I’ve heard it said that life is like baking a cake; the ingredients by themselves would be pretty gross to eat. But when you put it all together and bake it you get something delicious. Our lives are full of trials. Only God can take all these trials, along with our perseverance, and make each […]
My dad once told me about a sign that hung on the entrance to their church back in the 1930’s in the rural community of Poplar Springs.The sign read, “If every person who enters this church is just like me, what kind of a church would this church be?” Pastors need members who are “all […]
The Apostle Paul’s prayer to the believers in Ephesus is also my prayer for you today. “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and […]
One hundred years from now which statement will be the most significant?1. I know Aaron Judge2. I know technology better than anyone3. I know the market. I know when to buy and when to sell4. I know Jesus Christ “The older I get the more I realize what I don’t know. But, it’s not about […]
There are three things we can do if we aren’t happy with the direction of our nation:1. Complain (I have complained quite a bit over many years. It hasn’t helped.)2. Move (If you move, you may be singing The Who’s hit from the 70’s, “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” You may remember the last line of […]
God is for us. He is not against us. Repenting is not about carrying the weight of guilt and shame from your past, it’s about giving it to Jesus once and for all and moving forward. He has paid for our sins in full, not in part. “Don’t carry around bricks from your past, you’ll […]
Don’t spend too much time turning your head in order to see the mistakes and shortcomings of your past. This particular activity slows you down and causes you to veer off the path. Learn from your mistakes but don’t dwell on them. “Don’t look behind you, somebody might be gaining on you.”(Satchel Paige) “…And let […]
NEED HELP! During the August floods in eastern Kentucky, many lives were lost, homes washed away, and thousands lost every earthly possession. We can’t do all things for all people, but there is a group of people we can help…baseball players and coaches. I’ve talked to some high school and youth league coaches who lost […]
Our Bible Study this morning was about loving God and loving people. To be very transparent, this is not always easy for me. But, if we know we are going to be around a person that’s hard to love, shouldn’t we ask Jesus, in prayer, to help us love the person as He would? That’s […]
Have you ever had a good idea but you never took the first step to follow through. I have. We need to remember that sometimes God inspires us with ideas. We should always ask God if these ideas are a part of His plan for us. There is no need to ask God to guide […]