This past Sunday I spoke on the subject of generosity. There is a story I read about in Charles Swindoll’s book on Mediocrity. I would like to share it with you—Let me set it up first… When I was a child, I would spend the weekends with my grandfather at his fishing camp on Lake Bistineau in Louisiana. My grandfather had one of those old-fashioned hand water pumps that people used to use. You had ...  Read More

“Do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy because I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:14-16). This past Sunday, we studied the subject of holiness and were reminded of something important. God has called Christians to a life of holiness—and, yes, that is true for all of us. There are no e...  Read More

This past Sunday I preached a message on the touchy subject of forgiveness. As I mentioned, this may be one of the hardest lessons we have to learn in the Christian life. Nevertheless, it is one we must learn. The unmistakable teaching of Jesus is that He expects us to be as willing to forgive others as He is to forgive us.If there were no other reason to forgive, it would be worth it for our own ...  Read More

This past Sunday I shared a message on love that has been with the Church from the beginning when Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (John 13:34).There is nothing new here. The rules have not changed. The truth remains the same. We are to love one another. In fact, it is so important that Jesus indicated love serves as a test...  Read More

One morning this week, as I leaving the house to come to church, I received a message from one of my colleagues that the main road was blocked and traffic was being detoured. When I entered my car, I used Maps (GPS) to find an alternative route that brought me to church almost as quickly as would have been the case had there been no traffic issue. I was thankful for this inside info since I am not...  Read More

“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).I have always loved this verse, perhaps you do as well. It just sounds good. It has a noble quality about it—a high and lofty ring to it. The question is: do we really believe it? It may be that secretly, silently, in our weaker moments, we think it is actually better to receive than to give. In those times, if we are honest, we think I am...  Read More