Category: Pastor

  • Are we listening?

    Are we listening?

    ​When Jesus responds to people, it is often easy to see how His answers could be misconstrued, misunderstood, or even misinterpreted. After all, if He is speaking to us to correct our behavior, no one readily signs up for that! Further, sometimes we can fall into the trap of seeking God’s response but we have…

  • What do you allow?

    What do you allow?

    Hypocrisy is one of the most repeated struggles that the modern day church constantly endures. However! We are not defenseless and without opportunity to correct it when it rears its head! For example, Jesus showed a great contrast between religious acts and obeying the Law (see John 7:20-24) that we can learn from. In it,…

  • Will you do one thing?

    Will you do one thing?

    Faith requires that each of us accepts that we are not in control, and that in the admitting of that truth we are presented with a real opportunity to understand Who is!  However, asking God to “prove” that He is real continues to be a challenge that is not only seen all over scripture, but…

  • He is Good!

    He is Good!

    The ministry works & incredible obedience of Jesus, emphasized by His own testimony of who He is, must encourage the Christian today to be bold and faithful because He is our Lord!  Given as an incredible gift from God, He brings strength to those who follow Him because in His hands rests all authority, judgment,…

  • Everything matters!

    Everything matters!

    Obedience to God is a requirement if we are ever to see any results in our life. Whether it is our prayer life, our witnessing, how we act on the job, our relationships with family, and even the things we might consider “mundane” … if we are not beginning all of these with obedience to…

  • Will we share, also?

    Will we share, also?

    The continued examination of the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well is a great study in evangelism, hope, and encouragement that God has given us in His Son to forgive our sins. When we consider the transparency in which Jesus speaks, we must not only see ourselves in this conversation (first in…