Preachers joke about sacred cows in the church today. These are topics or objects that are sure to spur contention if you mess around with them. Most times, as the name implies, these are things that shouldn’t be as important as they are. King Hezekiah took on sacred cows. Actually, they were sacred poles,…
A time will come when your passionate pursuit of God will bring spiritual fruit you could never imagine. Read Galatians 6:9
A few years ago a church marquis caught my attention. It read something to the effect of: Our final worship service. Come worship with us. It was their final worship service, and I felt led to be there. When I told my wife how I would spend that Sunday evening, she gave me that…
People will turn against you, but God will always be with you. Read 1 Samuel 30:6
Someone once asked me about church growth. Well, they asked about why the church wasn’t growing. Of course, what they meant was, why weren’t there more people around? This wasn’t the first time I’ve had this conversation. So, I gave an answer that I’ve given before. I’m convinced we cap our expectations. We don’t…
God knows what you need today. Read Matthew 6:11