TAKING UP THE SHIELD OF FAITH AND THE SWORD OF TRUTH
EPHESIANS 6:16-18
I’m Not Dead Yet – Josh. 14:6-15:63
There are many among us who aren't engaged; many who are sleep walking their way through the spiritual warfare that II Cor. 10 talks about. Some aren't engaged because they are slaves to their jobs. Others aren't engaged because they would rather pursue pleasure. Some feel they are too old…
Evidence Left Behind – It Tells the Whole Story
Something unusual happened today. So unusual, in fact, that it was my first such experience in more than two decades of self-employment. I received an email letting me know that one of my clients had died in a car accident. Death itself is not unusual. What made this particular incident…
Freedom in the Midst of Captivity
Dan. 1:8-16 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God had brought Daniel…
A Wasted Inheritance – Josh. 12:1-14:5
As Christians, we will receive an eternal inheritance secured by the blood og Christ. That inheritance cannot be taken away. Likewise, Israel will receive the inheritance in the new earth that God introduced in Rev. 21. It is the true promised ;land that cannot be taken away. However, both Israel…
Finishing What He Started – Josh. 10:28-11:23
The Christian walk, if we're doing it right, is not easy. Standing for the faith; being a disciple of Christ; obeying the Word – all of these things require discipline. They require hard work and effort. As such, we always run the risk of starting out strong but then petering…
Now More Than Ever, Show Good Form
Titus 3:8+9 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that you affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings…
A Rumble at Gibeon – Josh. 10:1-27
Do you remember, as a kid, feeling like you couldn't wait to be an adult? The promise of adulthood was being able to live your life any way you wanted. Then you became an adult and discovered what you imagined wasn't reality. You discovered that life doesn't really get easier…
Pastors and Pedestals — They Don’t Play Together Very Well
Oh, to be a pastor. It is an honorable calling that carries a tremendous burden of responsibility with it. These days, we seem to interact with our pastors in one of two ways. We either treat them like yesterday's trash or we put them on pedestals so high they need…
A Con Job at Gilgal – Josh. Chpt. 9
Today's text tells the story of the great con job at Gilgal, a story of Israel's political leaders being swindled by a group of locals who convinced them to make a deal that would ultimately prove harmful to the nation. The story is a reminder that a big part of…
Jesus’ Virgin Birth: More than Just a Miracle
Jesus' virgin birth was certainly a divine miracle. Like all of God's miracles, He pulled this one of with great power and glory. But did you know that Jesus being born of a virgin also had a purpose above and beyond glorifying God? Oh yes, it did. And that reason…