John 4:27=41 Last night we had a youth event sponsored by our church where the teens had a scavenger hunt. They were given clues throughout the evening to work as a team to complete the tasks. Without the clues they would not have been able to know where to go and what to… Read More »
How Healthy is Your Spring?
John 4:7-14 I am fortunate to be able to live on a piece of land that my wife grew up on that sits on the water’s edge of Shoal Creek. Each morning, we are spoiled with the sounds of birds from woodpeckers to cardinals, even a blue heron and an occasional bald eagle. … Read More »
The Self-Made and the Humble
Proverbs 23:6-8 As a child in elementary school, I liked to do things that would get a rise out of the girls. One girl in particular had this thing where if you took a comb and rubbed your thumb across it behind her ear she would jump and scream. Another famous and often done… Read More »
Fear is only the beginning
Psalm 111 So many of the Psalms are filled with the language of praise and Psalm 111 could fit right into that category with talk of how great the Lord is, how majestic are His works, His graciousness and compassion abound. However, there is also something else in this chapter that may be often… Read More »
Salt and Light that are Worth Something
Matthew 5:13-16 In Matthew 5 we have the sermon on the mount. There is so much in this one chapter that a preacher could fill months’ worth of sermons in. Don’t worry I won’t do that to you today. Instead let’s focus on just a couple of verses that are found after the Beatitudes. … Read More »
Jesus’ March Madness
Luke 19:28-40 The month of march signifies the beginning of the spring season. A time when the first flowers begin to bloom and the temperature typically begins its upward climb preparing for summer. A time when we begin to plant our gardens in the hope that our vegetables will perform well to supply… Read More »
Who do you admire the most?
Proverbs 18:1-12 Yesterday I was asked who my hero was as a child. There were a lot of people that I wanted to emulate and be but most of them were celebrities of some kind. In fact, at a young age most of them were baseball players. One in particular was a man… Read More »
Whose voice are you listening to?
John 10:7-18 My current place of residence happens to be what most would call out in the middle of nowhere. It is out in the country on a gravel road at the end of that road. It is not very large, but it has one of the most beautiful views for the area. … Read More »
Talents that Double for the Master
Matthew 25:14-30 Today we have a parable spoken by Jesus that many of us have heard many times. The Parable of the Ten Talents. Jesus tells us the master of a property gives three servants differing amounts of coins. One he gives 10, one five and one just one. When the master returns… Read More »
A Simple Thank You would Suffice
Luke 17:11-19 Have you ever done something nice for another person and rather than them saying thank you or having any sense of gratitude, they don’t even slightly acknowledge what you have done for them? We live in a world of expectations. Where everyone seems to think they deserve all good things. I am… Read More »
