When Jesus said, "Follow me" - he wasn't looking for a verbal response; he was looking for action. And he still is. "Yes, but…" is how most of us respond to Jesus. We’ve got more pressing, urgent issues to attend to “first.“ That’s fine. Jesus isn’t...

It takes patience to let God work it out…to battle the thing for you and through you, in His time and in is way. His affectionate and watchful care over you will bring you through as “more than a conqueror” (Romans 8:37). And the spoils of the battle...

It takes faith to believe in the faithfulness of God; to believe in the One who has made the promise to do what he says he will do. If you've been here for a while, you've heard me say this before: We will never trust whom we...

Whatever your circumstances, whatever your battle is today, God’s encouragement and promise to you is this: YOU are more than a conqueror! ❌ Not just a warrior. ❌ Not just a winner. ❌ Not just a survivor. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him...

Are you offended right now? About anything? With anyone? How do we know if we’re offended? Well, like a lot of things, living offended produces offensive fruit: bitterness, resentment, mean-spiritedness, anger, insecurity, retaliation, coldness, a critical spirit, an inner seething that starts to percolate at...

"Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!" Luke 17:1 NKJV Did you catch that? It’s impossible–as long as people live on planet Earth–for offenses not to come. And because you...

The Apostle Paul tells us we are God’s masterpieces, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works that he prepared beforehand so that we would do them. You may have heard this so many times before but stop and think about that. We are God's...

You're never too old to be used by God. You're never too out-of-touch or outdated to be effective and fruitful. You’re never “past the age” to be a spiritual fruit bearer. If you’re following the Lord, you have eternal value. So go on! Get about...

"God’s will" is not some spiritual label we slap on all the unhappy, painful circumstances in our life. God’s will isn’t something we just resign ourselves to— hanging our head like Eeyore, lamenting all his woe-is-me’s to Winnie-the-Pooh. Whether God wills something or allows it, it...