I believe this sermon will be a help to the body of Christ. It's a warning concerning abusive leadership. I had the liberty and the opportunity to preach this at Bear Trail Baptist Church in Cana, VA. To God be the GLORY!

America is NOT mentioned prophetically anywhere in the Bible. Those that founded America were NOT Bible-Believing, Born-Again, Blood-Brought Christians. * They were Deist's. * They believed in a Deity. * They subscribed to the religion of Deism, which would affirm that there is a creator God. However, with all that said, they also

I voted as the 2nd person in my district, this morning. When I arrived, they asked for my ID, to confirm my name and address. When they asked me to confirm my birthdate, I politely gave them my date of birth. I then followed up with this statement: "YES, I'm

When the world calls someone gifted, they are referring to someone's natural talent and ability. The assumed origination of their gift or talent is self. This is why the phrases: self-made, and self-esteem are so popular. It's why personal branding and personal ambition are promoted so much. It's also why

Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. The church is NOT a social or political organization. It's not a gym membership, or a sports team. It's not a gun club or a golf club. The church is one

Pursue YOUR passion. Invest in YOUR-self. The problem with these 2 statements is selfish priorities. How 'bout pursue Christ and invest in the members of His Body.

Hey, it's easy... It's easy to say I'm sorry. It's easy NOT to say I'm sorry. It's easy to say I love you. It's easy NOT to say I love you. It's easy to faithfully attend church. It's easy NOT to faithfully attend church. It's easy to pray. It's easy

Acts 17:10-11 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,

When it's just you driving on an open, empty road, out in the middle of nowhere, you can drive how you want and as fast as you want. The ability to do this is based upon the fact that here's nobody else on the road to consider. With no police

The Living Man. Gen 2:7 God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Adam receives life from the breath of God. The Living Church. John 20:22 And when he had said this,

When Crossroads Church kicks a bible in front of their congregation on Super Bowl Sunday all in the name of fun, they cease to be a real church. Crossroads is NOT a church, it's a clown show! Crossroads is a Satanic sanctuary. It's a destructive, broad way that is deceiving

Consuming too much sugar is not good for your overall health. Here a just a few of the following health problems that are directly related to an excessive "sweet tooth"... * excessive weight gain * poor complexion * type 2 diabetes * low energy levels The funny thing is: once our modern day nutritionists

Exodus 21:22-23 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief

Have you seen church's like this? Their Facebook ads will say something like the following: No Perfect People Allowed! Some see church as a place for squeaky-clean people without a past... Elevate Church is different! No perfect people allowed. Jesus came for the people who needed forgiveness and love the

When UPS or FedEx delivers a package on time, the customer feels like someone actually cares about them. There's something about a delivery showing as scheduled that builds trust, and sends an unspoken message, that says: I CARE! However, if UPS or FedEx has a delay, and a package is

Luke 4:16-21 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had

Christ shed His pure blood, giving His own life for His church. The Bible says Ephesians 5:26... That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any

It's a horrible tragedy to be caught in water, unable to swim and in danger of drowning. If this was ever the case with you, you would need someone to throw you a lifeline or send you a lifeboat in order to live. The fact is, all mankind does need

Christians need pure minds, that include a cleansed memory. The hard drive of our minds need to be deleted from unclean thoughts. We need minds that are free from the horrible recollection of sin. God wants us to download and store in our minds: GOOD things, PURE thoughts, TRUTHFUL ideas,

Is God's way kinda' perfect, or perfect? Psalm 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Is God's work kinda' perfect, or perfect? Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his

Archaeology is the study of the ancient and archaic. In order to understand the archaic, an archeologist will conduct an archeological dig. These digs involve hard work and they take time. When something is finally dug up, it's often hard to understand. Therefore, what is found must be studied to

Almost pure or pure? Let's take a look... Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. God didn't inspire His word, to give us His "almost pure" words. Rather, God inspired His word, to give us

There's a very important event taking place soon that all Christians should be excitedly talking about. It's called Sunday church services. There's a group of singers that will show up, that you'll definitely want to be around to sing along with. They are your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,

The term PLENARY INSPIRATION involves the belief that every and all parts of the Bible are equally inspired and equally authoritative. Romans 15:4 says: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Notice, the

The term VERBAL INSPIRATION involves the belief that every word found in the Bible are the very words of God, and are given to us by God. Verbal inspiration also repudiates the false belief that the Bible is just a general idea of God's message, that allows us to learn