7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death …
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The Real Reason To Not Be Afraid
The early church may not have faced a worldwide flu pandemic. They did, however, face a massive famine and persecution. The Apostle Paul wrote heavily into these environments. His message to the church was not: Dear Church, Do not be afraid because Rome is only killing ___% of us. Your chances of dying from persecution …
Coronavirus, Fear, And Finding Peace
People are afraid. Coronavirus, terrorism, and elections top the current list. This doesn’t consider the personal fears people might have about their jobs, families, and lives. Our culture is so afraid. There are reasons to not be so afraid, they are found in these verses that I love, like… For I am the Lord your …
Corrupted
The days of Noah (Genesis 6) were described as corrupt. This certainly describes an individual corruption by also seems to describe an institutional and systemic corruption. The systems designed to care for the community had been corrupted. Often, the bigger the system gets that is designed to care about people the more prone that institution …
Itching For A Good Fight
It feels like our culture is just itching for a good fight. Politics…Let’s Fight Social Issues…Let’s Fight Religious Disagreement…Let’s Fight The church in Corinth, as outlined in the New Testament letter of I Corinthians, was the same way. They were fighting about everything from whose teacher was the best to sexual sin. In the first …
The Image Bearers
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness….” Genesis 2:26 We are the image bearers. God has placed inside of every person a soul filled with creativity, worship, and talent. It is the truth. It is the truth for all of us. Every…Single…Person. This truth gives meaning to every life. …
A Celebration Of You
Why do we have such a vested interest in believing our victories were achieved alone? I know that we live in a culture that is enamored with the pull yourself up by your bootstraps story. We want, even need, to believe that we raised our kids, built our company, conquered our giants, and achieved our …
25 Years Of Preaching
This year will mark 25 years of regular preaching for me. When I say regular preaching, I mean at least once a month. I can’t believe, ahem, at my young age that I have been preaching for 25 years. The truth is, I have been blessed with several mentors and pastors who gifted me with …
God Created The Ocean First
It can be so frustrating to wait on God. Especially when you feel like you understand His plan for your life, waiting on Him to open doors and execute His plan is, well, frustrating. I was studying Genesis 1 this week and I was reminded that God has a plan and He executes His plan …
Merry Christmas
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehemthe town …
Encourage, Challenge, and Equip 