A Community of Believers, Secured in Christ
Sermons on Psalms
Doors serve as both an invitation for friends to enter and security to keep enemies out. As the people of God, Jesus is that door for us. He stands as an invitation to the World to come to God. But he also stands as the door to keep intruders out. The world would like to…
Living a life of Gratitude has power to change you. We usually think that happy people have a reason to be grateful, but the truth is, and even science supports this, that showing gratitude promotes happiness. If we can think of gratitude as more than just a practice at Thanksgiving, but as a spiritual discipline,…
If our goal is to live Surprising Lives, we must constantly be looking for opportunities to let our light shine. We must be “Go-ers” engaging in the world in a way that is visible and attractive to those paying attention. One habit we can develop to help our journey is journaling. Writing down where God…
When you think about God, what emotion or feeling comes to your heart? Dread, Fear, Guilt? Those things may be appropriate at times, but the dominate feeling that should be in our hearts before God is JOY! Yes, we are guilty of sin, but when we confess that before God, he is quick to forgive.…
We are often tempted to rest in structural changes thinking that since we have we have done ‘something’ that now we have ‘arrived.’ It’s true in Politics, Business, Sports, and also in the arena of faith. Nehemiah knew that finishing the wall was never really the goal. The goal was and will always be strengthening…
All Superheroes begin somewhere, but then something more is added. David had the Spirit of God on him. We have that today. If we’re going to be heroes of faith like David, we need to learn some of the lessons from his life.
As we seek Revival, Renewal, Restoration, and Refreshing from God, we cannot expect our appeal to be answered, if the appeal is made on our own terms. Seeking God without a resolve to turn away from our sins will not result in Revival. So God calls us to turn from our wicked way and seek…
Remember the feelings of vibrant faith you had when you first gave your life to Christ? Do you still feel that way now? Many Christians find themselves long removed from those feelings. God understands, and more than any of us wants those feelings of love and devotion to return. Revive us again, is our plea…