Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) Those verses have long been among my “life verses” but I have clung to them especially during the last few weeks. As many readers ofContinue reading “Transitions, the call of God, and the future”
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Treasuring Christ
““The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of greatContinue reading “Treasuring Christ”
When you are tempted…
“I can resist anything – except temptation!” – Oscar Wilde You probably chuckled when you read that statement. I know that because all of us know what it is like to resist temptation and fail! However, every single one of us faces struggles and temptations where the consequences of our decisions are enormous. Every singleContinue reading “When you are tempted…”
A prayer of repentance
“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.” Psalm 24:3-4 “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves andContinue reading “A prayer of repentance”
Pressing On
How do you keep going when your heart is broken? How do you keep going when everything in you says to quit? How do you press on when everything around you says to stop? Yesterday morning at Whitesburg, I shared a message entitled “Pressing On” and looked at five reasons why we can press onContinue reading “Pressing On”
Finding the will of God (Part 2)
In my previous post, I began exploring this very common question: How can I find the will of God? In that post, we saw that the foundational components for decision making as a Christian are the Word of God and prayer. I cannot emphasize enough how important those two aspects are. They are two primaryContinue reading “Finding the will of God (Part 2)”
Finding the will of God (Part 1)
Over the years, most pastors will tell you that there are a handful of questions that come up over and over again – no matter what size church you serve and no matter what type of community you serve in. One of the most common goes something like this, “Pastor, how do I find God’sContinue reading “Finding the will of God (Part 1)”
Happy 15th birthday, David!!
There are a handful of truly life changing days in a person’s life. Certainly, the day in August, 1978 when I gave my life to Christ was one of those days. December 18, 1993 was another – the day I married my wife and best friend, Becky. July 31, 1998 was a third life changingContinue reading “Happy 15th birthday, David!!”
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Living “sent”
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”” (Isaiah 6:8, NKJV) One of my favorite Old Testament passages is the prophet Isaiah’s vision of the Lord high and lifted up in Isaiah 6. After the deathContinue reading “Living “sent””
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