When you must make a difficult decision, you may follow your gut feelings, you may flip a coin or you may ask God for wisdom. While the last option is the best, is it the one you always choose? If not, this morning’s message is just for you. Transition In our text this morning, James […]
Growing up is a painful slow experience. Children trip and fall, get hurt, make mistakes, learn the hard way, cry, exercise, go through sorrow, sweat, get exhausted, listen to hours of instruction and survive growing pains, all in the process of maturing into adults. Maturing as a Christian is an upward climb. Just as with […]
This morning we are going to begin a study through the book of James. This book is about spiritual maturity. My goal is not just to give you information but to help you grow spiritually. I strongly encourage you to take notes, write comments and definitions in the margins of your Bible, and prayerfully ask […]
When you see two nicely dressed people walking down the street toting their large purse or briefcase or two men dressed in white shirts and a tie, you can be sure that you are about to be visited by a cult team. What do you do? You could hide. You could ignore their knock. You […]
One of the things I truly enjoyed when I was growing up is pure Maple syrup. Every spring we made Maple syrup from the sap that we collected from the Maple trees on our farm. The process was a lot of work but it was very rewarding. When mom made scones and we dipped them […]
One of the key elements in political campaigns today is deception. Many candidates hide the truth, exaggerate, and even openly lie to gain popularity. Each candidate tries to make you believe that you will be greatly benefited if he or she is elected. While there may be a few exceptions, most politicians are deceivers. The […]
Every Sunday night, we have a Bible quiz. I ask Bible trivia questions to test your knowledge. That is one kind of Bible test, but today we are going to talk about another kind of Bible test. This is a Bible test that God commands each of us to do every time we make a […]
What is the opposite of biblical agape love? __ Hate? No, hate is the opposite of emotional love. Biblical love is not a feeling orientated love. The opposite of biblical love is selfishness. Remember, agape love is the sacrificial giving of one’s self to meet the needs of another expecting nothing in return. Since biblical […]