This past Sunday I enjoyed listening to Dr. David Lema, our guest preacher, and his message on the church at Smyrna. No church faced bigger problems, yet none received greater praise. This was a good church, yet it suffered much. Jesus said to the church, “I know your afflictions; I know your troubles. I know what you are going through…” (Revelation 2:9). What were they going through? They were pr...  Read More

Oxford professor and apologist, C.S. Lewis, wrote that at the moment of his conversion he was amazed to discover there is a God. Interestingly, he said what surprised him most about his newly discovered Christian faith was the joy. In his autobiographical account of his conversion Surprised by Joy Lewis said, “Joy is the serious business of heaven…all His biddings are joy.”English novelist and jou...  Read More

Today the focus of this writing is on peace. I am sure you would agree that it is an important subject. The Bible says, “A heart at peace gives life to the body…” (Proverbs 14:30). Therefore, we have every reason in the world to desire peace. The good news is that God desires that for us and His Word promises that to us. This involves at least three kinds of peace: First, there is Spiritual Peace....  Read More

“They do not love who do not show their love.” (William Shakespeare’s – Two Gentlemen of Verona).Scripture teaches that love is a BIG DEAL in the Christian life. As I shared in my sermon this past Sunday: Jesus expressed His love to us, exemplified love for us and now expects this love of us. Therefore, as the children of God, we have every reason to practice the love of God with others in our lif...  Read More

I have learned over the years that we as Christians are not always highly motivated to do the right thing, so I try occasionally to help in this regard by providing proper motivation for fulfilling obedience. It is why I preached on the subject Good Reasons to Obey God this past Sunday. I hope you listened carefully and responded prayerfully to this challenging message.Now I want to add one more t...  Read More

I have enjoyed reading from the Psalms over the years for I find them to be rich in devotional thought. Take this one for example:“I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live” (Psalm 116:1-2).I like how this one begins. Notice the first 4 words “I love the Lord…” Then he tells why: “He heard my voice…my cr...  Read More