Suffering Saints
What if there were a global war going on and nobody knew about it? It would be difficult at best to care about a war that we don’t know exists. Yet such a war does exist, and we the American … Read More
Inseparable Love
This Friday we are going to be talking about the love of Christ. Is there anything greater than our Savior’s love? I love what Paul writes in Romans 8: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, … Read More
A Wretch Like Me
Do we feel loved by God when God, or another person, reveals our sin to us? Or do we feel singled-out and condemned? The answer to that question does not tell as much about our view of ourselves as it … Read More
Waiting for Precious Fruit
Are you currently waiting for something? Maybe an answer from the Lord, maybe direction, maybe guidance. Patience is perhaps the one virtue that almost everybody will confess they could use more of. James writes, “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the … Read More
Prove to be His Disciples
This Friday I will show the results from our church evaluation last Friday, but I wanted to share one encouraging thing I found in people’s responses. Many of you said that your favorite part of our church was the people. … Read More
Spiritually Hungry
Have you ever been hungry? Not just a little hungry, but really hungry? What is the only thing you can think about? What is the only concern you have right then and there? Food. Most of us, when we are … Read More
Fight the Good Fight
Paul tells us, “Fight the good fight of the faith” (1 Tim. 6:12). I just wanted to take the time to encourage you to keep persevering in your ministry at your job, at school and with your family and friends. … Read More
Seek and Find
I think sometimes it can be easy to take for granted the fact that we have complete and total access to God’s Word. It wasn’t until the middle of the nineteenth century that most families could read and have their … Read More
Disciple-Makers
At its core, what does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? The basic definition would be “someone who follows Jesus”. But even that definition leaves us with the question of, What does it mean to follow Jesus? To … Read More
Treasured Possession
I wanted to share with you something we were learning last week at Exejesus. We often think of God as being our inheritance; that when we die, our special prize is God. This is true…however, we are God’s inheritance as … Read More