ark was a huge barge like boat. It was designed to survive the most terrifying storm in history. It had no means of propulsion nor did it have a rudder. It was powered and guided by the Creator of the universe. The most amazing fact of all is that when the rain came the Ark was not crowded; it was only about one third full.

On April 16th, 1978 I nervously stood in front of the altar at Stinchcomb Methodist Church. When the doors swung open a beautiful girl stepped through and walk down the aisle to take my hand. The preacher asked us to promise to love each other until death did us part. We both said we would and he pronounced us man and wife.

Often people will say they do not believe that a loving God will send anyone to hell. They are absolutely right. God does not want anyone to perish. He wants everyone to come to Him and be saved. That is why He allowed His Son to be crucified. Jesus did not come into this world to condemn anyone. He came so that everyone would have the possibility of salvation. Jesus is the only way to get to Heaven. He wants you to choose to follow Him. If you decide not to trust Him, then you have made the choice not to go to Heaven.

Two disciples were very disappointed in this Man named Jesus. They thought He was going to use His power to overthrow the Romans, restore the kingdom of David and set them free. But He did not do things the way they thought He should. And now He’s dead. So they said, “ it’s over we might as well go home.

What are we here for someone asked? Well, we are here to see Jesus, the Messiah. He is going to be the national Liberator. That is why we wave these palm branches. You see Jesus is going to save us from the Romans. The people who were enjoying this parade the most understood it the least. I believe Jesus had tears flowing from His eyes that day because these people were looking for the wrong thing

Today I hope you hear about Jesus. I hope you will push through the crowd and reach out for Him. Have faith only in Jesus. He will stop everything to reach out to the ones the world ignores. Everybody is somebody to Him. The Bible tells us that God is rich in mercy. Because of His great love, even when we are nobody and dead in our sin He makes us somebody who is alive in Christ. Wow, look at the love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Anybody can reach out to Jesus because everybody is somebody to Him.