JOHN 4:1-4 | THE WORK OF CHRIST ILLUSTRATION : Last Monday night was an exciting night for me! My Indiana Hoosiers played in the National Championship! For the first time in our history, we won the Championship in Football. It is a celebration that will continue for months to come. We’ve probably all…

MATTHEW 22:37-40 | SERVE OTHERS, REACH PEOPLE ILLUSTRATION : Have you ever tried to learn to do something that didn’t come naturally? Learning to talk to people To some people this comes naturally. My mom has never met a stranger... I determined that I wanted to grow in this area and I became very intentional…

TEXT: MATTHEW 22:37-38 | LOVE GOD ILLUSTRATION : A couple weeks back our kids came how with a puzzle that had been loaned to them. We pulled out the card table for this great opportunity for some family time. And then I looked at the side of the box and it said 1000 pieces. We began to work through the…

Text: 2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8 | FINISH YOUR COURSE ILLUSTRATION: Dinner at Roy’s The pea pods The appetizer: Shrimp Skewers The Main Course: Lobster tail and Ribeye I ate the whole thing, there was nothing left. I finished my course! EXPLANATION: Paul was now being held in the Mamertine Prison It wasn’t like…

GENESIS 3:15 | ADAM AND EVE’S PERSPECTIVE ON CHRISTMAS ILLUSTRATION : I love Christmas I love everything about Christmas The lights The tree The gifts The get-togethers The songs I even like the claymations of the guy in the red suit and red hat. Many of my favorite memories surround this time of the…

JOHN 3:22-30 | THE CURE TO COMPARISON ILLUSTRATION : I married the queen of comparison. When it comes to shopping, she has never made an impulse purchase. For her the decision to buy something is scientific. She instinctively knows where every clearance rack is. I don’t know that she has ever paid full…

JOHN 3:16-21 | HINDSIGHT IS 20 /20 ILLUSTRATION : They say that hindsight is 20/20. You’ve probably heard someone say that before. Tressa and I had the blessing of getting away for about a week a few months back. And as part of our trip, I did something I don’t normally do… I scheduled our flight back…

JOHN 3:9-15 | REFUSE TO BELIEVE ILLUSTRATION : Have you ever refused to believe something? Tressa broke up with me the month before our senior year of college. But I refused to believe it. She made a decision I refused to participate in. For the first month of our Senior year, I was miserable. But finally,…

JOHN 3:1-8 | THE WIND OF THE SPIRIT ILLUSTRATION : Growing up I was fascinated with the wind. In particular, I was fascinated with tornados. I have shared before of my dreams to either be a NBA basketball player, a country music singer, or a Tornado chaser. When I was in 3rd grade we were given the assignment…