I’ve enjoyed sharing with you GOD’S MANUAL FOR FACING TROUBLES, our series on the life of Job. As sojourners with Job in suffering, we have learned:We may not have—·       Answers to our questions,·       Relief from our problems,·       Support from our friends, or·       Victory over our enemies. But, we can still know—·       God is ever in control,·       We are never out of His sight,·       ...  Read More

I want us to think about today the subject of failure. Here’s why: Everyone fails at something sometime over a lifetime. When we reach for our dreams, there is always the risk of failure. If we set out to accomplish something, we have to acknowledge that there is the possibility of defeat. Failure represents one’s efforts in a particular area for achievement that for some reason was not successful...  Read More

Today I want us to do a checkup from the neck up! We are thinking today about mental health. You would want to know something about the Bible regarding this subject. The prophets of the Old Testament, along with the writers of the New Testament, were concerned about mental health and emotional well-being because they believed God was concerned about it. There is a mountain of instruction on this s...  Read More

I read a story from World War II about a US marine who was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and crossfire, he had lost touch with his fellow soldiers. Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for cover, he found his way up a high ridge to several small caves in the rock. Quickly he crawled insi...  Read More

I want us to think about the quality today of gentleness. For some reason, all this week I have had gentle on my mind. The apostle Paul teaches us that among the Fruit of the Spirit is the godly quality of gentleness. What is it, anyway? The word for “gentleness” is the Greek word “prautes” (prah-ot-aze) and it connotes the idea of “strength under control.” The word was used of a wild stallion tha...  Read More

I mentioned this past Sunday in my sermon how much I loved the cartoon strip Peanuts that ran in newspapers across the country for many years. I will share another Peanuts strip with you today. In this one, Charlie Brown is talking on the phone to a girl who says, “Hey, guess what I’m running for? May Day Queen at school.” Charlie Brown answers, “That’s very interesting. Lucy has already been chos...  Read More