September 18, 2022“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13As we discussed yesterday, Psalm 88 gives us a description of what Jesus cries out to the Father on the night before He would ...  Read More

September 17, 2022“Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28On the night before Jesus was crucified, He was taken to the house of Caiaphas. Here He was placed in a dark pit of condemnation. While there is no biblical account that explains in detail what Jesus experienced that night, we do know from history that there is a good possibility He was ...  Read More

September 16, 2022“Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires.” – Psalm 37:4As we close out the conversation we’ve been having about idolatry, we come to conclude our series of WHO’s and WHAT’s that might have your heart. It is a question we have been asking for about a week now. What is more important to you than the Lord? What do you give your thoughts, time, and resourc...  Read More

September 15, 2022“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Matthew 22:37-39As we continue to look at things that could potentially steal our hearts, we come to one that might give us more trouble than anything else: relations...  Read More

September 14, 2022“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will ...  Read More

September 13, 2022“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17As we continue to look at things God might consider an “idol,” we come to a very important one: your identity. Now, you might be wondering, “Pastor, how can my identity be an idol? After all, identity is simply who I am.” When we say identity, we...  Read More

September 12, 2022“Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies.” – Jonah 2:8Yesterday, we talked about idols. The truth is, we can call them whatever we want to: passions, hobbies, things we enjoy. But if they are more important to us than God, they are an idol. So what kind of things classify as idols? Well, for starters what about your STUFF? Is there something you own tha...  Read More

September 11, 2022“So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.” – Colossians 3:5I want to ask you a very serious question today. It is one we might or might not think about often, but make no mistake, it is highly ...  Read More

September 10, 2022“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” – Mark 11:24When you HAVE FAITH and you LIVE that FAITH, God will respond! Do not underestimate the power of your faith. Hebrews 11:6 tells us, “Now without faith, it is impossible to please God.” Do you know wha...  Read More

September 9, 2022“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7As we talked about yesterday, when it comes to faith, you’ve got to HAVE it before you can LIVE it. This raises two questions you must ask yourself. First, do I truly have faith in God? And if the answer is yes, am I living out that faith? We can simplify this into two short questions: do I HAVE it? And do I LIVE It? Yesterd...  Read More

September 8, 2022“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’” – Mark 2:5When it comes to faith, you’ve got to HAVE it before you can LIVE it. So, I guess the first question you should ask yourself is: Do I truly have faith in God? And if the answer is yes, then are you living out that faith? Today, we will seek to answer the first question. So, do you ...  Read More

September 7, 2022“Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with man is possible with God.”” – Luke 18:27Did you know God can do the impossible? As we continue to look at the story in Mark 2, we do not want to miss something very important. By now, we know that four men served their friend by carrying him on a stretcher and bringing him in front of Jesus to be healed. These men brought their friend into ...  Read More