July 24, 2022“Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.” – 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 The call to follow Jesus is a call to serve. You may be ask...  Read More

July 23, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19Over the last week, we have talked about an important job God asks of all His children. Once you have accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, He wants you to spread the good news of what He has done for you with others. He wants you to be a disciple for Him. We have looked...  Read More

July 22, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19 What Jesus was asking the disciples in Matthew 4:19 was, by faith, to pursue something they didn’t know. He was asking them to experience total abandonment and a full surrender to Him.  You’ll never experience life change through Jesus without fully surrendering to Jesus. That is ...  Read More

July 21, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19 As we continue to look at the process of becoming a disciple of Christ, we turn to the second step. In becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ, it begins with Jesus coming to us. But it can’t end there. You say, “How do I know if I’m truly a disciple?  The second step should answer th...  Read More

July 20, 2022“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.” – Matthew 4:18 It wasn’t by chance Jesus’ first partners in ministry were fishermen. Some of the same qualities that make a good fisherman are also qualities that make a good evangelist.  A fisherman...  Read More

July 19, 2022“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” – Ephesians 2:8 Salvation is a gift that began with grace. The GRACE of God is the fact that Jesus comes to us. We love Him because He first loved us! GRACE is God reaching out to us… FAITH is us reaching out to God… and where GRACE and FAITH meet, there is SALVATION!  Ephesians ...  Read More

July 18, 2022“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ And they left their nets at once and followed Him.” – Matthew 4:18-20 Yesterday, we talked about being a discip...  Read More

July 17, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ And they left their nets at once and followed Him.” – Matthew 4:19-20 I’ve met a lot of people in my who that claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ. People from all walks of life say, “I’m a disciple of Jesus.” People with all kinds of beliefs about God even say they are disciples. The word “disc...  Read More

July 16, 2022“So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.” – Ruth 4:13 God loves using unlikely people for eternal purposes. I’ll be honest…it blows my mind when God uses me for something eternal. Have you ever thought about that? You lead someone to the Lord…you disciple someone…you serve on a mission trip…you...  Read More

July 15, 2022“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 God tells us that if we are truly saved, we have become a new person with a new heart, new priorities, and a new life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!” All of that “newness” do...  Read More

July 14, 2022“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his purpose that is at work within us.” – Ephesians 3:20 Everything worthwhile will require work and sacrifice. That reminds me of a quote from the missionary, Jim Elliot, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”  This quote summarizes the story of Ruth. She was w...  Read More

July 13, 2022“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11 Way too often we get stuck in the past, and we let things that are behind us define us. If you are walking with God today, if you are following God, your past does NOT define your future. God does! The story of Ruth is a great exa...  Read More