Happy New Year, and may God bless each of you abundantly throughout this new year. As you seek God this year, remember that God has called each of you to be FREE! "You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful...
Ever wonder why when something does not go right and negative circumstances come about? It is not so much that I have been on the receiving end, because I have no control over the actions of people. I do, however, have to control how I am going to react. God expects...
Here in Sherwood Park there is a subdivision called Foxboro. It's like any other relatively new subdivision, full of nice homes and well-manicured lawns. I frequently sigh with the irony of the name when I drive by. There are neither foxes nor burrows there. That...
King David was hounded by Saul. The prophet Elijah was threatened by Jezebel. Paul was harmed by Alexander the metalworker. Even Jesus was betrayed by Judas. Has one person ruined your joy? Is there a name of a person, and when you hear that name you feel defeated,...
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock."...
Today's mini-sermon is the third in a short series based upon Acts 27. "Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "northeaster," swept down from the island. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind . . . we were hardly able to...
In Matthew 4:1, we find Jesus in the Wilderness, which was a desert place. He found it a great place, in His confrontation with Satan. Many people find themselves in the desert of their very lives. So many are dry, withered, sun baked, dreary,...
"But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to see you, I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to visit you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have...
Today's mini-sermon is the final one in a short series based upon Acts 27. "Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. 'For the last fourteen days,' he said, 'you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food-you haven't eaten anything. Now I urge you to...
As you and your families are preparing to enter the New Year, remember that we can give ALL of our problems to Him, for He empowers us to do ALL things! "I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength!" (Phil. 4:13). I had this mouse -- or perhaps...