Pursue love. We can chase after a lot of things in life but love has to be the most important. We can fill out time pursuing money, possessions, and positions of power and still come up empty. When we pursue love it fulfills us unlike anything else. Pursuing doesn’t mean to look for that someone…
Read MoreCrucify Him! It is easy to get a crowd going. Most people will go along with whatever the mass is doing. They don’t want to be left out. The Pharisees were able to gather a lynch mob and yell what they wanted. What do you do when the crowd is against you? We do exactly what…
Read MoreA Surface deep person is someone who is shallow. You scratch a little below the surface, and you find something completely different. Some people go to great lengths and expense making their outward appearance look just right. The problem is that there is nothing underneath. We need to make sure we are not surface deep but…
Read MoreLove never fails. When we truly love someone that love will never stop. We might become impatient or even angry but underneath all of that is a love that never fails. To fail means to give up and quit and when we attach our heart to someone else it is near impossible to break that….
Read MorePerpetual Fruit God wants perpetual fruit growing in our life. When we are in the presence of Jesus we will see life never witnessed before. God will be on his throne and water will flow from under his throne. This water will create a wonderful life. It will heal that which was broken and it will produce…
Read MoreWe need more intercession for world leaders. With today’s political climate the only thing that will make an impact is the church coming together and praying for God’s wisdom to intervene. There is a lack of humility in politicians. We need to be lifting them up in prayer so that they won’t give into temptation. 1…
Read MoreThe Cost of Being a Disciple There is a cost of being a disciple. It doesn’t cost us any money but it does cost us our lives. Jesus “If anyone would come.” He doesn’t twist our arm, he asks. What we pay in sacrifice is more than made up for in eternal reward. Luke 9:23-25 And…
Read MoreDistinguish Between Clean and Unclean The pastor’s job is to help people distinguish between clean and unclean. In the Old Testament, this was directly related to the law. Today it is directly related to God’s infallible word. As Christians, we are to live clean lives. If we have stumbled into sin, we are to consecrate…
Read MoreBlessed are the excluded. The most prominent fear of most humans today is loneliness. To be excluded by those closest to us can cause irreparable damage to our emotions. We can also go to great lengths to appease people so that they won’t exclude us. Jesus said that if we follow him people would exclude…
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