In this podcast, I speak about how we can start to overcome our fears. Many of us in our church are facing physical disability, but fear can disable us more completely than most anything that might happen to us. I …Continue reading →
If I remember correctly, I got the call on Sunday morning. Someone in our church attempted suicide. This was the first time for me to face something like this even indirectly. The pastor asked that I preach the sermon as …Continue reading →
Our society teaches us to tolerate just about anything. Not only are we to tolerate it, but we are to embrace it. This attitude has crept into our churches. In the genuine desire to show love and acceptance to all, …Continue reading →
The subject of Demons came up in church one week, and I thought it might raise some questions. So I did what little I could to answer some of them. I spoke about the subject of Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. …Continue reading →
In this podcast, I try to provide a very basic understanding of the Holy Spirit. To do this we’re going to ask some questions similar to those any good investigator would. Who is He? What does He do? Where, when, how, …Continue reading →
I think that we all carry around lies that we believe because of things that have happened or been told us in the past. It doesn’t necessarily take a traumatic event, but it often happens that way. However it happens, …Continue reading →
In April of 2013, we watched in disbelief as terrorists set off bombs at the Boston Marathon. Two days later, right here in Texas a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant killed several, injured many more, and destroyed or damaged property for …Continue reading →
One thing we should remember when we read our Bible is that the chapters and verses were added for convenience long after the original text was written. The chapter and verse breaks don’t always fall in the best places to …Continue reading →
When I set out to prepare this sermon, I planned a rather straightforward exhortation about how we need to renew our minds by focusing our thoughts on the things of God instead of the things of this world. I began with …Continue reading →
This is one of my favorites. Little did I know when I preached this that by the end of that same week Linda would experience a relapse and we would be put to the test like never before. I want …Continue reading →