Avoid the Trap of Excessive Living Shopping online, practicing a hobby, or just sitting down at a restaurant, do you ever feel tempted to go to the extreme? Maybe the call to buy everything, collect everything, and eat everything in sight is real for you. If so, this lesson is for you (and me). Going […]

Learn God’s Pattern for Healthy Relationships When looking at passages like Matt. 5:31-32, Matt. 19:1-9, or 1 Corinthians 7:11-12, why did God put the rules in place regarding adultery and divorce in the way he did? God created the institution of marriage from the beginning with Adam and Eve. He designed it in the most […]

Preaching about hell is unpopular. It is often resisted and avoided in pulpits. What about you? Are you like those who want to avoid hearing sermons about hell? Or do you want to hear the whole counsel of God? Last Sunday, I presented a sermon about heaven. I answered four questions that people ask about […]

The book of Jude is small but extremely important. It packs a powerful punch and leaves a lasting impression. While it is often neglected, it does contain a relevant message for any generation of Christians. Jude describes himself first as a bondservant of Jesus (Jude 1). He also was the brother of James. This was […]

During intense suffering, Job began contemplating the afterlife (Job 19:25-29). This is something that many ponder about in our time. Most of the questions I receive are about our existence beyond this life. I especially receive many questions about heaven. Let’s consider four things that people really want to know about heaven. Why should we […]

The word “love” is used constantly in our culture. It is thrown around all the time. It is one of those words that everyone seems to know what it means until you ask them to define it. Can you define love? Can you define Peter’s use of it in 2 Peter 1:7? The love Peter […]

“How did I get here?” This is a question that David may have asked himself while living among the enemy of God’s people. Due to his jealousy, paranoia, and hard heart, Saul drove David out of Israel (1 Samuel 27). David found refuge among the Philistines. He lived among them for nearly a year and […]

The period of judges was a dark time for the people of Israel (Judges 21:25). It was when a cycle of chaos and rebellion repeated itself. Shockingly, a beautiful story also unfolded during this period. The main character of this story is Ruth. Ruth was a Moabite woman whom God would use to do some […]

See the Passing Pleasure of Sin If you’ve ever poured sour milk on your cereal in the morning, you probably paid much more attention to expiration dates next time you went shopping. Most food has a shelf-life, but have you ever considered that our worldly pleasures have a shelf-life too? “For all that is in […]