Kingdom of Love“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 When asked about kingdoms and powerful leaders—and...

Key VErses"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”  Matthew 7:12 A while back Pastor Bill and I preached a series of sermons on...

Just Say No“He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house.” Proverbs 7:8 I began teaching and coaching at a high school when I was 23 years old. Early in...

Just Live Your LifeIn the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:16 Once I was lamenting to a friend about my...

JOnah Didn't Want to Go“He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and...

Jesus Prayed“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:16 At the height of His popularity, we’re told by Luke that “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Why did He...

Jesus is God“We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” John 10:33 If you pose the question, “Who is Jesus?” to a random...

Jacob's Confession“I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.” Genesis 32:10...

Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?"Is anything too hard for the LORD?”  Genesis 18:14a The LORD asked the question in the verse above when he appeared to Abraham and Sarah as recorded in Genesis 18....

Insanely Great!“For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” Hebrews 10:14 The Bible tells us that God created the first human beings—Adam and Eve—to live in...