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Do events seem crazy and spiraling out of control? God is still in control. God is bigger than any nation, any ruler, any political view. If you find yourself getting worried about the future, remember who holds the future in His hands. Jeremiah 31:35 35 This is what the Lord says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord Almighty is his name: It pains me to see the divisio

There have been a couple of storms so far this Hurricane season. Have you ever been out on the ocean when the seas were rough? As I have shared before, I served on a Navy Aircraft Carrier and even though it is a large ship I have witnessed waves splashing on the flight deck. The seas were too rough for us to go into port, and we had to head out to sea. In Mark 4:35-41 it tells of Jesus and His disciples in-the-midst of a storm. Part of the story reads. 38 Jesus was in the s

The road to Emmaus is a story of two men who were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Jesus has just been crucified and resurrected. For many followers of Jesus this was a confusing time. Many had this preconceived idea that Jesus was the Messiah who was here to free the Jews from Roman rule. Now Jesus had been killed and they hear His body is missing how could He be the Messiah to free them from Roman rule. They had a lot of questions and were discussing the things of the past

Matthew 7: 7 – 8 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What are you dealing with in your life right now? Do you need strength to make it through the day? Are you in trouble? Are you discouraged? Are you lonely? Do you have an illness? Do you feel trapped in an unhappy life? You get the drift; we all have

We all want to live a successful life. As Christians it can be confusing as we live in a world that views success in such a different way than God defines success. We can easily get caught up in the trap of following the world’s idea of what success is. The world values prestige, money, position, power, pride, materialism, egotism, and your looks have to meet a certain standard. In the world’s eyes if you have these things then you must be successful. If these are important w

When we pray, do we devote time to praising God or do we just give God our petitions? When we praise His goodness and grace, we are motivated to live lives that are pleasing to Him. Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.” Glorifying the Lord is not limited to worshipping in church. In fact, praise ought to be part of a believer’s life daily. We should honor Him because of who He is, what He has done, and what He has promised for the future. Every day I s

Jesus’ resurrection is a hope to all Christians that death is not the end. Paul’s letter to the early Christians of Thessalonica talked about rapture. In 1 Thessalonians 4 Paul talks to early Christians that just like Jesus who is risen those Christians who have died will rise again. Note Paul used the words fallen asleep, this is because it is temporary. This gives me great comfort to know I will see my loved ones again that have died and that I will spend eternity in heaven

Over the few thousand years of mankind there has been many deities worshiped. The Ancient Egyptians worshiped over 1500 deities and Ancient Canaanites worshiped over 500 deities. The Israelites were called the “Nomads of YHWH” Now out of all those gods worshiped in those ancient times, there is only one God that is still around. The same God the “Nomads of YHWH” worshiped. That is our God, our Lord, and Savior. Friday and Saturday of Holy Week, Jesus had His trial, was cruc

Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. What does it mean to live a life that pleases God? In Psalm 128 vs 2-6 says, “All you who fear God, how blessed you are……. Enjoy the blessing! Revel in His goodness. Stand in awe of God. Fearing God is standing in awe of God and His Holiness. Knowing that we are flawed and in need of a savior. God offered every single one of us the same life-changing, grace. When

Thursday of Holy week referred to as Maundy Thursday. As I write this the sun is sinking in the west. I was wondering what Jesus and His Disciples were doing at this time. Had they made it to the Upper Room yet? We know that after sunset, Jesus washed the feet of His disciples as they prepared to share the Passover. I am sure we all have seen the picture of the Passover. My first bible I received as a child had the famous picture of the Passover. The disciples did not realize

John 4:9 (NIV) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” The Samaritan women at the well was asked by Jesus to draw Him some water from Jacob’s well to drink. She questioned Jesus why He would ask a Samaritan woman to give Him water. The Samaritans and Jews did not associate with each other. Jesus answered the Samaritan woman that He had water and that His water was living water. John 4:10 (NIV) 10 Jesus an

1 Thessalonians 5:18 {NIV) 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus . This verse at times can be a challenge as it isn’t the first thing we think about when things go badly wrong. But God has a better way, He says to be grateful in all circumstances. Instead of blaming and wailing about our circumstances give thanks to all the good things in our lives. If we start each day and focus on all the good things that God has done for us, th

A coworker once asked me, why I didn’t seem to worry about issues at work. I told him that God was in control of whatever I was dealing with. That is difficult for many people to grasp. All believers can have that same feeling of peace when you realize God is in control of the situation. Once we become a Christian it doesn’t mean we won’t face trials. Just the opposite, the bible clearly says we can expect trials and tribulations in our lives. I am in 100% agreement over the

Many of us are facing trials that are fearful to us. The Christian doesn’t have to fear when the trials come. Tell the Lord your fears, when we acknowledge our reliability on the Lord who is in charge of our life and admit our fears, we are turning it over to the Lord who has promised to hear our cry and deliver us. Psalm 34: 15,17 15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he del

It is easy to get caught in the trap that if we act the right way or look the right way, then we will be more acceptable to God. Likewise, many people in the Old Testament and even today think that being religious is a way of winning favor with God. Jesus spoke against this. Religion and good deeds can’t earn our way to heaven. We read this in Isaiah 64 verse 6. Isaiah 64:6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all

History has always been a fascinating subject to me throughout my life. Have you ever listened to a sermon that stays with you? My pastor gave a sermon that I have thought about several times lately. A couple of the portions of his sermon were fascinating to me not only for historical reasons, but also biblical reasons. They both had to do with the History of our faith in God. The first thing that stuck with me was the title “Nomads of YHWH”. YHWH. Yahweh, the God of the Isr

This upcoming week is going to have its ups and downs. You will have some moments that are going to challenge your faith. However, with God these challenges that you will face will be opportunities to exercise your faith. As a Christian, it’s important to not let your obstacles in life tear you away from your faith. Instead, these are the moments where you need faith the most. With God, you can move from being a victim to being a victor. David was one of my favorite people in

John 8:11 “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” This is what Jesus said to the women who had been caught in adultery. There is no condemnation in Christ. So, you might ask, what exactly does this mean? To have “no condemnation” declared means to be found innocent of the accusation, to have no sentence inflicted and no guilty verdict found. By the grace of God, believers in Jesus Christ will not face the

As a follower of Jesus Christ, we should have a goal of making a difference in people’s lives. When Jesus was on earth, He was not a member of a church, not in a Sunday School class, not in a church choir, but He made a difference in people’s lives. Jesus met people where they were at and showed them love. One of the things I use to say when teaching a Sunday School class is that we need to take Christ’s love outside of our Sunday School class. Do you want to make a impact on

I have heard some people say that they can’t live the Christian life. You know, they are correct. This may surprise you, but it is impossible for us to live the Christian life in our own power. We can’t do it on our own. The Christian life isn’t something we can do. The Christian life is “Christ in us, the hope of glory” (Col 1:27) If the Christian life for you is acting like Jesus that is just religion. Performing and trying to be a Christian gets stale, ritualistic, and