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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

Does the Lord discipline His children? You bet He does. The Lord uses trials to discipline His children for the purpose of testing and strengthening their faith in order to bring praise, honor, and glory to Jesus Christ. So, what is a trial? According to James Macdonald’s study on trials, “When Life is Hard”, a trial is a painful experience allowed by God to change our conduct and our character. It might sound strange to some, but God does this because He loves us. Hebrews 1

Have you made your goals for the New Year yet? The typical ones would be to exercise more, lose weight, live life to its fullest, be a better husband, be wiser with your money, get organized, live healthier. There is one more goal that would be beneficial and that would be to draw closer to God. To set a goal is great, but you need a game plan on how to accomplish that goal. So how do you grow closer to God? Just like in any relationship, your relationship with God must be nu

Psalm 91:1 1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty You might ask how do we dwell in the shelter of the Most High? You might have read Psalm 91 several times, but still not sure how to swell in the shelter of the Most High. There are many benefits when we dwell in the shelter of the Most High. God is our refuge; He will protect us and when we are under God’s protection then we have nothing to fear. When we are under God’s protec

I am sure we all have a picture in our mind of Joseph and Mary entering Bethlehem on what is now called Christmas Eve. Joseph leading the donkey, which pregnant Mary was riding. Joseph is desperate to find shelter for Mary to rest and be able to give birth. The destination would be a shelter for livestock with a manger for Baby Jesus. This would be the surroundings of where Baby Jesus would be born. What a humble beginning for our Lord and Savior to enter the world. Born in

Each one of us are in the middle of a battlefield. We watch the news and see all kind of stories of evil in our communities. There are battles going on all around us. We hear every week of how many murders are taking place in our cities. There are reports of human trafficking that go right through the small town where I live. Families are under attack in our communities. Our Christian faith and our Christian values are mocked by the world as being foolishness. It is very disa

To be highly favored by God means you are in a category all by yourself. This is exactly what happened to Mary. Mary was chosen by God to conceive and give birth to a son called Jesus. Mary has been highly favored. To be favored is to have grace. The grace that set you apart. To have God send Gabriel to Mary, and experience what Mary experienced . She was going to be the mother of not only our Lord and Savior, but her Lord and Savior. His name is Jesus. Matthew 1:26-33 26 In

Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas decorations are up. I can remember when Dan and Dave were little ones and Terri and I put the Christmas tree up. The boys would just want to lay on the couch and watch the Christmas lights flicker. Christmas trees and lights are great, but Christmas is far more than trees, lights, gifts, food, and parties. It’s one of the three most important events in human history. God’s plan for mankind’s salvation began with the birth of Jesus Chri

Names have great significance in the Bible. The name “Immanuel” means "God is with us". Just imagine what it is like to have God with you. Throughout Bible history great men of faith (Moses, Joshua, David) just to name a few had God with them. Even now if we know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, we have God with us. Our Father has pledged to be with all those whom He has redeemed (Isa. 43:1-2). If you’ve received Jesus as your personal Savior, then His Holy Spirit dwell

We all had hopes and expectations this year however, due to the economy, health issues, COVID still hanging around, and fuel prices many plans were changed. It affected our schools, sports, our health, people’s jobs, our church worship, travel plans, and how we celebrated holidays. Life will always have disappointments that we will face. The bible gives us many stories of men of faith that faced disappointments. King David was anointed king and yet had to hide from King Saul.

Being a follower of God isn’t always easy. This is true today, and as we read God’s Word it has never been easy throughout history. Look at the story of Daniel, he was a captive in a foreign land; however, Daniel knew that he was to pray to God three times a day. With a window open Daniel knelt on his knees toward Jerusalem and prayed and gave thanks before God. He had built this custom since his early days. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been publis

Life does not always run on a smooth course. As a child of God, we are promised to go through trials in our lives. Rick Warren says, “God never wastes a hurt”. As we look back on our lives, we can see the ups and downs within our lives. Being a Christian, I don’t believe in chance circumstances. One of the attributes of God is His Sovereignty. Those who have heard me teach, know I talk about God’s Sovereignty in our lives. I put my faith and trust in a God who orchestrates t

What would you consider necessary in your life? What would destroy you if you lost it? Is it a relationship, position at work, possession, money, or something else in your life? Where do you relate this compared to your relationship to God? If God asked you to give that thing valued by you up, would you, do it? The bible has a name for those things that keep you from trusting and honoring God: an idol. God has a strong feeling when it comes to idols in your life. If you are l

Aren’t you happy that God doesn’t do “Cancel Culture”? If He did, I would have been gone a long time ago. We have all seen in the news where “Cancel Culture” seems to make the headlines on a regular basis. “Cancel Culture” - According to Dictionary.com, “Cancel culture refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. It's generally discussed as being

It is that time of year where we are overloaded with all kinds of advertisements for things that excite our senses that you must have these things to be happy. It is not that having things are wrong, but it is how we want things so bad that we love and value having these things so bad we ignore whether God is telling us to stay away from it. It happens all through life, as we get older it is important to be accepted in school. Then we all want to be loved, and we think that

This Christmas is going to be different as everything else has been this year. This Christmas remember that regardless of what you have or don’t have you can bless others because of Christ. We have been blessed with love, peace, and comfort. We can be a blessing to someone else this year by sharing with them Christ love, peace, and comfort to someone you know that has had a rough year. I am sure we all know some people that could use some attention, comfort, and encouragement

Have you ever been in a situation in which you did not listen to something important someone had to say to you? I have been accused of having selective hearing by my wife, but I am not talking about how well we listened to our spouse. Do we listen to what God is saying to us? God possesses the most profound and complete knowledge in the universe on every topic. He has the wisdom that His children need to solve any problem we have. He is willing to help with all the resources

God promises to direct our lives if we just ask. You would not believe over the years the number of times I have asked the Lord to guide me in the direction I should take. Terri and I at times will reflect on times in our lives when the Lord watched over us and guided our steps. Just tonight we thought of times throughout our marriage when God led us in decisions we needed to make. This strengthens our faith in God for our future as we know the Lord will be a guiding light f

Have you ever wondered what path God has planned for you? I am not talking about the path others want for you, but what has God planned for you. As we nurture our relationship with God, we will realize the He has His eyes on us and He is guiding our paths. We must learn to look for God’s presence in every circumstance of life. God leaves His footprints and handiwork all around us. To see His instructions, we need to be in communication with God and we do that by reading His

Let’s remember our Service men and women who are away from home this Thanksgiving. A big part of celebrating Thanksgiving is being with family as we celebrate the Holidays. I spent a few Thanksgivings away from home when I was in the Navy. I remember one time being away from home on Thanksgiving when I was stationed on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) sailing out on the Pacific Ocean. I wasn’t alone as I had over 5000 shipmates all of them were away from their families. The meal