A preacher is called to do 2 things: preach the word and declare unto you all the counsel of God. If you stay in the Bible, by default, you’ll end up declaring all the counsel of God. This means that eventually you’ll come across something in the Bible

I refuse to accept the terms "fetus" and "embryo". They are terms designed and used, to dehumanize and devalue unborn babies formed by God, in the womb. These terms are used to brainwash people into believing that what is in a mother's womb is not yet human. This lie from

Some people are masters at finding the difference. Their life's ministry is to show up, figure out what the group believes by asking questions or having conversations until they get to the one thing that they believe different from the group. Their heart is purposefully looking for the difference. They

When people get in their car to drive, they look through their front windshield to safely get to where they are going. If you tried to get to your destination by looking through your rearview mirror, it's likely you'll crash into a bunch of things. You may end up at

If youth sports are supposed to be about exercise, teamwork, confidence, persistency, leadership, and humility, why do the better athletes make the team and the kids that are out of shape get cut? What ever happened to splitting up all the kids, and rotating them, so they all get equal

Before you start talking...here's a better idea: First, listen. Second, ask questions. Third, sincerely strive to understand. Doing these 3 steps, first, will protect you from impulsively saying something you regret. Just saying words can often hurt and confuse people. This is why listening, asking, and understanding is a

Companies spend thousands, (some millions...) of dollars in advertising to get the word out about their products and services. The motivation to spend the money, comes from 2 factors: 1. A sincere belief that their product or service is better than their competitor. 2. A hopeful belief that their advertising

You don't need to deliver a 40-minute sermon to someone in order to express comfort, edification & encouragement. Here are 5 phrases that have less than 12 words, and take less than 3 seconds to say. "Thanks for helping." "I appreciate your attentiveness." "So happy to hear that you're involved in

Romans 16:3-4 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Nowadays, we need more Priscilla's and Aquila's in our local churches. In Romans

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. There

Many call today April Fools' Day. Some call it National Atheist Day, because it is a foolish thing to deny God. So, here are three simple thoughts: ONE: Only a FOOL would deny the existence of God. Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no

Sadly, more and more parents have forgotten how to parent because they have become addicted to social media. YES, just like anything, social media can be used for good or evil. But, statistics report that parents are using social media up to 9 hours a day. Sadly, a good portion

WARNING: There's been a worldwide outbreak of the S.I.S. virus! Millions of people have been infected by it. If you've not heard of it, allow me to explain. S.I.S. stand for Self Importance Syndrome. It consists of people who are excessively preoccupied with themselves. Here are

As Christians: we have no rights, we have no rule, we are not our own! The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not

The tornado that touched down in Rolling Fork, MS took over 20 lives. The highway crash in Robertson County, TN left six children dead on arrival. The school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, TN took 6 innocent lives. If it wasn't YOU that lost a loved one, then you

Problems come when least expected. We reason that if we had time to prepare for these problems, we would increase our chances of handling them properly. But maybe a better way to look at it would be this: God wants us to deal with unexpected problems by trusting Him to

When I traded in my Chevrolet truck, no one from the General Motors company called me. They didn't call me, because no one at the company even noticed I traded it in. They didn't notice, because they didn't care. When I decided to purchase a Nissan truck, I never got

A standardized test can measure if you got the Bible verses right, to understand the right doctrine, to receive a passing test score. Congratulations, you aced it! A test can also be given to determine if the kids in the Sunday School class memorized the Bible verse correctly. Congratulations, you

Any extremely important word is worth studying. Charity is one of those words. And in 1 Corinthians 13, God gives us a 13 verse definition of what charity is, and how vitally important it is for the born-again Christian. In that same chapter we also see words like: suffereth, kind,

Charity is 100% correctly translated in the King James Bible. Charity is a particular love and special care that one Christian has towards another Christian. For this reason, charity becomes a very strong and convicting word. Christians are blessed because they get to live out the word charity. They do

Comfortable Christianity says... Offer people a sports team to be a part of. Offer them status to expand their business. Offer them traditions tailored to meet what they want to believe. Offer them a multi-million dollar worship palace to come to with free daycare, and a mini Christian theme park

Christians are God's servants who are at work, for God's glory! And many Christians would testify that they want to serve the Lord! But, what some of them really mean is that they WANT...to want to serve the Lord. In other words, they desire to have the desire. It's

Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Born-again, blood-washed, Christians have ... The Holy Ghost. The Comforter. The truth. The word of truth. The way of truth. The Spirit of truth. The Spirit that guides into all truth! The

The young man in this photo is building a chicken house with the help of his dad. He's on the roof, that was built in a nontraditional way. He's also close to the edge of that roof. This takes some responsibility. But what exactly IS responsibility? Many live life with

People are busier than ever and have a LOT to get done. As a result, handwritten notes have been replaced with quick text messages. A polite greeting of saying "Hello" to someone, has been replaced with walking past them without notice, as our heads are buried in our phones. The