A Complete Surrender “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1) This word, “present” is a technical term used to describe bringing and offering an animal sacrifice. This wasn’t an offering where you could […]

The Therefore of Surrender Scientists have discovered there are 26 lakes underneath the Sahara desert. Realizing this it’s heartbreaking to think people are dying of thirst because these hidden resources have not been tapped. Many of the spiritual resources given to us by God lie untapped in our lives and in the church as well, […]

God Made You Unique You don’t have to travel far to discover just how much God loves diversity and variety. God made over 300,000 species of beetles. Some might call that creative overkill, but God loves variety. In one cubic foot of snow there are 18 million individual snowflakes, and not one of them is […]

The Kingdom of God Comes in Power What Paul said in Romans, is that the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, is the power of God for salvation. (Romans 1:16) The disciples experienced this first hand. During the feast of Pentecost they were praying when all of a sudden they were filled with the […]

The Kingdom of God Isn’t in Word “For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.” (1 Corinthians 4:20) The Kingdom of God doesn’t come through intellectual pursuit. Far too often our message is nothing more than our point of view or philosophy that can go alongside other philosophies and schools of […]

Not In Words But In Power Due to a plethora of problems within the Corinthian church Paul had to write them several times. Some of those problems dealt with how they viewed him. They criticized his appearance and speech. While his writings were well received, apparently he didn’t look the part and his speech wasn’t […]

A Two Master System We cannot serve God and still bow down to the world. When we do we’ll end up serving the world and no longer bow our knee in submission to God. This reality is brought forth in 2 Kings 17 where Assyria deported the people from the northern tribes of Israel, and […]

Navigating Life’s Dark Valleys In Psalm 23:4 King David said, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” The Bible often talks about valleys as tough times. Joshua talks about a Valley of […]

Dealing With Indecision Life is all about the choices we make. We make our decisions and then our decisions make us, because every decision comes with consequences. That’s why decisions are so stressful. We’re afraid of making the wrong decision, or we haven’t made a decision because we’re unsure of the outcome. The Apostle James […]

Busyness is Counterproductive Busyness is one of the big stressors of our day. What’s sad, however, it that its considered one of our society’s biggest virtues. We talk with pride about our ability to multitask, work long hours, or about having a career that takes us away from our homes and families. Unfortunately, such boasting […]